Public health experts are warning the outbreak in Bangladesh is proof of the dangers of any interruption in vaccine coverage. Three hours outside of the capital Dhaka, we witness the consequences of the vaccine shortage. Mosammat Nila Akhter and her husband took their 10-month-old child, Maliha, to a clinic for her vaccine in February, but…
Although there is statutory maternity and paternity leave – which guarantees time off and partial income compensation – not everyone takes it. Women can get six weeks before their due date and eight weeks after giving birth. Fathers get up to four weeks of flexible paid leave within eight weeks of a child’s birth. Both…
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, together with 17 State Attorneys General, filed a civil lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (Cal-Maine); Hickman’s Egg Ranch Inc. (Hickman’s); and Centrum Valley Holdings LLC, Versova Holdings LLC, and Versova Management Cooperative (Versova) for unlawful coordinated manipulation of egg prices. At the same time, the Department filed proposed settlements that will,…
Bill Cody, the beloved presenter whose decades-long presence on WSM-AM Nashville, and as a regular host of the Grand Ole Opry, made him, for several generations, the voice of country music radio, died Tuesday (June 9) following a health battle. He was 67. Cody joined the team at WSM on April 25, 1994, fronting the…
Kacey Musgraves laid on the innuendo for a tongue-in-cheek performance of ‘Dry Spell’ at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards – check it out below. READ MORE: Kacey Musgraves – ‘Middle Of Nowhere’ review: a country heroine’s journey back to her roots The country star made her onstage debut at the 61st edition of the…
David Allan Coe, the controversial outlaw country star best known for songs like “The Ride,” “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” and “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” has died, according to Rolling Stone. He was 86. Coe, born in 1939 in Akron, Ohio, got his start in 1960s Nashville writing for established artists….
David Balfe has had quite a life. In the Teardrop Explodes, he took amyl nitrate on The Old Grey Whistle Test and acid on Top of the Pops. As a music publisher he’s been involved with a multitude of bands from the KLF to the Proclaimers, and his record label signed Blur when they were…
A British con man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for swindling nearly $100 million from more than 140 victims. The financial asset he used to build his scheme? It wasn’t crypto or real estate. It was wine. The con man, James Wellesley, told his investors they were making loans to wine…
Shorouk Express In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how attitudes towards relationships, marriage and childbearing are changing quickly in a country where “structural infertility” is rife. Spanish society has changed immensely in a generation, and perhaps most evidently when it comes to getting married and having children. The latest report from the National…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 31 October 2025 01:22 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Mastercard As of the end of September this year, 80.4 million transactions were made using MasterCard cards issued by resident financial institutions in Azerbaijan (including payment cards of statistical units). Access to paid information is limited If You already have…
