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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
The US State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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Doctors Warn: Everyday Habits Could Trigger Global Liver Cancer Surge
Liver cancer cases could double by 2050, with preventable causes like obesity, alcohol, and hepatitis B and C driving the surge. Experts say 60% of cases are avoidable with early intervention.
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1.5 Million Deaths A Year Linked To Air Pollution From Fires: Study
Over 90 percent of deaths linked to air pollution from landscape fires were in low and middle-income countries, with nearly 40 percent in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
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1 In 4 Children Suffer Severe Food Poverty, India Among Worst-Hit: UNICEF
UNICEF Child Food Poverty Report : Of the 181 million children in severe food poverty, 64 million are in South Asia, and 59 million in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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86 Migrants From Africa Rescued Off Boat Near Canary Islands
Spain's coastguard said Monday it rescued 86 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard a boat near the Canary Islands that had been spotted earlier in the day by a rescue plane.
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Crypto-Friendly African Nations Attract IMF Attention Amid Sector Expansion
The IMF has advised all crypto-friendly African nations to implement tighter regulations around the digital assets sector. In its post, the IMF noted that regulating a highly volatile and decentralised system remains a challenge. As per the IMF, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa have the highest number of crypto users in the region.
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Parts of World to Get Dangerously Hot Even if Climate Change Goals Are Met: Study
A new study suggests that even if we achieve the goal set up by the Paris Agreement, tropics and subtropics regions will experience dangerously sweltering temperatures during most days of the year by 2100. The countries in these regions include India, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Spotify, More Music Streamers Turn to Telcos to Facilitate Africa Payments
Africa, with its internationally recognised musical talent — and growing mobile phone use — is central to Spotify's plans to extend its reach to a billion customers.
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1.16 Lakh Infants Died From Air Pollution In India Last Year: US Study
Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels.
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Facebook, Telcos Plan Subsea Cable to Connect Africa, Middle East and Europe
The network will have a design capacity of up to 150 terabytes per second (Tbps) on key parts of the system, the site said. The 11 new cables rolled out between 2009 and 2016 in sub-Saharan Africa provided around 70Tbps of design capacity.
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Malaria Deaths Could Double During Coronavirus Pandemic, Warns WHO
The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts are not urgently scaled up.
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Startling Digital Divides In Distance Learning Emerge: UNESCO
Disparities are particularly acute in low-income countries: in sub-Saharan Africa, 89 per cent of learners do not have access to household computers and 82% lack internet access, it said.
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Warning Of Long Battle As Africa's Coronavirus Numbers Rise
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight against the disease.
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Nigeria Confirms Coronavirus Case, First In Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nissan India Starts Exporting The Datsun Go And Go+ CVT To South Africa
The CVT transmission in both models are available in the top-end T and T(O) variants and is coupled with the same 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine that churns out 67 bhp and 104 Nm of peak torque.
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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
The US State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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Doctors Warn: Everyday Habits Could Trigger Global Liver Cancer Surge
Liver cancer cases could double by 2050, with preventable causes like obesity, alcohol, and hepatitis B and C driving the surge. Experts say 60% of cases are avoidable with early intervention.
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1.5 Million Deaths A Year Linked To Air Pollution From Fires: Study
Over 90 percent of deaths linked to air pollution from landscape fires were in low and middle-income countries, with nearly 40 percent in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
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1 In 4 Children Suffer Severe Food Poverty, India Among Worst-Hit: UNICEF
UNICEF Child Food Poverty Report : Of the 181 million children in severe food poverty, 64 million are in South Asia, and 59 million in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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86 Migrants From Africa Rescued Off Boat Near Canary Islands
Spain's coastguard said Monday it rescued 86 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard a boat near the Canary Islands that had been spotted earlier in the day by a rescue plane.
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Crypto-Friendly African Nations Attract IMF Attention Amid Sector Expansion
The IMF has advised all crypto-friendly African nations to implement tighter regulations around the digital assets sector. In its post, the IMF noted that regulating a highly volatile and decentralised system remains a challenge. As per the IMF, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa have the highest number of crypto users in the region.
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Parts of World to Get Dangerously Hot Even if Climate Change Goals Are Met: Study
A new study suggests that even if we achieve the goal set up by the Paris Agreement, tropics and subtropics regions will experience dangerously sweltering temperatures during most days of the year by 2100. The countries in these regions include India, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Spotify, More Music Streamers Turn to Telcos to Facilitate Africa Payments
Africa, with its internationally recognised musical talent — and growing mobile phone use — is central to Spotify's plans to extend its reach to a billion customers.
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1.16 Lakh Infants Died From Air Pollution In India Last Year: US Study
Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels.
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Facebook, Telcos Plan Subsea Cable to Connect Africa, Middle East and Europe
The network will have a design capacity of up to 150 terabytes per second (Tbps) on key parts of the system, the site said. The 11 new cables rolled out between 2009 and 2016 in sub-Saharan Africa provided around 70Tbps of design capacity.
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Malaria Deaths Could Double During Coronavirus Pandemic, Warns WHO
The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts are not urgently scaled up.
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Startling Digital Divides In Distance Learning Emerge: UNESCO
Disparities are particularly acute in low-income countries: in sub-Saharan Africa, 89 per cent of learners do not have access to household computers and 82% lack internet access, it said.
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Warning Of Long Battle As Africa's Coronavirus Numbers Rise
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight against the disease.
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Nigeria Confirms Coronavirus Case, First In Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nissan India Starts Exporting The Datsun Go And Go+ CVT To South Africa
The CVT transmission in both models are available in the top-end T and T(O) variants and is coupled with the same 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine that churns out 67 bhp and 104 Nm of peak torque.
