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Nigeria and Benin make a new break for the border
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Millions in Florida urged to evacuate as Hurricane Ian nears
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N.Korea spent as much as $642 million on nukes in 2021, report estimates
North Korea may have spent as much as $642 million on its nuclear programme last year, according to anti-nuclear activists, ...
Agriculture is linked with malaria in complex ways: Evidence from 16 African countries
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Egyptians count rising bread costs as Ukraine war disrupts wheat exports
From his job as a Cairo doorman, Mahmoud Farag earns 1 500 Egyptian pounds ($95) each month but it's no ...
Russia-Ukraine crisis poses a serious threat to Egypt – the world’s largest wheat importer
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WHO head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus faces a challenge all humanitarians know well
In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) appointed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its Director-General. He’s the first African and ...
First COVID-19 case could have hit China in Oct 2019 – Study
The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the ...
Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: Evidence from 22 African countries
In a time when the world is focusing on COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted the importance ...
How commodity-exporting countries like Ghana have been hit by COVID-19
Ghana generates over 80% of its export revenues from three primary commodities - gold, crude oil and cocoa.
New China swine fever strains point to unlicensed vaccines
A new form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms is most likely caused by illicit vaccines, industry ...
WHO team heads to China in search of COVID origins
An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organisation was set to arrive in the central Chinese city ...
Extreme heat is a threat to lives in Africa, but it’s not being monitored
Extreme heat is a serious hazard to people’s health. It affects the cardiovascular system and is particularly dangerous for the ...
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