Zika, dengue to threaten up to a billion more as climate warms
Up to a billion additional people – including many in North America and Europe – could be exposed to mosquito-carried viruses including dengue fever and
March 29, 2019
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Ghana tackles floods, waste and pollution with Accra resilience plan
The West African country on Thursday became the second in the region after Senegal to launch a plan to help its capital city, Accra, grow
March 29, 2019
AFRICA: In Mozambique, parents yearn for children torn away by cyclone
It has been more than a week since Virginia Samuel last saw two of her children. Her family was marooned for four days in the
March 29, 2019
‘Come with a plan,’ U.N. chief tells states ahead of climate summit
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told governments to come to a September summit with concrete plans to boost climate action, as he released a flagship report
March 29, 2019
Dead Philippines whale had 40kg of plastic in stomach
A dead whale that washed up in the Philippines had 40kg (88lbs) of plastic bags inside its stomach, researchers have said. Workers at D’Bone Collector
March 18, 2019
Wireless headphones like Apple Airpods ‘could pose cancer risk’, scientists warn
The white toothbrush-heads of Apple’s Airpods have become an iconic new technology, and are to be seen everywhere this year, having sold 28 million worldwide. But could
March 13, 2019
BARBADOS: April 1st Deadline for Plastics Ban Remains Despite Complaints
The April 1 deadline for the importation, wholesale and retail of petro-based plastics remains in place, and Government will be closely monitoring the prices being
March 13, 2019
ZIMBABWE: Veep returns to South Africa for medical treatment – report
Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is receiving treatment in South Africa, the second time in four months, after falling ill last week, a privately owned
February 4, 2019
Threatened by modernisation and christianity, Ivory Coast’s women healers face extinction
To the sound of tam-tams and bells, a dozen young girls dressed in white, their bodies coated with flour, dance in a courtyard in eastern
January 27, 2019
What is the right age to lose your virginity?
Having sex too soon is the biggest regret of young people losing their virginity, a survey of British sexual behaviour suggests. More than a third
January 15, 2019
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