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Uttarakhand confirms cases of African Swine Fever
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 9 (ANI): After the north-eastern states of Assam, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Uttarakhand has now reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) which causes fever, nausea and diarrhoea in pigs.
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Nigeria's economy disrupted amid China's debt-trap diplomacy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 9 (ANI): China's debt-trap diplomacy in Nigeria is posing a serious threat to the country's economy as Beijing accentuates its infamous loan facilities to the African nation for investments in projects ranging from infrastructure to agriculture.
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Former US cop Derek Chauvin gets 21 years for George Floyd's murder
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Former US police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of the murder of African American man George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Thursday on federal charges.
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South African president warns citizens against under-age drinking
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday warned citizens against underage drinking, saying the country is losing its future generation to this "scourge."
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UN body says at least 7 mln livestock died across drought-affected HOA cou
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 7 million livestock have died across drought-affected Horn of Africa (HOA) countries, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has disclosed.
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Researchers reveal oldest groundwaters on Earth contain energy sources for
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, an international team of scientists has found groundwater that is 1.2 billion years old deep in a South African gold and uranium mine, adding to our understanding of how life is supported below the Earth's surface and how it may survi
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AU says COVID-19 poses most formidable risk to smooth operationalization o
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The African Union (AU) on Tuesday said the advent of COVID-19 has posed the most formidable risk to the smooth operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
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Ghanaian President calls for terrorism-free West Africa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday urges member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take concerted efforts to root out terrorism in West Africa.
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'Friends' creator donates USD 4M due to 'guilt' over show's lack of divers
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): 'Friends' creator Marta Kauffman has recently revealed to LA Times that she was so 'embarrassed' and 'guilty' about the lack of diversity on her classic NBC sitcom that she is donating USD 4 million to help Marta F. Kauffman '78 Chair in African and African Ame
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Twelve African countries report 1,782 cases of monkeypox: Africa CDC
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve African countries have so far reported 1,782 cases of monkeypox cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed.
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Ghanaian FM calls for urgent attention to root out insecurity in West Afri
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Urgent attention is required to root out insecurity in West Africa, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said Wednesday.
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World Bank to double educational funding for Central, West Africa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank Group seeks to double its funding for education in the Western and Central African region by 2025 to accelerate the work of educational reforms, a senior official of the bank said here late Monday.
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