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Ebola epidemic officially declared a global health emergency 0
- BUSINESS
- July 21, 2019
On July 17, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). A PHEIC is the highest level of alert for an infectious disease. WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (known as Dr Tedros), declared Ebola a PHEIC on the advice of a
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Dell “WE Cities” Index Ranks Dublin 30th out of 50 Global Cities for Women Entrepreneurs 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- July 16, 2019
Today at the 10th annual Dell Women Entrepreneur Network Summit, Dell Technologies announced findings of the 2019 Women Entrepreneur Cities (WE Cities) Index, ranking 50 global cities on their ability to foster growth for women entrepreneurs. Building on annual research since 2010, Dell Technologies ranks cities based on the impact of local policies, programs and
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Equinix helping Irish businesses to scale to global tech hubs in minutes 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- June 18, 2019
Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced the next phase in the evolution of Platform Equinix® with the unveiling of Network Edge services, a new product innovation enabling companies to modernise networks virtually, within minutes, by deploying network functions virtualisation (NFV) from multiple vendors to connect their digital supply chains at
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Global heating to inflict more droughts on Africa as well as floods | Science 0
- BUSINESS
- June 15, 2019
Global heating could bring many more bouts of severe drought as well as increased flooding to Africa than previously forecast, scientists have warned. New research says the continent will experience many extreme outbreaks of intense rainfall over the next 80 years. These could trigger devastating floods, storms and disruption of farming. In addition, these events
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Global Survey Reveals that 3/4 of Respondents Embarrassed Because of Their Hearing Loss 0
- HEALTH
- May 25, 2019
Denmark, 22nd May 2019 – A new survey[i] conducted in ten countries, specifically designed to study the habits of people with hearing loss, reveals how people around the world feel about their hearing condition and how addressing hearing loss with treatment can significantly improve quality of life. Commissioned by The International Campaign for Better Hearing
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Colorectal experts will unite to drive global collaboration 0
- HEALTH
- May 22, 2019
Colorectal experts will unite to drive global collaboration at14th Annual ESCP conference in Vienna The 14th Annual ESCP conference, which unites global experts in coloproctology, will hear from several prolific key speakers over the course of three days, sharing research, innovation and best practice in Vienna this September. Last year’s conference in Nice was the
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