The Ebola virus has claimed 10 more lives in Liberia, Front Page Africa reported on Monday. Foreign health workers confirmed to dpa that six of the victims died at a hospital in the Monrovia suburb of New Kru Town, including a nurse. Four other deaths, including health workers, were said to have occurred in northern […]
The UN Department of peacekeeping operations(UNDPKO) Military Advisor Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed visited Rwandan Contingent serving in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) at Tomping Base camps and UN House . He was accompanied by the UNMISS Force Commander Maj Gen Delali Johnson Saky, the Deputy Force Commander Brig Gen Ramesh Pun and the […]
Australian searchers say a Chinese ship has heard a signal for a second time, calling it an encouraging lead in the hunt for missing flight MH370. Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston called the discovery in the southern Indian Ocean an "important and encouraging lead". He warned that the data were still unverified. British naval ship […]
The emotional problems associated with loneliness have long been acknowledged, but now there is evidence that being lonely has an impact on overall health. Researchers found that lonely people are more likely to be heavy drinkers, smokers and overweight.
For thousands of years, farmers, herdsmen and poultry keepers have been selectively breeding their plants, animals and poultry to improve desirable traits, develop specific characteristics or maintain certain genes. It was somehow a trial and error process since the actual mechanisms governing inheritance were unknown and knowledge of these genetic mechanisms finally came as a […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to address both Houses of Parliament and have tea with the Queen during a one-day visit to the UK. Mrs Merkel will follow in the footsteps of other leaders, such as Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan, in addressing MPs and peers. She will later hold talks with the […]
The United States clamped down on the domestic trade of elephant ivory Tuesday as part of a new drive to help African countries stem the threat to wildlife from poachers. The White House administrative action bans all commercial imports of African elephant ivory, including antiques, as well as all commercial exports — except for bona […]
