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South Africa Covid-19 cases hit 1 million mark

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– – South Africa has recorded more than one million Covid-19 infections following the discovery of new variant of the virus. The country has now confirmed 1,004,413 Covid-19 infections and 26,735 deaths since the outbreak began in March. There has been a spike in cases at hospitals and medical centres as the country becomes the first in Africa to hit the one… Read More
Pacific 

Young Champions of the Earth: mapping clean water in China

Village Reporter
Xiaoyuan Ren has been recognized as a United Nations Environment Programme’s Young Champion of the Earth for 2020., by UNEP Xiaoyuan Ren has developed MyH2O, a data platform that provides information about the quality of groundwater in villages across the country, so residents know where to find clean water to stay healthy. Her research suggests that around 40 per cent… Read More
Europe 

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands of migrants lose shelter, after camp destroyed in fire

Village Reporter
Nearly all infrastructure at the Lipa Emergency Tent Camp, which housed about 1,400 migrants, has been destroyed or badly damaged. This number is in addition to some 1,500 migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees – including women and children – stranded in squats and forest camps nearby.  With the devastation, the overall number of people in dire need of assistance has swelled… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

New coronavirus variant discovered in Nigeria

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– – A new variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in Nigeria, according to the head of Africa’s Centre for Disease Control. Dr John Nkengasong said on Thursday that more investigation is taking place on this latest variant of the virus. Dr John Nkengasong said that the new variant is “a separate lineage from the UK and South Africa.”… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Police clash with opposition MPs amid post-election protest

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– – Minority MPs in Ghana’s parliament are livid after clashing with police during a protest march to the Electoral Commission on Tuesday. The minority MPs were marching to the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) to challenge the results of the Presidential elections declared in favour of the incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo. They were also demanding a recollection of some of… Read More
Africa Business China World 

China and Lending – Will Africa Suffer From a More Frugal Outlook?

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– – Prior to the popular ‘Africa Rising’ narrative which gained momentum at the turn of the century, the region’s debt crisis was one of the main topics of developmental economics. This was particularly apparent during the 1980s, when most African nations were trapped in an unsustainable cycle of debt. In fact, Africa’s cumulative debt burden increased from just $8… Read More
Africa Central Africa World 

UN says it has retaken CAR town from rebels

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– – The United Nations has said that it has retaken the town of Bambari in the Central African Republic (CAR) from rebels. The rebels had seized the town on Tuesday with the government alleging an attempted coup. The government accused the former president, François Bozizé, of joining up with armed groups in an attempt to stage a coup –… Read More
Europe 

UN independent expert asks outgoing US president: Pardon Wikileaks’ Assange

Village Reporter
“Mr. Assange has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty for the past ten years”,  wrote Nils Melzer, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. “This is a high price to pay for the courage to publish true information about government misconduct throughout the world”.  Incarcerated since the authorities arrested him inside London’s Ecuadorian Embassy… Read More
Pacific 

Iran nuclear deal: ‘Heated rhetoric and the heightened risk of miscalculation’ widen differences

Village Reporter
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo was speaking during a virtual meeting on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the July 2015 accord that set out rules for monitoring Iran’s nuclear programme and a pathway to easing sanctions.   Iran nuclear issue has global peace & security implications. With JCPOA, countries concerned showed that dialogue & diplomacy, supported by a united Security… Read More
Pacific 

COVID-19 hits trade in Asia-Pacific, but impact ‘less bad’ than elsewhere

Village Reporter
Worldwide trade is expected to fall by 14.5 per cent in 2020 and following that trend, trade in the region could contract by  around 1.9 per cent, estimates from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) suggest.  The rest of the world, however, fared worse, and as a result, the region’s share in global merchandise export… Read More
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