Rome – Insufficient rain for three successive years has created a dangerous famine situation in the countries in the Horn of Africa. The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that more than 12.5 million people have faced the food shortage and starvation crisis given the famine. Michael Dunford, a senior official at the WFP, pointed […]
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London: – Oxfam International, a voluntary organisation, has presented a disturbing report that the Coronavirus pandemic, increasing conflicts and the problems of climate change are claiming 11 starvation deaths every minute. Oxfam claimed that there is a Hunger pandemic going on in the world along with the Coronavirus pandemic. More than 20 million people are […]
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Washington/Canberra: – The US moves to break the Chinese monopoly in the Rare Earth Minerals, necessary for the defence sector, have gained momentum. The US defence department has selected an Australian company to start a Rare Earth Minerals Facility. Only last month, the Chinese government brought a resolution to make the controls stricter for the […]
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Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has come up with relief aid for the 25 poorest countries in the world with the announcement to provide financial assistance to counter the Coronavirus pandemic. As per this, these 25 countries have been awarded a moratorium on the repayments of their existing loans by the IMF. At the […]
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Abuja/Kinshasa: Although the COVID-19 outbreak has not affected the African continent, the threat of other epidemics looms large. The outbreak of Lassa fever is on a rampage in Nigeria, the largest country in Africa, and more than 70 people have died in the outbreak. At the same time, the influence of the Ebola virus epidemic […]
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Canberra/Washington: There seems to be a new turn in the China-Australia relations, which are already strained, over the last few years. Australia talking tough regarding the issues of the South China Sea and Chinese interference in other countries has prepared to challenge the Chinese domination in the Rare Earth Minerals sector. Talks have already been […]
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Geneva/Kinshasa: The World Health Organisation (WHO) informed that the Ebola epidemic which started in DR Congo, about a year ago, is still not under control and has claimed nearly 2,000 lives. Only last month, the Ebola epidemic was declared an international emergency. After this, claims had been made that an effective Ebola vaccine had been […]
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Geneva/Kinshasa: ‘Over the last few months, the Ebola epidemic spreading rapidly in the African country of DR Congo constitutes a health emergency at the international level. The announcement will not change the situation in the disease is spreading area. However, it would at the least attract the attention of the international community,’ said the World […]
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Geneva/ Kinshasa: “The world is entering into a new phase. With time, the number and expanse of the outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola would consistently rise,” warned the World Health Organization. Currently, the Ebola outbreak has been spreading rapidly in ‘DR Congo’ and has killed 1300, so far. Despite the advanced technology, awareness and […]
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Oslo: The conflicts and violence,in most countries across the globe, have resulted in the displacement of nearly 40 million people. The number of people displaced in 2018 alone, is more than 10 million and ‘Norwegian Refugee Council’ report claimed that this is the highest in world history. As per the United Nations report released last […]
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