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Stratified sustainable vector control strategies and measures for malaria control and elimination in China: a 70 year journey
British Medical Journal
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Qiyong Liu, professor1 2, Yiguan Wang, researcher1 3, Xiaobo Liu, professor1 2, Simon I Hay, professor4, Shengjie Lai, principal research fellow5 6 1National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National...
UN taps ocean champions in Africa, Mexico and Spain to revive a dying blue planet
Switch TV
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June 11, 2025
NICE, France — In a decisive move to breathe life back into the world’s oceans, the United Nations has named three marine restoration projects in Africa, Mexico and Spain as 2025’s World Restoration Flagships. These efforts, spanning nearly five...
Make the ocean blue again: UN recognizes World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, and Spain
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Nice, France – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation and invasive species in...
Looking for Answers in Marseille’s Deadly Housing Collapse
Jacobin
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With just over 800,000 inhabitants, Marseille is France’s second-largest city. Its location at the gateway to the Mediterranean has fostered a long history of immigration, from Italy in the late nineteenth century and from North Africa during and...
DuoSpin casino review: Uncovering bonuses, games, and more (2025)
talkSPORT
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June 10, 2025
As a fairly recent addition to the gambling scene, DuoSpin is causing quite a stir among Canadian gamblers for its wide variety in online games from top providers, plus its generous bonuses and promotions that include a comprehensive VIP Club....
Deadline extended: Concerts SA Mobility Fund 2025
Music in Africa
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June 9, 2025
The call is designed for South African artists or artists in South Africa with a valid work permit to apply for the 2025 Concerts SA funding. The opportunity is designed for artists who want to tour in the Southern African region between 15 July...
Ocean is our lifeline: Why climate change is drowning small island nations and threatening us all
Asianet Newsable
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June 5, 2025
For most people, the ocean is a place for vacations, Instagram-worthy sunsets, or seafood platters. But in reality, the ocean is a life-support system for both humans and marine life. It is deeply tied to the air we breathe, the climate we live...
The Frequency School Breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM Title For The 195 Song Featuring The Most Nationalities
MENAFN
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June 2, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The Frequency School co-founded by U.S. Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum music producer Maejor, Martina Fuchs, Kingsley M, Brandon Lee and Aaron Dawson produced this visionary, powerful and universal campaign and premiered...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2025 and Annual Revision
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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June 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Rising Temperatures In Coastal Regions Increase Precipitation Intensity: CDRI Head
Ommcom News
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June 6, 2025
Nice (France): About 37 per cent of the world’s population lives within a 100-km coast, where the population density is twice the global average. These coastal communities contribute an estimated $1.5 trillion to global GDP annually, a figure...
Abdelatty, Mbae discuss Horn of Africa, Red Sea developments
Daily News Egypt
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April 27, 2025
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Comorian counterpart, Mohamed Mbae, held a telephone call on Saturday, discussing bilateral relations and regional issues, Egypt’s foreign ministry said. According to a statement from the Ministry of...
2026 World Cup- Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it - ESPN
Seattle Bulletin - Washington State
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June 5, 2025
Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Myanmar's Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first goal in a 5-1 win over Macau. Most confederations now...
Africa and the AI race
Africa is a country
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On the Gates Foundation website, Ghanaian programmer Darlington Akogo talks about his mission to reduce the number of deaths in the West African nation, where there’s one doctor per 10,000 patients. His start-up, minoHealth AI Labs, helps doctors...
Tanzania needs more Arajigas to save its football from collapse
The Citizen
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In the financial records of football clubs across Europe, players are listed as assets, and their services are valued in the same way as physical property. As with any asset, their worth depreciates over time — especially as contracts draw to a...
US Lowers Diplomatic, Development Engagement in Africa
MENAFN
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April 22, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is significantly scaling back its diplomatic and development efforts in Africa, leading to increasing worries about the future of the region’s progress in health, education, and economic growth. This reduction in...
U.S. Slashes Development Programs in Africa
MENAFN
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April 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is significantly scaling back its development and diplomatic efforts in Africa, causing growing concerns about the region’s future in areas like health, education, and economic growth. A leaked executive order from the...
Macron's Indian Ocean diplomacy faces colonial contentions
Le Monde
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France's President Emmanuel Macron, alongside France's Health and Care Access Minister Yannick Neuder and French Overseas Territories Minister Manuel Valls, visit French military servicemen of the RSMA unit in Saint-Benoît on the French overseas...
Tanzania’s meat export volumes rise by 5.75%
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 3, 2025
TANZANIA – Tanzania has seen its meat export volume grow by 5.75 percent this financial year, increasing from 9,326.3 tonnes to 9,863.41 tonnes, according to figures from the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. This rise in both the quantity and...
GEF Council approves innovative work program
Global Environment Facility
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A wide-ranging Global Environment Facility work program approved on Monday will support a new “Lemur bond” for biodiversity and resilience in Madagascar; scale up efforts to remove mercury from skin creams and the production of non-ferrous metals...
Zanzibar sees success in advanced cardiovascular care
Daily News Tanzania
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April 15, 2025
ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR’s management firm, Showtime, has noted remarkable success in the just concluded CARDIOTAN 2025, a groundbreaking scientific program conference dedicated to tackling cardiovascular complications. This prestigious held in Zanzibar...