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World Bank scales up support for Cyclone Idai hit nations to $700m

The World Bank has increased emergency support for the three southern African countries affected by a devastating cyclone that killed hundreds in March to $700 million,...

Bangladesh evacuates millions, braces for cyclone Fani

Bangladesh has begun evacuating 2.5 million people as the extremely dangerous cyclone Fani is closing on the southern coast of the country. According to a met office...

Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000, expected to spread – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, May 3, 2019 said it feared continued “intense transmission’’ of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where...

Cyclone slams Indian temple town after a million people flee east coast homes

A cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Friday, May 3, 2019 bringing down trees and power lines and “extensively” damaging the tourist town of Puri, but...

LASPARK to enforce beautification of setbacks

The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) will enforce its law against recalcitrant corporate organisations and property owners that have refused to beautify the setbacks around their premises. Mr Abdullateef...

EU unveils solar tree, contributes €165m for renewable energy in Nigeria

The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled a solar tree at the EU Delegation...

India evacuating 1.2 m people as cyclone menaces East coast

India has accelerated efforts to evacuate more than a million people along its Northeast coastline as a cyclone intensifies ahead of landfall on Friday, May 3,...

Norway proposes stronger control of international trade in plastic wastes

Norway on Thursday, May 2, 2019 said it had put forward a proposal for stronger control of the international trade in plastic wastes. “The proposal will...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

United Kingdom has contributed about £1 billion to the global fund against malaria and other diseases in Nigeria for...
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World Malaria Day: Over half of world at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Scientists on Thursday, April 25, 2024, warned that by the end of the century more than half of the...

China continues to battle flood in Pearl River Basin

China’s Ministry of Water Resources is intensifying precautionary measures against flooding as heavy rain continues to lash southern China. The...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

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