Author: Victoria Dickinson

In the previous election, almost five weeks ago, Iceland has voted for a new president and a businesswoman, Halla Tomasdottir won the seat, leaving the post of Gudni Th. Johannesson who decided not to run for a third term following two terms of four years tenure each. Out of all the candidates of the competition Tomasdottir seemed to be the most fortunate and she received 34. 3% of the people’s vote. She was able to triumph over; the former Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir garnered 25. 2 percent and Halla Hrund Logadottir, who also garnered 15. 5 percent. Tomasdottir, 55, made…

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Basic Health Insurance Plan for Abu Dhabi has been released with new rules and regulation for subscription to operate from 1st July 2024. The updates are expected to be put into practice by National Health Insurance Company – Daman, whereby co-payment policies are to be rationalized for all the residents of the emirate. The new guidelines highlight diagnostic services, laboratory services, inpatient services, and same day admitting procedures. Here are the key updates:Here are the key updates: Diagnostic Services: A co-payment of Dh20 and deducting 20% of the actual costs of the consultation charge along with other non-insured services such…

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Marian Robinson, the mother of former United States First Lady Michelle Obama, died peacefully Friday morning surrounded by her family at the age of 86 as the family confirmed in a statement. Robinson worked as a caretaker of the first children of Barack Obama when he served the presidency from 2009 upto 2017 and she was well recognized mainly as a grandmother to Malia and Sasha Obama. In a letter written on social platform, X {formerly twitter}, the former First Lady of America Michelle Obama described her mother as her ‘rock’, stressing the stand Robinson took as the backbone of…

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