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Nine in 10 African nations set to miss urgent COVID vaccination goal – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) says nine in 10 African nations are set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2021

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Reactions trail flagship action plan to address interlinked biodiversity, climate crises

Stakeholders have been reacting to the launch of the first ever peer-reviewed workshop report on Thursday, June 10, 2021 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2021

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Campaigners react as TC Energy terminates Keystone XL pipeline project

TC Energy Corporation has confirmed that it will terminate the Keystone XL pipeline project. The announcement, made on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, comes five months after...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2021

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Elimination of trans fatty acids in foods a guaranty for food safety

The World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is celebrated June 7 annually to draw attention and inspire actions to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne...

Michael Simire - June 7, 2021

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Kano set to launch policy on environment

Kano State Government says it will soon launch the State Policy on Environment after approval by the State Executive Council. Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabiru...

Michael Simire - June 6, 2021

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Reiterating urgency of World No Tobacco Day 2021 message

The World Health Organisation (WHO) set aside May 31 of every year as a day to mark World No Tobacco Day. On this day...

Michael Simire - June 6, 2021

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COVID recovery needs $50b, say IMF, World Bank, WHO, WTO

The heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the World Trade Organisation (WTO)...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2021

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WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. WHO, in a statement, said that the validation gives countries, funders, procuring...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2021

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