Leaders meet in Paris to help finance Africa’s post-pandemic recovery
May 18, 2021 African leaders and the heads of multilateral lenders met in Paris on Tuesday to find ways of financing African economies hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss…
New research estimates 50bn birds inhabit the Earth
May 18, 2021 A new study by University of New South Wales (UNSW) estimates that about 50 billion birds call planet Earth home, suggesting there are about six times as…
World Hypertension Day: 1.13 billion people suffer from HBP globally, more men affected
May 17, 2021 The burden of hypertension is felt disproportionately in low and middle income countries, where two thirds of cases are found, largely due to increased risk factors in…
Microsoft says it investigated Gates’ involvement with employee
May 17, 2021 Microsoft conducted a probe into co-founder Bill Gates’ involvement with an employee almost 20 years ago after it was told in 2019 that he had tried to…
Long working hours cause of 745,000 deaths from stroke, ischaemia – WHO, ILO study
May 17, 2021 Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation…
Israel-Palestine conflict: Timeless timelines you must never forget
Violence that began in East Jerusalem in April has expanded to military attacks from both Israel and Palestine. Large scale injuries and fatalities have been reported. Clashes have broken out…
Over 200 Palestinians killed, 5,600 injured in renewed conflict with Israel – Ministry
May 16, 2021 “In the [Gaza] Strip, as many as 181 Palestinians have been killed, including 52 children and 31 women, whereas 1,225 people were injured. The death toll in…
Two Nigerian migrant women rescued from drowning enroute Europe tell their story
Authorities say 17 migrants drowned and two were rescued Thursday after a boat trying to carry them to Europe sank off the Tunisian coast. The two rescued migrants were Nigerian…
Israel hits Gaza with 1,000 bombs in heaviest overnight bombing
Hours after PM Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a clearly worded speech before Knesset which bore a message of war, Israel has stepped up its attacks on Gaza with more than 1,000…
Power generation woes in Ivory Coast, Ghana hit industry and neighbours
May 13, 2021 A drop in electricity generation in Ivory Coast and Ghana has left households and businesses fuming as well as cutting power supplies to neighbouring West African countries…