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Seed giant Seed Co has hailed women for the important role they play in agricultural production.
Chinese hospitals adopt sign language to treat deaf, mute patients
You Tianxiu, a deaf and mute woman, attempted suicide twice last month, once by taking pesticide, and the other time by jumping into a river. Fortunately, her family was there to save her.
Food aid halted over poisoning fears
A fortified porridge given to refugees and malnourished Ugandans has been removed from distribution over fears it may have killed an elderly woman. Nearly 200 other people were also hospitalised after the product, called super cereal, was delivered to them.
Boeing had too much sway in vetting own jets, aviation authority told
Federal Aviation Administration employees warned as early as seven years ago that Boeing had too much sway over safety approvals of new aircraft, prompting an investigation by Department of Transportation auditors who confirmed the agency hadn’t done enough to “hold Boeing accountable”.
US 2018 human rights report on Zim biased
Last week the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour released its 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. An examination of the report shows a fair view in some respects except for some issues falling under politics, human rights and labour where bias was evident.
Ending climate change requires end of capitalism
Climate change activism is increasingly the domain of the young, such as 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, the unlikely face of the school strike for climate movement, which has seen many thousands of children walk out of school to demand that their parents’ generation takes responsibility for leaving them a planet to live on.
AFRICA: Zambia issues mining license to youths to curb illegal mining
The Zambian government on Sunday issued a small-scale mining license to youths in Chingola town on the Copperbelt Province to curb rising illegal mining activities.
‘Respect female gospel musicians’
Women in the gospel music sector should be respected and appreciated as they add value to the genre, a UK-based Zimbabwean singer, Lesley Madzorera, has said.
PM Jacinda Ardern has faced the tragedy of the mass killings in Christchurch with a mix of empathy and resolve. – Office of the Prime Minister/AFP
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday again defied mass protests calling for his immediate resignation, insisting on a plan to elect a successor only after a national conference and new constitution is approved.
Muchapondwa outpoints Valencia
ZIMBABWE-BORN British welterweight boxer, Tamuka Muchapondwa, revived his career with a points victory over Mexican Fernando Valencia in a non-title bout at Bracknell Leisure Centre in Bracknell, England, on Sunday night.