Tag: its-emergency
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Yellow fever outbreaks in Africa need action, mass vaccination – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Outbreaks of deadly yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo do not constitute a global health emergency but require stepped-up control measures and mass vaccination, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. “This can be a devastating disease with rapid spread particularly in urban areas,”…
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What does the world know about rescued Chibok schoolgirl Amina Ali?
The rescue of one of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist group Boko Haram from a secondary school in Chibok in northeastern Nigeria two years has thrown global attention onto Amina Ali. President Muhammadu Buhari vowed at a news conference on Thursday that Ali would continue her education and condemned the brutality…
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Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it’ll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for…