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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Month: January 2024

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Opinion Pieces

20 years ago South Africa had 40 qualified astronomers – all white. How it’s opened space science and developed skills since then

Southern African Large Telescope. SAAO, Author provided Patricia Ann Whitelock, South African Astronomical Observatory; Daniel Cunnama, South African Astronomical Observatory, and Rosalind Skelton, National Research Foundation South African astronomy started an important journey two decades ago, when an initiative to attract and train future scientists in the field welcomed its first group of students under the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme. World class facilities have been established during this […]

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Business / Economics

Amidst Ongoing Global Crises, Gates Foundation announces largest annual budget ever: $8.6 Billion in 2024 to save and improve lives

  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced its largest annual budget to date as it works toward the goal of a healthier, more prosperous world for all. With global health budgets in decline overall, a portion of the additional funding will go toward advancing global health innovations that will save and improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people, including newborn babies and pregnant mothers […]

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Lifestyle

Move away from Google if you want to avoid fake news

By F.D. Flam via BizNews Searching for information has become instant and effortless — just go to your nearest device, ask Siri or click a few keys. But are we better informed than we were before Google became a verb? A new paper published in Nature hints that we’re not. When researchers exposed volunteers to a mix of fake and real news stories, they found people became more prone to being fooled by […]

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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander visits Pibor and Akobo to assess situation following recent violence
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APO International

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander visits Pibor and Akobo to assess situation following recent violence

With the new year having begun with an escalation of longstanding tensions between some communities in Jonglei and Greater Pibor respectively, Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) spent last week in situ. In meetings with local authorities and security organs to de-escalate hostilities, the Force Commander reiterated the peacekeeping mission’s message as expressed in a press statement issued on 7 January: violence […]

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Displaced communities receive free medical checks thanks to United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers
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APO International

Displaced communities receive free medical checks thanks to United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers

Gimmers of hope and joy lightened the hearts of more than 500 residents at Naivasha Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Wau, thanks to free medical services provided by Blue Helmets from Bangladesh serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “Deteriorating eyesight and ulcers are two main health problems I have been suffering from with no access to decent healthcare facilities,” explained Basma John, a displaced person. “My […]

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NewsTrendsKE partners with APO Group to distribute news content in Kenya
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APO International

NewsTrendsKE partners with APO Group to distribute news content in Kenya

NewsTrendsKE (NewsTrends.co.KE), the fastest-growing corporate blog in Kenya, has partnered with APO Group to distribute news content in Kenya. The partnership will enable NewsTrendsKE to provide its readers with a broader range of news content from APO Group. The content will be displayed on https://apo-opa.co/422NggS. According to APO Group, the company is committed to delivering news content that is relevant, accurate, and timely. The partnership with NewsTrendsKE (NewsTrends.co.KE) is part of […]

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Over 100 Ethiopian students win Chinese scholarships
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APO International

Over 100 Ethiopian students win Chinese scholarships

A total of 143 Ethiopian university students have won scholarships provided by the Chinese government to help them pursue graduate and post-graduate studies across different academic fields in the country's largest Addis Ababa University (AAU). Speaking at the awards ceremony of the China-Ethiopia Friendship Scholarship on Friday at the AAU, the university's Interim President Samuel Kifle said the Chinese government and different universities in China have had "strong and meaningful […]

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Uncategorized

Russia says sentenced more than 200 Ukrainian POWs

Russia said Monday it has sentenced more than 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war to lengthy sentences, with some getting life in prison, almost two years into the Kremlin's offensive. Russia holds an unknown number -- believed to be in the thousands -- of Ukrainian captive soldiers, many of whom were taken during the siege of the port city of Mariupol in 2022. Kyiv and international rights groups have denounced Moscow's […]

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Africa

Burkina’s ex-gendarmerie chief kidnapped: sources

Burkina Faso's former chief of staff of the gendarmerie who was sacked in October has been abducted from his home by unidentified "armed individuals", sources close to him said on Monday. "They sealed off the neighbourhood, surrounded his home before taking him," a security source close to the ex-police chief told AFP. Lieutenant-Colonel Evrard Somda was taken on Sunday from his home in the capital, Ouagadougou, he added. "We don't […]

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