A recent outbreak of an undiagnosed illness in the Panzi health zone of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has captured global attention, spotlighting the challenges of outbreak investigations in rural settings.
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JAMAICA: Bill For A Republic Of Jamaica Set For Parliament
Jamaica’s bill to kickstart the transition to a republic and remove King of England as head of state is ready to be tabled in parliament as early as next week according to the Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte.
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MISGENDERING: Pastor Arrested Abroad For Greeting ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has lamented the arrest of one of the church’s pastors abroad.
He said the pastor was arrested for addressing those in attendance at a programme “Ladies and gentlemen.”
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BELGIUM: Sex Workers Granted Full Employment Rights
Sex workers in Belgium have gained employment rights including the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world.
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SENEGAL: France Finally Admits ‘Thiaroye Massacre’ On 80th Commemoration
Senegalon Sunday commemorated 80 years since the killing of scores of African troops by French forces that the former colonial master acknowledged this week had been a “massacre”.
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AUSTRALIA: World-First Law Banning Under-16s From Social Media Passes
Australia’s parliament is the first to pass a law that will aim to do what many parents struggled with -curb children’s use of social media. The new law was drafted in response to what the Labour prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says is a “clear, causal link between the rise of social media and the harm [to] the mental health of young Australians.”
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Alabama A&M University Falsely Announces Death Of Athlete On Life Support
Alabama A&M University officials have been forced to retract the news announcing the death of an injured athlete and apologize for the faux pas.
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UK: Content Creator Arrested For Stalking In Manchester
A man who filmed women on nights out without their knowledge and shared them on social media, gaining millions of views and attracted misogynistic comments has been arrested in Bradford after the comments about the clips led to a police inquiry.
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GEORGIA: Former Manchester City FC Striker Set To be Next President
Former Manchester City FC player, Mikheil Kavelashvili has been picked by the Georgia Dream Party as its presidential candidate following its controversial election victory that has sparked protests and led to the opposition parties’ boycott of the parliament.
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KENYA: Nation Less Open To Visitors Despite Visa-Free Policy – AVOI
Kenya has dropped 17 places to 46th out of 54 nations according the 2024 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI)in the latest rankings of how receptive to visitors from other African countries it has been since introducing a “visa-free policy” earlier this year.
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