A heath worker injects a patient with a Covid-19 vaccine during trials in Moscow. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Eddie Rice is a believer in vaccines. The Melbourne locksmith has received jabs in the past and understands that they go through rigorous testing before they’re rolled out. This time, as researchers sprint
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Many African countries have eased restrictions including reopening schools The Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has warned that more than 800 million Africans could be infected with coronavirus, if the virus is allowed to spread deliberately with the aim of achieving herd immunity. The projection is a worst case
Read MoreFood aid is unloaded from a World Food Programme vessel at in Beirut, Lebanon in Sept. The World Food Program was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger, particularly in conflict zones. The organization is being honored “for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace
Read MoreKenyan coffee has been rejected in Japan and South Korea Kenya’s coffee risks losing its top spot in the world market following its rejection in Japan and South Korea due to high levels of chemical contamination, Business Daily reports. The chemical levels of Ochratoxin have exceeded the allowable minimum, resulting
Read MoreIMF Extends Immediate Debt Service Relief For 28 Eligible Low-Income Countries For Another Six Months
IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on October 2, 2020 a second six-month tranche of debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT). This approval follows the first six-month tranche (April 14 – October
Read MoreTHC Chemical In Marijuana Could Help Prevent & Treat Deadly COVID-19 Complications, Research Shows
Research from the University of South Carolina suggests that THC - the chemical in cannabis aka marijuana that creates a mind-altering effect - could be used to treat complications in COVID-19 patients Cannabis which is also known as marijuana could be used to help treat potentially deadly complications with COVID-19,
Read MoreGeorge Weah became Liberian president in January 2018 Liberia’s President George Weah has revealed in a church sermon that he receives a barrage of insults via text message from people claiming to be his supporters who are angry that he is not helping them. The 54-year-old ex-footballer is approaching the
Read MoreThe dam has strained Ethiopia's relations with Egypt and to some extent Sudan Ethiopia has banned flights in its airspace over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for security reasons, according to the privately-owned Reporter website. "The director-general of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation, Col Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw, told Reporter that following
Read MoreThe ruling means President Yoweri Museveni is free to stand in the next election The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case which challenged the Constitutional Amendment Bill, removing the age limit to contesting the presidency in Uganda. This means President Yoweri Museveni is allowed to stand for
Read MoreUganda is the 3rd country with best coffee globally, if 1,229 professional coffee tasters from around the world are to be believed. According to beanpoet, the best coffee country in the world is Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s coffees, as a group, fell higher on the scale than those of any other country.
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