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Pfizer is first to apply for U.S. emergency use for COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer Inc said it would apply to U.S. health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorisation (EUA) of its COVID-19...
Read moreAfrican scientists root for research, innovation to hasten pandemic recovery
African scientists and policymakers on Thursday in Nairobi proclaimed that leveraging home-based research and innovation has the potential to boost...
Read moreU.S initial weekly unemployment claims rise for first time in weeks
Some 742,000 people filed initial weekly unemployment claims in the United States last week, the Department of Labor said on...
Read moreUAE may withdraw from OPEC+ over tensions with Saudi Arabia, Russia – Reports
With tensions running high between the United Arab Emirates and its petroleum allies, Saudi Arabia and Russia, Abu Dhabi considers...
Read moreIMF approves US$10 million disbursement to Somalia
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the first review of the Extended Credit Facility...
Read moreWorld Bank grants Sudan $61.5 million to boost education
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved an education programme, supported by a US$61.5-million grant from the Global Partnership...
Read moreReported Ethiopia massacre: UN rights chief warns of spiralling situation, war crimes
Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, amid fighting between national and regional forces that...
Read moreCoronavirus: 18 leading Chinese health experts arrive in The Gambia
Eighteen leading health experts from China arrived in The Gambia on Monday, nine of them prominent epidemic control experts who...
Read moreECOWAS offers 793 tons of cereals of food assistance to Mali
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered Mali 793 tons of cereals as part of the food...
Read moreLibyan, American officials discuss return of the U.S. Embassy to Tripoli
The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, and the U.S. Ambassador to Libya,...
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