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Nigeria reports 15,000 AIDS related deaths annually: Official
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Nigeria reports 15,000 AIDS related deaths annually: Official

Abuja, Nov 15: Nigeria records at least 15,000 deaths related to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) every year despite efforts by the government to curb the spread of the deadly disease in the most populous African country, a local official said.Temitope Ilori, head of the National Agency for...
UN organisation urges safe passage for food aid to Sudanese states
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UN organisation urges safe passage for food aid to Sudanese states

Port Sudan, Nov 15: The World Food Programme (WFP), an international organisation within the UN that provides food assistance worldwide, urged safe passage for food aid to Sudan's North Darfur and South Kordofan states. "For the first time in months there are multiple WFP convoys of food aid heading...
Yoon says South Korea could increase support for Ukraine amid North Korea-Russia cooperation
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Yoon says South Korea could increase support for Ukraine amid North Korea-Russia...

Seoul, Nov 14: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said South Korea could consider more support for Ukraine depending on the level of North Korean involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to an interview published on Thursday. Yoon made the remark in a written interview with Spanish...
10 most climate vulnerable countries got less than $1 year climate finance: Report
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10 most climate vulnerable countries got less than $1 year climate finance:...

Baku, Nov 14: As world leaders meet at the 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, a new report by an international development agency on Thursday said people living in 10 most climate vulnerable countries received less than $1 a year in climate finance.It warned world leaders must stop...
Takahama nuclear reactor becomes first in Japan to operate for 50 years
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Takahama nuclear reactor becomes first in Japan to operate for 50 years

Tokyo, Nov 14: A reactor at the Takahama nuclear plant in central Japan marked its 50 years of operations on Thursday, becoming the first in the country to reach the milestone. The No. 1 reactor of the facility in Fukui Prefecture is the oldest operational nuclear power reactor in the country. It...
WFP seeks fund to help over 1 million food insecure Kenyans
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WFP seeks fund to help over 1 million food insecure Kenyans

Nairobi, Nov 13: The World Food Programme (WFP) said that it requires $137.6 million in net funding to provide humanitarian aid to one million food-insecure Kenyans over the next six months. The WFP estimates that one million Kenyans, primarily in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), are acutely food...
Four day Africa Tech Festival 2024 kicks off in Cape Town
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Four day Africa Tech Festival 2024 kicks off in Cape Town

Cape Town, Nov 13: The Africa Tech Festival 2024 kicked off in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa. By bringing together global technology and telecom leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, the festival, one of the largest and most influential telecom and technology events in...
South Africa expects G20 summit to strengthen multilateralism
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South Africa expects G20 summit to strengthen multilateralism

Johannesburg, Nov 13: South Africa expects the upcoming G20 summit to strengthen multilateralism and reform the global institutions of governance, South Africa's top diplomat said. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola made the remarks while briefing the media in...
Alix Didier Fils-Aime swears in as new Haiti PM
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Alix Didier Fils-Aime swears in as new Haiti PM

Beijing, Nov 12: Alix Didier Fils-Aime was sworn in as Haiti's Prime Minister, local media reported. In a speech at the inauguration ceremony on Monday, Fils-Aime vowed to provide a comprehensive response to insecurity and organise uncontested elections. Together, we will enable the country to have...
Egypt launches online application to reconstruct damaged antiques virtually
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Egypt launches online application to reconstruct damaged antiques virtually

Cairo, Nov 12: Egypt launched a new digital filter application to reconstruct damaged ancient Egyptian artifacts at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation. Dubbed the Interactive Mobile Application to Promote Egyptian Antiquities, the project uses...
India backer Rubio set to be Trump’s secretary of state: Media reports
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India backer Rubio set to be Trump’s secretary of state: Media reports

New York, Nov 12: Foreign policy hardliner and India backer Marco Rubio will be President elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top diplomatic job, according to several media outlets. The multiple reports on Monday night said that according to Trump insiders, whom they did not name, he plans...
Indonesias Semeru volcano erupts again, spewing ash 1 km above summit
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Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts again, spewing ash 1 km above summit

Jakarta, Nov 11: The Semeru volcano, located in Indonesia's Java, erupted again early on Monday at 03:35 a.m. local time, spewing thick grey ash up to 1 kilometre above its summit. "This eruption was recorded by a seismograph with a duration of 122 seconds and a significant maximum amplitude," said...
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