Society, Community & Life
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STUDY: DNA Linked to Covid-19 Inherited From Neanderthals…
A stretch of DNA linked to COVID-19 was passed down from Neanderthals 60,000 years ago, according to a new study.…
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Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor (9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who, for…
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South Africa partly lifts coronavirus lockdown to revive economy
South Africa partly lifted a two-month-old coronavirus lockdown on Monday, letting people outside for work, worship, exercise or shopping, and…
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Congo Faces 2nd Ebola Outbreak In Northern Province
Health officials have confirmed a second Ebola outbreak in Congo, the head of the World Health Organization said Monday, adding…
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Health passports may be introduced to ensure travellers don’t have coronavirus
They could be our ticket to travel freedom, and the key for cities to revive struggling economies. More and more…
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Age is best explainer of coronavirus infection differences between countries but there is another surprising factor
Published: April 17, 2020 at 10:05 a.m. ET Vaccination for tuberculosis via the BCG vaccine is significant, JPMorgan analysts says…
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COVID-19 revives grim history of medical experimentation in Africa
Sgt. 1st Class Marites Cabreza, a nurse with 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, Special Functioning Team, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of…
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Dr. Fauci says the coronavirus is ‘shining a bright light’ on ‘unacceptable’ health disparities for African Americans
Dr. Anthony Fauci struck an emotional tone at Tuesday's White House coronavirus press briefing when discussing the disproportionate COVID-19 death…
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African nations missing from coronavirus trials
COVID-19 testing in South Africa: the country is participating in the SOLIDARITY trial. The World Health Organization says it will…
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French doctor apologises for suggesting COVID-19 treatment be tested in Africa
DAKAR (Reuters) - A French doctor apologised on Friday for suggesting a possible treatment for COVID-19 should be tested in…
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Malcom X
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Arabic: ٱلْحَاجّ مَالِك ٱلشَّبَازّ, romanized: al-Ḥājj Mālik ash-Shabāzz, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), better known…
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This Is How One Nation is Fighting Coronavirus
Africa—with dense megacities, poor health infrastructure, and heavy Chinese investment—remains a growing coronavirus [COVID-19] concern, even as African governments respond…
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Djibouti: Govt Intensifies Awareness-Raising Efforts Against FGM
Mbabane — Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still widely practised in the African country of Djibouti. Despite efforts by the…
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Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world’s top producer
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown…
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Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa /ˈkreɪdoʊ ˈmʊtwə/ (21 July 1921 – 25 March 2020) was a Zulu sangoma (traditional healer) from South…
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