February, 2018

• 10 February

  Dow rebounds 330 points but suffers worst weekly loss since Jan. 2016

  

  The Dow closed out a turbulent week with a 330-point rebound Friday but still suffered its biggest weekly loss since January 2016, a tumble highlighted by its first official correction in two years. In a week marked by a pair of 1,000-plus point drops, the two worst days in its …

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• 10 February

  Trump blocks release of Dem memo rebutting GOP claims of FBI surveillance abuse

  

  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday refused to authorize the release of a Democratic rebuttal to a Republican intelligence committee memo alleging that FBI and Justice Department officials abused their power to spy on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. In a letter to House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, …

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• 8 February

  CANADIANS BRAVE ARCTIC WEATHER TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH KASHMIRIS

  

  The Kashmiri and Pakistani Canadian community held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Canadian Parliament to express solidarity with just struggle of the Kashmiris and to condemn brutal carnage being carried out by the Indian occupational forces. The participants, in a chilling minus 25 degrees centigrade, held placards highlighting …

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• 8 February

  Happy Birthday Hon Mayor of Mississauga Bonnie Crombie

  

  “Our beloved and honorable Bonnie Crombie Mayor Mississauga came to Beauty Concept to get ready for her birthday party”

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• 8 February

  Honorable Bonnie Crombie with Sarwat Syed & Jenni wu

  

  Honorable Bonnie Crombie with Sarwat Syed Honorable Bonnie Crombie with Jenni wu

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• 8 February

  The Artis magazine by Zohra Zoberi

  

  The Spotlight Event on February 1 st at the Waterpark Inn in Mississauga was the kick off of the third issue of The Artis magazine. The art exhibit as well as spoken word, along with the passionate participantS, namely the brainchild behind the project was none other than my good …

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• 8 February

  Seasonal flu is not Swine flu, says Dr. Abdul Jabbar

  

  RAWALPINDI: The prevailing Seasonal flu outbreak is not Swine flu though they have similar symptoms. Talking to APP, District Health Officer (DHO) Prevention Dr. Abdul Jabbar said the Influenza A-H1N1 virus has identical symptoms with common cold and seasonal flu which can be fatal if not treated properly. He said …

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• 8 February

  Smart lens can track blood sugar levels

  

  Health researchers from South Korea believe they have come up with a solution to detect diabetes by tracking sugar levels in the blood through a smart lens. Researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and Sungkyunkwan University have come up with a smart lens that contains …

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• 8 February

  Breastfeeding may reduce hypertension risk

  

  ISLAMABAD: New research suggests that women who breastfeed more children and for a longer duration were less likely to suffer from hypertension. According to the researchers, elevated blood pressure is the greatest single risk factor for disease and mortality. “Our findings endorsed the current recommendations for breastfeeding for the benefit …

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• 8 February

  Heart attack risk high with one cigarette a day

  

  PARIS: Just one cigarette a day carries nearly half the risk for heart attack and stroke as smoking a full pack of 20, according to a large-scale study published Thursday. “If someone smokes one cigarette instead of 20 per day, intuitively we´d think that the risk drops to 1/20, or …

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