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IMF Warns Iran War Could Have "Severe" Human Impact Far Beyond Middle East
- Friday April 17, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
Countries in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the countries most affected now -- and who could suffer the most -- outside the region, as the conflict stretches on.
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www.ndtv.com
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Exposure To High Temperatures Linked With Decline In Male Births: Study
- Tuesday March 31, 2026
- Health | Press Trust of India
Exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy is linked to a decline in male births in India and sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research.
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www.ndtv.com
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Global Aid Cuts Could Lead To 22.6 Million Additional Deaths By 2030 In 93 Countries: Lancet Study
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
Slashing global aid, particularly by the US and European countries, will reverse decades of progress in fighting diseases, and lead to 22.6 million additional deaths in people of all age groups.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
- Friday August 15, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
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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www.ndtv.com
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Doctors Warn: Everyday Habits Could Trigger Global Liver Cancer Surge
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
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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www.ndtv.com
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1.5 Million Deaths A Year Linked To Air Pollution From Fires: Study
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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1 In 4 Children Suffer Severe Food Poverty, India Among Worst-Hit: UNICEF
- Friday June 21, 2024
- India News | Written by Gaurav Dwivedi
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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www.ndtv.com
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86 Migrants From Africa Rescued Off Boat Near Canary Islands
- Tuesday July 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Crypto-Friendly African Nations Attract IMF Attention Amid Sector Expansion
- Friday November 25, 2022
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Parts of World to Get Dangerously Hot Even if Climate Change Goals Are Met: Study
- Friday August 26, 2022
- Edited by Richa Sharma
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify, More Music Streamers Turn to Telcos to Facilitate Africa Payments
- Tuesday October 12, 2021
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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1.16 Lakh Infants Died From Air Pollution In India Last Year: US Study
- Wednesday October 21, 2020
- India News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Facebook, Telcos Plan Subsea Cable to Connect Africa, Middle East and Europe
- Friday May 15, 2020
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Malaria Deaths Could Double During Coronavirus Pandemic, Warns WHO
- Thursday April 23, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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IMF Warns Iran War Could Have "Severe" Human Impact Far Beyond Middle East
- Friday April 17, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
Countries in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the countries most affected now -- and who could suffer the most -- outside the region, as the conflict stretches on.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Exposure To High Temperatures Linked With Decline In Male Births: Study
- Tuesday March 31, 2026
- Health | Press Trust of India
Exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy is linked to a decline in male births in India and sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Global Aid Cuts Could Lead To 22.6 Million Additional Deaths By 2030 In 93 Countries: Lancet Study
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
Slashing global aid, particularly by the US and European countries, will reverse decades of progress in fighting diseases, and lead to 22.6 million additional deaths in people of all age groups.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
- Friday August 15, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
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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www.ndtv.com
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Doctors Warn: Everyday Habits Could Trigger Global Liver Cancer Surge
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
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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www.ndtv.com
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1.5 Million Deaths A Year Linked To Air Pollution From Fires: Study
- Thursday November 28, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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1 In 4 Children Suffer Severe Food Poverty, India Among Worst-Hit: UNICEF
- Friday June 21, 2024
- India News | Written by Gaurav Dwivedi
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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www.ndtv.com
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86 Migrants From Africa Rescued Off Boat Near Canary Islands
- Tuesday July 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Crypto-Friendly African Nations Attract IMF Attention Amid Sector Expansion
- Friday November 25, 2022
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
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.
-
www.gadgets360.com
-
Parts of World to Get Dangerously Hot Even if Climate Change Goals Are Met: Study
- Friday August 26, 2022
- Edited by Richa Sharma
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.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify, More Music Streamers Turn to Telcos to Facilitate Africa Payments
- Tuesday October 12, 2021
- Reuters
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.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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1.16 Lakh Infants Died From Air Pollution In India Last Year: US Study
- Wednesday October 21, 2020
- India News | Agence France-Presse
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.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Facebook, Telcos Plan Subsea Cable to Connect Africa, Middle East and Europe
- Friday May 15, 2020
- Reuters
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.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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Malaria Deaths Could Double During Coronavirus Pandemic, Warns WHO
- Thursday April 23, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com