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Tokyo, Oct 4 (IANS) A record high of more than 680,000 bullying cases were registered in Japanese schools in the 2022 academic year, the country’s Education Ministry said on Wednesday.A total of 681,948 bullying cases were recognized in the year through March at the country’s elementary, junior high and high schools, up more than 60,000 from the previous school year and rising for the 10th straight year, Xinhua news agency reported citing a survey conducted by the Ministry.The number of bullying cases was especially notable at 551,944 in elementary schools, while it reached 111,404 at junior high schools, 15,568 at…

Suva, Oct 4 (IANS) The first-ever nationwide assessment of Fiji’s coral reefs has been completed covering 282 locations in efforts to ensure the ocean is healthy for future generations, a Ministry of Fisheries official said on Wednesday.Principal Fisheries Officer Saras Sharma said the collaboration between government ministries, the Waitt Institute, and a host of non-governmental organisations, communities, and international scientists aims to improve understanding of coral reef conditions and to better manage ocean resources, reports Xinhua news agency.Waitt Institute Director of Science Andy Estep said the objective of the nationwide expedition is to garner answers about how much resources Fiji…

Varanasi, Oct 4 (IANS) A proposal for establishment of National Centre of Aging in BHU under the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) has been approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.The ministry has also approved the proposal sent by the department in 2021 to upgrade the department to a 200-bed National Aging Centre on the lines of AIIMS.About a 100 patients visit the geriatric OPD at Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), BHU every day.Around 13 to 14 per cent of patients visiting other OPDs there are above 60 years of age, claims BHU.HoD and…

Canberra, Oct 4 (IANS) Australia is facing its most significant skills shortage in 60 years, the head of the government’s skills agency warned on Wednesday.In an address to the National Press Club (NPC) in Canberra, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) Acting Commissioner Peter Dawkins said urgent action is needed to train specialist workers for the country’s clean energy transition, reports Xinhua news agency.According to JSA data, 36 per cent of occupations are dealing with a skills shortage in Australia in 2023, up from 31 per cent in 2022, with technicians and trade workers and professional occupations such as health, engineering…

New York, Oct 4 (IANS) In a first, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has in a draft recommendation proposed for a powerful antibiotic pill for prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI).The CDC proposal called on doctors to consider prescribing post-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline (doxycycline PEP) to help prevent the spread of STI infections like chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis infections. The proposed guidelines, which applies only to men who have sex with men and transgender women, represents a new approach to addressing STI prevention in populations at increased risk for these infections.“The purpose of the proposed…

Ankara, Oct 4 (IANS) Turkey’s annual inflation climbed to more than 60 per cent in September, according to official data.The Turkish Statistical Institute said inflation rose to 61.53 per cent year-on-year with a monthly increase of 4.75 per cent in September, reports Xinhua news agency.Following eight months of decline to 38.2 per cent in June, the lowest level in a year and a half, annual inflation increased again in July, reaching 47.8 per cent and 59 per cent in August, due to the lira’s continued weakening in the import-reliant country.”I am between jobs and currently staying at my parents’ house,…

The Hague, Oct 4 (IANS) The suspect of deadly shootings last week in the Dutch city of Rotterdam will appear before a magistrate on Wednesday, the public prosecution service announced.The 32-year-old suspect who has been in custody since the September 26 attack, is under complete restrictions and is only allowed to have contact with his lawyer, reports Xinhua news agency. At the arraignment, the magistrate, which is an investigating judge from the court in Rotterdam, will decides whether the suspect should remain in custody for an additional 14 days.In the attack, three people were killed by a lone gunman at…

Toronto, Oct 4 (IANS) A network-wide system failure led to a railway shutdown in Canada’s biggest city of Toronto.In a latest update on Wednesday morning, Metrolinx, the regional transport operator in Ontario Province, said that the service is continuing to recover with modifications and delays after the outage on Tuesday.”We intend to run our regularly scheduled train service Wednesday October 4, however there could still be some delays and modifications as we work to move our trains and crews back into place. We are committed to providing as much notice as possible to customers regarding any schedule changes, but travellers…

Manila, Oct 4 (IANS) An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 rocked Cagayan province in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, authorities said.According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake, which occurred at 11.35 a.m, hit at a depth of 10 km, about 22 km northeast of Dalupiri, an island village in Calayan town, reports Xinhua news agency.The institute said the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks but will not cause damage.The archipelagic Philippines has frequent seismic activities due to its location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.–IANSksk

Chicago, Oct 4 (IANS) Ford Motor Company has made its seventh offer to the United Auto Workers (UAW) amid ongoing contract negotiations as the auto strike against the ‘Big Three’ US automakers continued for the 19th day.The “strongest” and “comprehensive” offer Ford made to the UAW on Monday night includes product commitments for every union-represented plant in the US; profit-sharing that would be available to temporary employees for the first time; a ratification bonus that temporary employees would be eligible to receive for the first time; an increase in starting pay for temporary workers to $21 per hour; conversion upon…