Thursday, January 21, 2016

Nigeria battles Lassa fever

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Barely one year after successfully combating the Ebola outbreak Nigeria is currently facing another health catastrophe known as Lassa fever. The Lassa virus which originated in Lassa town in Borno State, Nigeria in 1969 causes a haemorrhage-inducing fever similar to Ebola. Its primary host has been traced to mouse and transmission to humans possibly by contamination of its primary host’s urine or faeces  with food or grains in the store. Its symptoms include headaches, sore
    

The UAE set to assist Nigeria fight corruption

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President Buhari in UAE
Nigeria has reached a Mutual Legal Assistance agreement on Criminal and Commercial Matters with the United Arab Emirate. This empowers the UAE government to return monies hidden or invested in banks and real estates in their country when traced to corrupt Nigerian officials as well as extradition of such persons. The accord was among a series of other bilateral agreements signed by the Nigeria President’s delegation on his trip to the UAE during the World Energy Forum.
    

The Swedish group ABBA, seen together

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The four former members of a Swedish band Abba made a rare appearance together on January 20 to the excitement of fans.
The four namely Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, arrived in Stockholm, venue of an Abba inspired restaurant and entertainment place named “Mamma Mia! The Party”.
While
    

Ebola resurfaces in West Africa

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Barely a week after celebrating the victory against Ebola in West Africa and the official declaration of its end by the World Health Organisation, the deadly virus has resurfaced in Sierra Leone. According to the Sierra Leonean Health Ministry, the patient is a woman of 38 years who was a caregiver to an Ebola victim, Mariatu Jalloh, that died on January 12. The patient developed symptoms as she was being observed at a quarantine facility.
During interaction with journalists,
    

Bomb explodes near Egyptian Pyramid killing Six people

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Just few days to the anniversary of the January 25 Arab Spring, amidst heightened tension of a possible demonstration to mark the anniversary, the Egyptian security have recorded a bomb attack which has killed 6 people and wounded 15 others. The bomb blast which occurred in the suburb of Giza was targeted at a team of Police officers who were carrying out raid on an apartment suspected to be occupied by militants.
It has been a recurring incident in Egypt to have anti-government demonstrations championed by the Islamic militants during anniversaries of the Arab Spring. The militants who are sympathizers of the former Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, has intensified their fight against the government since the ouster of Morsi in 2013.
    

Sunday, January 17, 2016

IRAN BACK ON TRACK

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The U.N. Nuclear Agency has certified Iran to have met all its commitments under the nuclear deal, which aims to checkmate Iran from using its nuclear programmes for weapon development. By this action, sanctions which has been imposed on the nation will henceforth be lifted, opening new opportunities for Iran’s battered economy. The sanctions on Iran has been on for over a decade which included freezing of its assets worth $100 billion..

    

HERE COMES THE FIRST BRITON TO WALK ON SPACE

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Yesterday, another step was achieved in history as Major Tim Peake became the first Briton to walk in space. His space walk was however aborted earlier than scheduled as a precautionary measure for their safety because of a water bubble in his colleague’s helmet.
Subject took some time tweeting Phil Collins lyrics from the International Space Station.

    
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