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A health worker of the Congolese Ministry of Health is preparing a syringe with a measles vaccine dose. (Supplied by Bhekisisa, Samuel Sieber, MSF)

Measles kills 14 in Zimbabwe

May 12, 2022

FILE PHOTO - A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS-Yuriko Nakao-File Photo

US to tackle inflation with fastest rate hikes in decades

May 2, 2022

Ohanaeze in the statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, and made available to newsmen on Sunday, said despite NEF observation of the unprecedented insecurity, poverty, large number of internally displaced among other issues confronting the nation yet they opposed zoning to the South.

2023: Ohanaeze raps Northern elders for opposing zoning presidency to South

May 1, 2022

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia

US vice president Kamala Harris tests positive for coronavirus

April 26, 2022

The United States should resume use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, an independent advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

Johnson & Johnson suspends sales forecast for coronavirus vaccine

April 19, 2022

Coins of a one Egyptian pound are seen at the Mint Museum to mark police day which falls on January 25, the anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising, in Cairo

Egyptian pound drops as Ukraine war prompts dollar flight

March 21, 2022

Edo government has announced dissolution of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma.

Group kicks against multi-campus system in Edo university

March 7, 2022

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gallo Images

WHO chief: Coronavirus pandemic ‘nowhere near over’

January 18, 2022

A healthcare worker reaches out to give a person a nasal swab to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the Omicron variant continues to spread in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Cheney Orr

COVID: WHO sees growing proof Omicron causes milder symptoms

January 4, 2022

A nurse attends to a patient on a COVID-19 ward at Milton Keynes University Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Milton Keynes, Britain, January 20, 2021. Picture taken January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK: Coronavirus disrupts public life again, but symptoms ‘less severe’

January 4, 2022

India extended Covid vaccinations to teens aged 15-18 on Monday after officials tightened restrictions in big cities to avoid a repeat of last year’s devastating outbreak.

India begins vaccinating teens as Omicron fears rise

January 3, 2022

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Lagos calls for citizens’ participation for cleaner environment

December 24, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said it recorded zero fatality from coronavirus on Monday, though 167 additional infections were reported in seven states and FCT.

NCDC: Nigeria yet to record any Omicron related death

December 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir and being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY./File Photo

Merck’s at-home antiviral coronavirus pill approved by US regulator

December 23, 2021

According to a Wednesday report, the National Bank of Kazakhstan, or NBK, said it had confirmed the possibility of implementing a retail central bank digital currency, or CBDC, based on distributed ledger technology. In addition, the central bank tested how Kazakhstan’s citizens might use a digital tenge for offline payments as well as its programmability.

Kazakhstan’s central bank reports results on CBDC pilot project

December 16, 2021