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(CNN) More cases of a rare disease have been reported worldwide, including in the United States -- where one health official said he expects more cases in the days ahead. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox were under investigation in 12 countries, the World Health Organization said in a news release. Confirmed cases have been identified in Australia , Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States -- which had between one and five confirmed monkeypox cases as of Saturday, the WHO said. "The situation is evolving and WHO expects there will be more cases of monkeypox identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries," the news release said. What are the symptoms of monkeypox, and how is it spread? Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House Covid-19 response coordinator, told ABC he wouldn't be surprised if the US … [Read more...] about More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in 12 countries, including the US

Sebi | PC-Shutterstock Religare Finvest Ltd and three senior officials of Fortis Hospitals paid a total of over Rs 4.34 crore to markets regulator SEBI to settle a case related to the diversion of Fortis Healthcare’s funds by its promoters and related entities. Those who have settled the proceedings are the independent directors of Fortis Hospitals — Aditya Vij, Sandeep Puri and Balinder Singh Dhillon. Puri was also the chief financial officer of FHL and Dhillon was its non-independent director. An investigation was initiated by SEBI in the matter of Fortis Healthcare Ltd (FHL) after an article published in February 2018 said its promoters have taken at least Rs 500 crore out of FHL and that its statutory auditor had refused to sign off on the company’s second-quarter results until the funds were accounted for. It was alleged that Religare Finvest was one of the conduit entities that had aided and abetted the routing of funds from FHL, ultimately to RHC Holdings, for the … [Read more...] about Religare Finvest, Fortis Hospital’s officials pay over Rs 4.3 crore to settle case with SEBI

FROM LATE 1990S Images taken during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1996 to 1997, show the hands, arms and torso of a patient with rashes due to the disease. —REUTERS MANILA, Philippines — Travelers from countries with recorded monkeypox cases and manifesting symptoms should be isolated to prevent a possible spread of the disease, an infectious disease expert said Monday. “Kaya importante niyan, sa mga papasok na mga turista o mga Filipinos na nanggaling dito sa ibang bansa kung saan itong reported case, they have to be monitored also. They have to be advised in terms of kung merong naramdamang mga ganitong klaseng karamdaman and they have to be isolated at ire-report kaagad doon sa mga doktor or sa Department of Health (DOH),” he added. (That’s why it’s a must for tourists and Filipinos entering the country from countries with reported cases to be monitored also. They have to be advised if they are … [Read more...] about Isolation, monitoring of travelers from countries with monkeypox cases pushed

An electron microscopic image showing Monkeypox virus particles. Monkeypox, a viral disease, is quickly spreading in Europe and North America. The illness causes fever, intense headaches and swollen lymph nodes and has a fatality ratio of three to six percent, according to the World Health Organization. The disease spreads from one person to another through close contact with respiratory secretions and skin lesions. “Transmission via droplet respiratory particles usually requires prolonged face-to-face contact, which puts health workers, household members and other close contacts of active cases at greater risk,” WHO said. The virus typically occurs in Central and West Africa and is occasionally exported to other regions, the global health agency added. In the latest outbreak, Monkeypox cases have been detected in the Canada, United States, United Kingdom Italy, Sweden, Spain and Portugal. Close In Canada, there are at least a dozen suspected Monkeypox … [Read more...] about Monkeypox: Which countries have reported cases of the viral disease

The demonstrator, with “stop raping us” painted on her body, shouted and posed for photographers before being led off by security guards. A woman stripped off on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival to reveal her body painted in the colours of the Ukrainian flag with the words "Stop Raping Us" in a solo protest on Friday. Wearing underpants stained red, the demonstrator shouted and posed for photographers before being led off by security guards. The stunt briefly interrupted the parade of guests in evening wear, including Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, attending the premiere of their film "Three Thousand Years of Longing" by George Miller. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last month investigators had received reports of "hundreds of cases of rape " in areas previously occupied by Russian troops, including sexual assaults of small children. Zelensky, a former actor, launched a video appeal for aid for his country at the Cannes opening ceremony on … [Read more...] about Woman strips on Cannes red carpet to protest against rape cases in Ukraine

GEORGE TOWN: A businessman from Port Dickson lost a record RM21mil in a Macau scam after he allegedly revealed his bank Transaction Authorisation Code (TAC) numbers to a “bank official”. However, the 63-year-old victim was not from Penang as reported recently, said Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Asst Comm Azman Ali. “The victim is a millionaire and has several businesses in Bukit Kemuning, Shah Alam, and Kuala Lumpur. “From the report that we received from the victim, he is from Port Dickson and not Penang as alleged,” he said briefly when contacted. The case is believed to be the biggest Macau scam ever recorded by the police for a single victim in recent years. ACP Azman said the victim lodged a police report in Shah Alam on May 6 after realising that his money had been transferred to other unknown accounts. It was reported that the victim is a millionaire and founder of a domestic energy company that has a net worth of over RM100mil. … [Read more...] about RM21mil lost in giant Macau scam

A VIDEO of a group of smartly dressed men setting off fireworks at the Setia Alam toll plaza has gone viral on Tiktok and Facebook. Did this really happen? Verdict: TRUE The 20-second clip, which can be seen here , was shared last Saturday (May 14), shows a group of well-dressed men parked near the Setia Alam toll plaza enjoying a fireworks spectacle while blasting music. Allegedly, they were celebrating the birthday of one of their number who is dressed in blue and referred to as 'Mustafa'. Via a statement made on Facebook, Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said that the police had arrested five men, aged from 30 to 42 years old, believed to be involved in the incident. "Those arrested will be remanded on May 18 for further investigations," said ACP Iqbal, adding that the case was being investigated under the Section 6 of the Explosives Act 1957 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. … [Read more...] about QuickCheck: Did a group of men set off fireworks at the Setia Alam toll plaza?

This article is from Capital & Main , an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. After decades of decline in overtime pay, the Biden administration is considering action to sharply expand access in a time of high inflation. This is the fourth article of a four-part series examining the 40-year effort by big business and elected officials to deny Americans extra pay for extra work. advertisement advertisement With Americans struggling with inflation, workers’ advocates are banking on a White House that has promised to make millions more workers eligible for overtime wages that pay time and a half. Two presidents who made similar promises over the last 45 years failed to deliver, resulting in outdated federal overtime guidelines and underfunded labor enforcement. But during decades in which lawmakers and lobbyists cut away at overtime access, states like Washington and California … [Read more...] about How several states are taking the lead on restoring overtime pay

Employees of the Department of Finance (DOF) are playing catch me if you can with their employer. The DOF is faced with the challenge of discovering the unexplained wealth of its employees, who it says are better at hiding assets the higher they are in the bureaucracy. “Our problem is, the higher the rank, the smarter they get in hiding assets. We just have to outthink them,” said Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin. The DOF is conducting lifestyle checks on its employees and on those working at its attached agencies after finding out that some workers own expensive condominium units and cars despite their meager salaries. Review of SALNs “So what we do is to look up the SALNs [statements of assets, liabilities and net worth] of everyone under our umbrella.” Agabin told reporters on Friday night. “And then we compare, look at the trend and [their SALN] declaration.” The DOF’s attached agencies are the Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Local … [Read more...] about DOF conducts lifestyle checks on all its employees

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The moon has water . That’s great news for a future moon-base, but it’s also often talked-up as a resource for creating rocket fuel. Last week NASA announced that it would send a mobile robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the South Pole of the Moon to find the exact location and concentration of water ice in the region. “The key to living on the Moon is water—the same as here on Earth,” said Daniel Andrews, project manager of the VIPER mission and director of engineering at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. “Since the confirmation of lunar water-ice ten years ago, the question now is if the Moon could really contain the amount of resources we need to live off-world.” Another theory goes that if we can use the water on the moon—which is locked-up as ice, but we’ll worry about that later—to power spacecraft, they will be able to go way, way further into the cosmos and … [Read more...] about Can We Really Use The Moon’s Billion-Year Old Water To Make Rocket Fuel And Open Up The Cosmos?