Nigeria: Lassa fever spreads to 26 states, kills 151
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria so far this year has risen to 151 from the previous 148, according to…
Ghana and Nigeria approve Oxford malaria vaccine
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA malaria vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, UK, has been approved for use in Ghana, and provisionally approved…
India will surpass China as world’s most populous country by mid-year, UN says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation, with almost 3 million more people by the middle of this…
The deadly social media challenges putting our children at risk: From getting drunk on toxic hand sanitizer to overdosing on allergy meds to cause 'hallucinations'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe death of a teenage boy who overdosed on an allergy drug as part of an online game has shone a light…
Almost one-third of Americans live with unhealthy air
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly one-third of Americans live in counties with unhealthy air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. Read More
Black girls had their heads shaved at care home for vulnerable children
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlack girls had their heads shaved at a special care home for vulnerable children, an independent review has found. Read More
Water company must throw away 160,000 litres of bottled water that was left in unsafe storage
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA water company is being force to chuck away thousands of litres of bottled water, after it was left in unsafe storage….
At least 78 dead and dozens more injured after a stampede in Yemen capital
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least 78 people have died in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, after a stampede. Read More
Nigeria plans to increase tax on tobacco products to 50% – official
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Federal Government says it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent Read…
Council says need to house asylum seekers is not an 'emergency'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA council is opposing the Home Office by saying the need to accommodate more asylum seekers is not an ’emergency’ under planning law,…