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21 Aug, 2026
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Nutrition counselling giving pregnant women better shot at beating anaemia
WESTERN BUREAU: Nadine Simmonds-Lewis, the regional nutritionist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), said a review by the entity has found that pregnant women who received nutrition…
21 Aug, 2026
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UTech platform digitises crop tracking
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), through its Sagicor-sponsored Innovation Lab, has unveiled RootIQ, a blockchain-enabled agricultural traceability platform designed to strengthen food…
21 Aug, 2026
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Higher yields in bond market and drop for Walmart drag US stocks lower
A rise in oil prices on Thursday is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the United States Treasury Department created the day before. The…
21 Aug, 2026
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Tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence
DENPASAR (AP): A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found…
21 Aug, 2026
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Jailed ex-PM may receive private hospital treatment
ISLAMABAD (AP): A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister has said the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or abroad if…
21 Aug, 2026
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Movie Review | Gen Z gets a moody, existential horror in ‘It Ends’
AP: Every generation deserves its own postgrad malaise movie. Not every attempt is going to be The Graduate or Frances Ha but, even when they’re mediocre, they’re also often a pure expression from a…
21 Aug, 2026
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Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI investment spending grows
China’s technology giant Alibaba on Thursday reported a 75 per cent drop in profit for the latest quarter as it invested big in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, even as revenue coming from…
21 Aug, 2026
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Walmart cautious with expectations after slowest sales growth in six years
Walmart reported its slowest growth in United States comparable sales in six years during its most recent quarter, and the retailer’s guidance for the rest of the year was seen as cautious by Wall…
21 Aug, 2026
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Cuba sanctions tighten, returning Americans face detentions
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening…