Published 2 November 2021
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NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an elderly man who went missing out of Northwest Miami-Dade.
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters welcomed into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Published 1 November 2021
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Source: Caribbean LOOP NEWS
Jay-Z’s added another title to a resume that includes rapper, songwriter, Grammy winner, billionaire business mogul, and global icon — Hall of Famer.
The self-proclaimed “greatest rapper alive” was inducted Saturday night as part of an eclectic 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class that included Foo Fighters, Carole King, Tina Turner, The Go-Gos and Todd Rundgren.
Lessons from COVID pandemic must be harnessed to face climate change, says PAHO
Published 28 October 2021
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Washington, D.C. October 27, 2021 (PAHO) – As leaders head to Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit this week, Pan American Health Organization Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa warned that countries must build on the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the impact of climate change and prevent future crises.
With 800,000 new COVID infections and 18,000 COVID-related deaths reported in the Americas last week, “the pandemic has offered a snapshot of how unprepared we are for such a disruptive event,” Dr. Barbosa said during a weekly media briefing on COVID-19.
PAHO recommends new targets to reduce salt consumption and help prevent cardiovascular disease
Published 28 October 2021
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The targets recommend reduction in the sodium content of the most frequently consumed packaged foods, which would help people reduce salt intake to less than the WHO-recommended 5 grams per day.
Washington, DC, October 28, 2021 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced new salt reduction targets for food products to help people in the Americas reduce consumption of sodium. After adoption by countries, the new targets will require regional manufacturers to reformulate processed and ultra-processed food products, where most of the sodium consumed in diets comes from.
Ms. Phillis Wheatley
Published 22 October 2021
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Phillis Wheatley was born in The Gambia or Senegal on the west coast of Africa about 1753. In 1761, when she was around 8 years old, Wheatley was kidnapped and taken to Boston.