City Pharmacy Limited (CPL) is proud to support the national women’s rugby league team, the Santos PNG Orchids in their World Cup campaign with a donation of health and hygiene packs. As the country’s largest retail organisation, CPL started its journey as the City Pharmacy chain providing primary healthcare support to communities across the country. Head of Pharmacy Mr Pradeep Panda when presenting the hygiene packs to the team said: “We all know how vital good health and hygiene is for everyone and especially for female athletes. CPL therefore prides itself on supplying only the best healthcare products,” said Mr…
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In a major blow for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a huge explosion early Saturday severely damaged the only bridge connecting the annexed Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland, crimping a key supply route for Moscow’s faltering war in Ukraine. The blast collapsed part of the roadway on the Kerch Strait road-and-rail bridge – opened by Putin himself in 2018 – images and video from the scene showed. At least three people were killed in the explosion, Russian officials said, citing preliminary information. The exact cause of the blast at Europe’s longest bridge is yet to be confirmed. Russian officials said a truck exploded, causing Crimea-bound sections of…
A fire has damaged the enigmatic statues on Easter Island, with some of the charring said to be irreparable. An unknown number of the stone-carved statues have been affected by the blaze, Chile’s cultural heritage undersecretary said. Easter Island has nearly 1,000 of the megaliths, known as moai. They have oversized heads and generally stand about 4m (13ft) high. They were carved by a Polynesian tribe more than 500 years ago. The fire, which broke out on Monday, affected nearly 60 hectares (148 acres), cultural heritage official Carolina Perez Dattari tweeted. It is reported to have been started deliberately, and…
The Santos PNG Orchids will depart for England on Wednesday 12 October to prepare for the Women’s Rugby League World Cup (RLWC), which kicks off on Monday 1 November. PNG-based players and staff will depart Port Moresby on Monday 10 October to join their Australia based counterparts in Brisbane, and the full squad will travel together to the UK. The Orchids will conduct their pre-tournament training camp in Leeds, where they will be based for the duration of the event, and will play a warm-up match against English Women’s Grand Finalists York City Knights on Thursday 20 October. The Orchids…
Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) confirms that it received an additional K30 million from the State on Friday, 7 October 2022, towards the settlement of its rental arrears owed to the Members of Nambawan Super. This brings the total amount paid by the State to K82 million. Representatives from the Departments of Finance and Treasury have signed a Letter of Agreement committing to paying the outstanding balance of K90 million in a series of monthly payments starting in November. Nambawan Super Chairman, Mr Reg Monagi said, “We are pleased to have received the second payment of K30 million and we thank…
Ten people have died after a huge explosion at a petrol station in the Republic of Ireland. Four men, three women, a teenage boy and girl and a younger girl were killed, said gardaí (Irish police). The blast happened at the Applegreen service station in the County Donegal village of Creeslough on Friday. It destroyed the building and a section of an apartment block, with police saying the evidence gathered so far suggested it was a tragic accident. Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin described the explosion as an “enormous trauma”. “The entire nation is shocked at what has happened,”…
Effective management, eradication, and prevention of invasive species in the Pacific Islands region require a robust, coordinated, and collaborative regional approach. This was the resounding message and commitment made by over 100 representatives from across the Pacific region at the inaugural Pacific Ecological Security Conference (PESC) that took place from October 3-5 in Palau. The conference was hosted by the Government of Palau, the East-West Center, The Pacific Community (SPC), the Global Environment Facility, the Nature Conservancy, the US Office of Insular Affairs, and the US Forest Service. Biosecurity experts, development partners, regional organizations, agricultural and natural resource managers, researchers,…
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he aims to complete his purchase of Twitter by the end of the month, but the company “will not take yes for an answer”. In a court filing, he said the social media platform had raised concerns about the “theoretical possibility of a future failure to obtain debt financing” to pay for the deal. Twitter said it did not trust that the offer would come through. Twitter sued Mr Musk in July after he tried to back out of buying the firm. The judge overseeing the case gave the two sides until 28 October to…
England saw the highest excess mortality figure from heatwaves this year since records began in 2004, health officials said on Friday, after a hot summer that saw temperatures rise to all-time highs. England recorded 2,803 excess deaths among those aged 65 and over during summer heat waves this year, possibly due to complications arising from extreme heat, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a statement. The figures exclude deaths from Covid-19. That number rose to 3,271 when including the nation of Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland were not included in the statistics. “These estimates show clearly that high temperatures can lead to premature…
The Ukrainian military has recaptured 2,400 square kilometers of territory in Kherson region in the south of the country “since the beginning of the full-scale war,” a senior Ukrainian official said Friday. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president’s office said six settlements had been liberated in the Kherson district as well as 61 in the Beryslav district. Tymoshenko said the evacuation of civilians continued amid massive destruction to critical infrastructure in towns like Arkhanhelske, Vysokopillia and Osokorivka, all of which saw weeks of heavy fighting and indirect fire. Demining is in progress, he added. Ukrainian forces have been making steady progress in Kherson…