Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaks during the North America Summit, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan 10, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) Canada's provincial and territorial premiers on Monday said they will accept an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.64 billion) in healthcare funding from the federal government over the next 10 years, but warned […]
In this file photo dated Jan 21, 2022, Dr. Christa Sinclair-Mills (left) of House Calls, a mobile healthcare unit for homebound seniors, visits with Geraldine Anderson to administer her COVID-19 booster shot in her Toronto apartment in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (PHOTO / AFP) OTTAWA — Canada's federal government said Tuesday it will provide an additional […]
Pupils pose at a window of their school in Douala, western Cameroon, on Jan 13, 2022. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) UNITED NATIONS — Only 16 percent of public education funding goes to the poorest 20 percent of learners, while 28 percent goes to the richest 20 percent, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a […]
US President Joe Biden delivers a Christmas address from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec 22, 2022. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP) CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.66 trillion bill funding the US government for fiscal year 2023, the White House said in a […]
Photo taken on Feb 28, 2022 shows the US Capitol building, seen through a barrier fence, in Washington, DC, the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) WASHINGTON – Negotiators in the US Congress on Tuesday said they had reached agreement on funding the government through the end of its current fiscal year, as lawmakers scampered to […]
Photo taken on Feb 28, 2022 shows the US Capitol building, seen through a barrier fence, in Washington, DC, the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) WASHINGTON – Negotiators in the US Congress on Tuesday said they had reached agreement on funding the government through the end of its current fiscal year, as lawmakers scampered to […]
HONG KONG, Aug 24, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – VCREDIT Holdings Limited (“VCREDIT” or the “Group”; stock code: 2003.HK), a leading independent online consumer finance provider in China, announced its unaudited interim results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2022 (the “Period”). During the Period, the Group achieved a solid performance from […]
A picture shows a woman walking in front of the hospital in Gao, Mali on Oct 14, 2020. (MICHELE CATTANI / UNOCHA) GENEVA – UN humanitarian projects face a record funding gap this year, with only a third of the required $48.7 billion secured so far as global needs outpace pledges, a spokesman for the […]