JENEWA, KOMPAS.com – a diamond rare pink found in Russia and sold for 26.6 million US dollars (Rp. 377 billion) on Wednesday (11/11/2020) at Sotheby’s, Geneva, Switzerland. Dubbed ‘The Spirit of Rose‘, the stone’s selling price of 14.83 carats including the commission broke the world record for pink diamond-purple. Reported AFPIt took just a few … Read more
Coronavirus: New York seeks solutions for its dead mardi, 07.04.2020 The images have struck the spirits in recent days: bodies, covered with sheets or tarpaulins, transported by employees in protective suits on stretchers in refrigerated trucks, now ubiquitous around the hospitals of the first American metropolis, where near 3,500 deaths were officially recorded on Monday. … Read more
The Swiss canton of Geneva will apply from Saturday the minimum wage of 23 francs (about 21 euros) per hour, about 3700 euros per month, the highest minimum wage in the world. According to the Efe agency, the establishment of a minimum hourly wage was approved in a regional referendum in late September and only … Read more
JENEWA, KOMPAS.com – Head of the World Health Organization ( WHO) on Monday (12/10/2020) warned that let Covid-19 spread out to reach herd immunity it is “unethical” and people misunderstand it. Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, in a virtual press conference, “ Herd immunity is a concept used for vaccination, in which a population … Read more
The proposal, from unions and left-wing parties, was approved with 58 percent of the votes and should take effect on October 17. It was a “mark of solidarity” with the city’s poor, responded Michel Charrat, president of the European Cross-Border Group, which supports those who live and work between the borders of France and Switzerland. … Read more
JENEWA, KOMPAS.com – World Health Organization ( WHO) will launch the tool immediately rapid test cheap, to help poorer countries detect more corona virus. With a cost of around Rp. 70,000 per test, the program, which has been funded up to 600 million Australian dollars or around Rp. 6 trillion, is expected to start in … Read more
JENEWA, KOMPAS.com – A total of 10 countries worst hit Covid-19 received a warning from the World Health Organization ( WHO), because it accounts for 70 percent of total deaths in the world. The ten countries are the United States (US), Brazil, India, Mexico, England, Italy, Peru, France, Spain and Iran. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom … Read more
At a virtual press conference from Geneva, WHO executive director for emergency situations, Michael Ryan, asked how many deaths the organization is predicting, replied that “only one million dead is already terrible and we should think about it before we start thinking about two million”. But, he asked shortly after, “Are we collectively prepared to … Read more
Police crackdowns on peaceful demonstrations in Belarus are subtly intensifying. Security forces are increasingly using violence against women, as videos from Minsk over the weekend show. According to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, reports of violence in Belarus are alarming. 1:17 – – Sexual violence, beatings and torture. Belarusian regime attacks protesting … Read more
GENEVA, KOMPAS.com – Investigator PBB revealed on Wednesday (9/9/2020), that the weapons supplied by Western powers and Iran to the disputing party at Yaman trigger war crimes for 6 years. Launch Reuters on Wednesday (9/9/2020), high conflict was marked by air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition and Houthi, which is deadly. UN investigators later said … Read more