Singapore recently announced that it would be offering incentives to citizens willing to have babies during the pandemic. The tiny island city-state is offering a one-time USD 2,198 grant to help families bear child-raising costs, for a child born between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. This would be on top of an existing $7,330 bonus that couples receive ... Read More »
With 211 affiliated associations, FIFA supports them financially and logistically through various programmes. As representatives of FIFA in their countries, they have obligations to respect the statutes, aims and ideals of football’s governing body and promote and manage our sport accordingly. The Congress is FIFA’s supreme and legislative body. The Council is the strategic and oversight body, and the general ... Read More »
A singer is someone who vocalizes musical sounds with tone and pitch, and uses his or her own voice to produce music. Singers may sing solo or in a group, and are oftentimes accompanied by instrumental music. The physical act of singing occurs as air passes through the larynx, throat, and mouth, and it’s interesting to note that vocal resonation ... Read More »
Musicians are talented and skilled in playing one or several musical instruments. They prepare for auditions, attend rehearsals, and learn new pieces of music to extend their repertoire. A musician’s talents can also include performing, singing, composing, conducting, and arranging among a wide range of styles and genres such as alternative, blues, rock, classical, jazz, R&B, indie, hip-hop, country, and ... Read More »
Comedians typically develop an overall structure for their act, and also create an on-stage personality that they will use and keep consistent throughout the show. They also write and perform their own material. However, more established comedians may work with one, or a team, of writers. Within the structure of the act, comedians tell jokes, amusing stories, or do some ... Read More »
Radio and television presenters entertain and inform programme audiences on national and regional stations, and satellite and cable channels. They act as the public face (or voice) on various types of programmes, including sports-based, current affairs and entertainment shows. They are also the centre point for programmes, responsible for keeping it flowing at the appropriate pace, introducing and interviewing guests, ... Read More »
Mani Haghighi was born on 4 May 1969. Haghighi was talking to Screen in his capacity as international feature film jury president for the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF). He had been due to attend the festival and support the Swiss premiere of his latest film Subtraction but has been prevented from travelling out of Iran by the government ever ... Read More »
The Ashraf-3 community, not quite finished, rests on a sprawling plot that until 30 months ago was farmland. It is about halfway between the Albanian capital of Tirana and the Adriatic coastline. Home to more than 3,000 dissidents from the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, best known as MEK, Ashraf-3 is too new to appear on map programs. Cement was still drying around the ... Read More »
A full-time working week usually comprises of eight sessions, which equates to four days. A typical day in the practice normally starts at around 8am when you’ll check paperwork before seeing patients. You’ll spend time with a mix of patients with a variety of health needs until late morning, either face-to-face or through a phone consultation. At the end of ... Read More »
A novelist might come to mind when thinking of people who write for a profession. However, there are a variety of ways to make a living as a writer. A writer may compose content for blogs, websites, post articles online, journals, or even write scripts for movies. Writers do extensive research to provide authentic details in their works. Writers can ... Read More »