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Human Rights 

Fate still unclear of ‘tens of thousands’ of civilian detainees in Syria 

Village Reporter
According to the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, thousands more have been subject to torture, sexual violence or death in captivity.  Despite the “staggering” wealth of evidence, almost all parties to the conflict “failed to investigate their own forces”, said Commissioner Karen Koning AbuZayd.   “The focus appears to be on concealing, rather than investigating crimes committed in the detention facilities”, she added in a… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘We sink or we swim together’: 5 things you need to know about COVAX

Global Author
1) What is COVAX? COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) is the vaccines element of the ACT-Accelerator programme, led by the WHO and international partners, to develop a set of tools to fight the virus. WHO says that the programme has supported the fastest, most coordinated, and successful global effort in history to fight a disease. The aim is to distribute… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN’s nuclear watchdog agency will not be ‘bargaining chip’ in Iran nuclear deal

Global Author
 After speaking to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Grossi told a press conference that while the agency had opened a window of opportunity for diplomacy in Iran, it should not be put in the middle of negotiations between Iran, the United States and other nations over the deal.   On 15 February,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Celebrities React To Death Of Music Producer, Dr Frabz

Village Reporter,
The shocking death of Ayorinde Faboro, alias Dr Frabz has heavily shook the Nigerian entertainment industry. The legendary music producer, since the announcement of his death, has been mourned by celebrities who all have a nice thing or two to say about him. Among the celebrities who have paid their last tribute to the late veteran hitmaker include Davido, Don… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Y! Africa presents #Africa500 | The continent’s Most Inspiring Youths and Generation of Change Makers

Village Reporter,
Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and outside the continent. These youth are the ones whose innovative nature draws the awe of the world. These youth we have listed, because we call them the most inspiring African youth of the present time. Want to know them? We… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 cases rise for first time in seven weeks: WHO

Global Author
Four of the agency’s six regions reported a rise in numbers, with Africa and the Western Pacific excluded.  “This is disappointing, but not surprising”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his biweekly press briefing from Geneva.  “Some of it appears to be due to relaxing of public health measures, continued circulation of variants, and people letting down their… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire begin history-making COVAX vaccination drives

Global Author
Last week, the West African nations each received more than half a million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford shots, branded as COVISHIELD by their Indian manufacturer, which was cleared for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the UN health agency on February 15. The deliveries signify the launch of the largest, most rapid and complex global vaccine rollout in history, said WHO. Meanwhile, 11… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Singer Adelaide The Seer shares how she lost her sight 8 years ago in SHS (VIDEO)

Village Reporter,
“I lost my sight on the 16th October 2012“, Adelaide told Nana Ama McBrown on UTV’s United Showbiz show. The singer, 25, born Adelaide Bortier, has just kicked off her professional music career as Dope Nation has featured her on a song titled ‘Wire Me’ to fulfil her dream of becoming a musician. Detailing what happened, she continued that “… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Vigilant Guitars builds custom guitar based on design features of dystopian science fiction Book JoinWith.Me

Village Reporter,
Vigilant Guitars builds custom guitar based on design features of dystopian science fiction Book JoinWith.Me – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, March 1, 2021 · 536,121,751 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Munther Rayahneh signs to star in the “Al Haroun” Movie

Village Reporter,
Munther Rayahneh signs to star in the “Al Haroun” Movie – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, March 1, 2021 · 536,116,110 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? Sourced… Read More
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