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Tuberculosis Kills As Many People Each Year As COVID-19. It’s Time We Found a Better Vaccine
A TB patient at the Srinagar-based Chest Diseases Hospital in the Indian state of Kashmir. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS
By External SourceJan 15 2021 – In July 1921, a French infant ...
Legally Speaking, Is Digital Money Really Money?
Can mobile money be categorized as digital money? IOM helped Mohammed Ahmed to set up a shop in Omduram market, near Khartoum, Sudan. The initiative involves the use of mobile money ...
Q&A: China Accused of Intimidating, Detaining Citizens Critical of COVID-19 Linked Abuses
Social distancing in a Macau Hospital waiting room. Human Rights Watch has expressed concern about human rights abuses being carried out under the guise of COVID-19 public health lockdowns ...
America’s Descent into Depths of Disastrous Trumpism
President Donald Trump addressing the UN General Assembly. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak
By H.L.D. MahindapalaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan 14 2021 – Democracy is fragile. It is more ...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Puerto Rico Youth Fellows
San Juan, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships, which support young ...
Sabin Vaccine Institute Funds Researchers to Investigate COVID-19 Misinformation, Design Solutions to Increase Vaccine Acceptance
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) announced today that it has awarded grants to research teams in four countries to explore the ...
Can the World Tackle the Food Insecurity Crisis in 2021?
Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPS.
By Esther NgumbiJan 13 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity and disrupted food systems and food supply chains in developed ...
Africa’s Free Trade Area Opens for Business
Dignity factory workers producing garments for overseas clients, in Accra, Ghana. Credit: Africa Renewal, United Nations
By Franck KuwonuUNITED NATIONS, Jan 13 2021 – African ...
Renewable Energy Transition Key to Addressing Climate Change Challenge
A wind energy generation plant located in Loiyangalani in northwestern Kenya. The plant is set to be the biggest in Africa, generating 300 MW. This renewable energy project was supported ...
For Heavily Indebted Small Islands, Resilience-Building is the Best Antidote
Small island nations are taking on water in the form of a vicious debt trap which damages their productivity and ability to recover from disasters and other structural constraints. ...
