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Response Plus Medical, Austability sign strategic partner non-financial MoU
(MENAFN- Click On Group) Response Plus Medical Services LLC (RPM), a subsidiary of Response Plus Holding PJSC – the largest pre-hospital care and emergency medical services provider in the region, has signed a strategic partner non-financial...

Fundraising with your feet
Christianna Maule-Tekampe of Lorretto was the first-place female in the 2024 Run Iron Mountain Half Marathon, coming across the finish line with a time of 1:32:18.5. (Contributed photo)IRON MOUNTAIN — Run Iron Mountain will return for its 13th...

SeniorsPlus announces September classes and support groups
FRANKLIN COUNTY – SeniorsPlus will offer the following classes and support groups in August. Classes are held in person at its Lewiston, Wilton, or Norway locations; online; or hybrid. Class locations are 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston; 9 Marston St.,...

Plasma Small Extracellular Vesicle microRNAs as Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Detection
Introduction Lung cancer (LC) remains a predominant global health crisis, ranking as the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. According to global cancer statistics, it is estimated that over 2 million people are newly diagnosed...

Yes, cruises can be good for you — take these 10 wellness sailings
Wellness is catching up with excess nowadays on cruise ships, although there’s still plenty of the latter if you want it. But if fitness, yoga, meditation and healthy eating is more your thing than calorific cocktails and bottomless buffets,...

Trump criticised for 'pathetic' cold-call to Norway for Nobel Peace Prize bid
US President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows after he reportedly cold-called Norway to try and secure a Nobel Peace Prize (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Donald Trump has been labelled as "pathetic" after allegedly making a "desperate" cold-call in...

Dealing with girlfriend grief
I was beset with numerous challenges back when I was a beginning dairy farmer. There were the ho-hum things such as wrestling with finances and farming with rickety, worn-out machinery. But there were also some really important issues like...

A Guide to an Employer of Record in Norway
Norway is one of the most advanced economies in the world, consistently ranking high in productivity, quality of life, and ease of doing business. Known for its strong welfare system, world-class infrastructure, and transparent regulatory...

This heart-healthy diet has a Nordic twist
What is the Nordic diet? Similar to its southern cousin, the Nordic diet prioritises fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, nuts, seeds, legumes, lean proteins and fatty fish. The main difference is that it highlights food native to the Nordic region,...

Family hopeful for cure for baby with rare disease
A father has raised more than £35,000 to fund research into a rare degenerative disease in the three weeks since his one-year-old son's diagnosis. Harrison Dodds, 28, signed up to run the Yorkshire Marathon with nine of his friends, days after his...

Ireland will oversee two or three more medical evacuations of sick and injured children from Gaza
Ireland will oversee two or three more medical evacuations of sick and injured children from Gaza as part of its promise to treat 30 paediatric patients from the war-torn territory. The Department of Health expects 18 more Palestinian children to...
6 healthiest and 7 unhealthiest things to order at a seafood chain
Various plates of steamed and fried seafood and vegetables on table - Baileystable/Getty ImagesSometimes, nutrition is the last thing on our mind when we go out for seafood. Even if it's at some big chain restaurant -- especially for land-locked...

Love Con Revenge: Cecilie Fjellhøy interview
She never intended to be famous. Cecilie Fjellhøy was just a normal girl from Norway, who moved to London in the 2010s to get a Master’s degree—and perhaps even find ‘The One’. Having grown up on a Disney-fied diet of love and romance, Cecilie...

In a small room in Oslo lie hundreds of pieces of 2,000-year-old papyrus
On the fourth floor of the HumSam Library at the University of Oslo, a small room holds hundreds of ancient Egyptian texts. These texts, written in ink some 2,000 years ago, are preserved on fragments of papyrus. The pieces are mounted behind...

The ‘Nordic diet’ can help you lose weight and prevent heart attacks — stock up on these foods
Forget the Mediterranean — the land of snow and salmon is serving up a fresh way to eat that gives your heart a healthy boost. A growing body of research suggests the Nordic diet can help trim your waist, tame your cholesterol levels and keep your...

Curfew reimposed in Kathmandu Valley, Agriculture Minister resigns
Kathmandu: As sporadic protests continued in the capital Kathmandu and outside against the government’s violent reactions to GenZ protest on Monday that took the lives of at least 19 people, local administrations of Kathmandu Valley have reimposed...

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Oslo Stories Trilogy: Love, Nobody 2, Night Always Comes and more
Oslo Stories Trilogy: Love (120 mins, 15) Directed by Dag Johan Haugerud; starring Andrea Bræin Hovig, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen, Marte Engebrigtsen This is the second release from Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s Oslo Stories Trilogy,...

Crusaders’ Clinic part of everyday family life for Lauren
Lauren Norton Brodie can still remember standing on a road in Kilkee when she was seven wearing an orange teeshirt that almost covered her ankles collecting money for the Clare Crusaders’ Clinic run by her family. Twenty years later, she is still...

Four new films to see this week: Materialists, Together, Night Always Comes and Oslo Stories: Love
Together ★★★★☆ Directed by Michael Shanks. Starring Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herrimam. 16 cert, gen release, 102 min Franco and Brie, a long-term couple, find themselves melding creepily together after relocating to the country. Never...

Haaland Joking Blames Odegaard After Freak Accident Leaves Him Needing Stitches
Erling Haaland needed three stitches after a freak accident involving a team bus door while on international duty with Norway. Despite the injury, he kept his spirits high, joking about the incident with fans and teammate Martin Odegaard. Erling...