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‘World’s only white giraffe’ fitted with tracking device
The world’s only known white giraffe has been fitted with a tracking device in north-eastern Kenya, conservationists say. The male giraffe was until recently one of three giraffes with the…
adminWHO: 18 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Africa tied to diabetes
More than 18 percent of coronavirus deaths in Africa are among patients with diabetes, the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa office said Thursday.
Pharmaceutical company to begin trials of UK vaccine from 16 November.
Global pharmaceutical company Janssen will begin clinical trials of its potential vaccine in the UK from today (Monday 16 November), involving 6,000 volunteers across the country.
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US Senate passes bill to criminalise doping in international sport
The United States Senate has passed a bill that will allow US officials to prosecute anyone involved in doping at international sporting events. The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, named after Russian…
Expert Warns Cold Chain Infrastructure Overhaul Needed For Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout – Andrew Wight
Lenias Hwenda, an immunologist and international health expert from Zimbabwe has warned the cold-chain logistics of distributing an RNA vaccine for Covid-19 are going to be challenging for most lower-middle-income…
Just beautiful’—Another COVID-19 vaccine, from newcomer Moderna, succeeds in large-scale triaI
Now there are two. Another COVID-19 vaccine using the same previously unproven technology as the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, the U.S and German companies that reported success on 9 November, appears to work remarkably well. And this time the maker, the U.S. biotech Moderna, is releasing a bit more data than the other two companies to back its claim.
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.96 million
XINHUA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent had reached 1,963,702, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Sunday.
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Islamists say Pakistan agrees to French boycott, end protest
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani Islamist group called off protests over cartoons of Prophet Mohammad on Tuesday saying the government had agreed to their demand for a boycott of French products,…
Saudi Arabia takes relations with Zim to higher level
Zimbabwe’s drive to lure investment has attracted the attention of Saudi Arabia, which has revealed plans to set up an embassy in Harare as well as incorporating the country into the Saudi Development Fund.
A Warrior with an indomitable spirit
Robson Sharuko Senior Sports Editor WHEN ZIFA president, Felton Kamambo, sent a Christmas message to every Warrior, extending an olive branch to mend the bond shattered by the chaos that…