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“a Great Treat”: King Charles Heralds Weekend of Coronation Celebrations
Date: May 8, 2023
“A great treat”: King Charles heralds weekend of coronation celebrations LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles thanked singers who performed at a coronation concert in his honour at Windsor Castle for a “great treat” as a long holiday weekend of celebrations drew to a close on Monday. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and his wife Camilla...
‘Bringing Possibilities to Life’ – Absa Bank Zambia Plc Is Raising the Bar in Corporate Social Responsibility
Date: February 6, 2023
Absa Bank Zambia PLC is a leading financial institution in Zambia, offering an integrated set of products and services across corporate and investment banking, business banking with solutions for SMEs, and retail banking. Absa Bank Zambia PLC is part of Absa Group Limited, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups. The Group has a...
Oceanfirst Coordinates Company-Wide Communityfirst Day – an Afternoon of Volunteer Service
Date: October 3, 2022
On Thursday, October 6th, OceanFirst Bank will participate in CommunityFirst Day, a company-wide initiative helping nonprofits that focus on providing housing, alleviating food insecurity, supporting the military, protecting the environment, aiding our future generations, building inclusive communities, fostering economic empowerment, improving health and wellness, and assisting arts and culture. “Over 20 years ago, OceanFirst Bank...
Can Crowdfunded Property Turn Rundown Neighborhoods Around?
Date: September 30, 2022
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When residents of a quiet neighborhood in Washington D.C. heard their century-old corner store would be shut down and sold, they reeled in disbelief for a few days – then went all out to save it. “It’s always been here,” said Christine Campbell, 57, a third-generation...
Australian Royal Memorabilia Collector Recalls Her Crowning Piece: Meeting the King
Date: September 16, 2022
By Stefica Nicol Bikes SYDNEY (Reuters) – Surrounded by tens of thousands of pieces of British royal memorabilia in her home in rural Australia, Jan Hugo now has one more thing to boast about: meeting the man who is now King Charles. Starting in 1981 with a commemorative coin of then-Prince Charles’ wedding to his...
WHO Vows Nothing ‘ridiculous’ as Public Submits Ideas to Rename Monkeypox
Date: August 16, 2022
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Poxy McPoxface, TRUMP-22 or Mpox: these some of the ideas sent in by the public to the World Health Organization as it seeks a new name for monkeypox. Often disease names are chosen behind closed doors by a technical committee, but the WHO has this time...