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African-American Festival Brings Downtown Akron Come Alive
Cool Cleveland - Ohio
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July 14, 2025
The Akron African American festival, hosted by the Akron African American Cultural Association for the 45th year, returns downtown to Lock 3 for three days of activities and entertainment. All three days, visitors will find food and refreshments,...
Marked from within: prostate cancer and African ancestry
The Nassau Guardian
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Prostate cancer doesn’t shout. It creeps. Quietly. Persistently. And for men of African ancestry — whether in Nassau, Abuja, or New York — it creeps faster, earlier, and with deadlier intent. Across the globe, men of African heritage are facing a...
Les Nouvelles Esthétiques announces winners of its South African 2025 #spaawards with new category
Leisure Opportunities
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July 14, 2025
Job opportunities The Pickaquoy Centre £30,900pa + Local Govt Pension + attractive benefits package location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom more jobs Industry professionals gathered to celebrate Les Nouvelles Esthétiques' South African Spa...
Novartis Receives Approval for First Malaria Medicine for Newborn Babies and Young Infants
MedEdge MEA
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July 15, 2025
Novartis announced Coartem® (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby has been approved by Swissmedic as the first malaria medicine for newborns and young infants. The new treatment, also known as Riamet® Baby in some countries, was developed in...
River of giants: Canoe team tracks hippos in one of Africa’s last strongholds
Mongabay
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July 15, 2025
A team from The Wilderness Project has conducted a survey of hippos along Zambia’s Kafue River, one of the last strongholds of the species in Southern Africa. The expedition faced regular close encounters with hippos, which are highly territorial...
GACC, Sege LANet commemorates African Union Anti-Corruption Day
Ghana News Agency
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July 15, 2025
By Lawrencia Akoto Frempong Sege, July 15, GNA - The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition’s (GACC) Local and Accountability Network (LANet) in Sege, in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region has commemorated the 2025 African Union...
Cameroon's Paul Biya, 92, brushes off health fears in bid for new term
Times LIVE
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The cocoa- and oil-producing Central African nation faces a host of economic and security challenges, notably a conflict with Anglophone separatists and threats from Nigeria-based Islamist fighters in the north. Meanwhile Biya, 92, remains largely...
Nigeria`s ex-prez, twice leader of Africa`s most populous nation, dies at 82
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 14, 2025
He led until 2023, during a period marked by Boko Haram's extremist violence in the northeast and a plunging economy Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Pic/AFP Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a...
Tuesday’s Everton News: Travers medical, Conceicao rumour, El Aynaoui, Bakayoko and Luiz updates
Royal Blue Mersey
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July 15, 2025
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Who could be the potential departures as the summer transfer window rolls on? Check out our analysis. [Royal Blue Mersey] Our season review continues with a look at our full backs. [Royal Blue Mersey]...
Turning waste into wealth: harnessing chicken waste to strengthen soil health for smallholder farmers
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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July 14, 2025
A smallholder farmer, Chiwaya Chipakula, tills the land after applying chicken manure. (Photo: One Acre Fund) A smallholder farmer, Chiwaya Chipakula, showcases his nutrient-rich soil after applying chicken manure to his land. (Photo: One Acre...
‘Dressed for success: how can uniforms contribute to sustainable healthcare’
Nursing Times
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July 15, 2025
When we think of sustainability in healthcare, our uniforms are probably not the first thing that springs to mind. Most of us wear uniform, whether dresses, tunics and trousers, or scrubs. Take a moment to consider that a single acute hospital...
Xylem Africa wins gold for safety at the RoSPA Awards 2024
Cape Business News
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July 15, 2025
XYLEM Water Solutions & Services nets 18 awards for safety excellence, accountability, and care. Xylem Africa, the continent’s leading vendor for pure water solutions and innovations, has been awarded the Gold Award for health and safety...
Dubai Health and GE HealthCare to enhance Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education and practice in the MENA region
Emirates 24|7
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July 15, 2025
Dubai Health and GE HealthCare, a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on enhancing Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) practices and co-developing...
The African Banker Awards 2025: Equity Bank Named Best Regional Bank In East Africa
Red Pepper
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July 15, 2025
Equity Bank has been named Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2025 African Banker Awards held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This prestigious award highlights the Bank’s significant role in deepening financial inclusion, empowering communities,...
Feature: Chinese medics treat patients, empower locals in Benin
Xinhua News Agency
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A doctor of the 27th batch of the Chinese medical team to Benin (C) examines a patient at the Mono and Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Lokossa, Benin, on July 14, 2025. The 27th batch of the Chinese medical team arrived in Benin in January...
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: A Look at Therapists With Religious-Based Practices
The Seattle Medium - Washington State
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July 14, 2025
If your appetite is for a religious practitioner, don’t lose heart, it’s no longer a needle in a haystack. Credit: Alex Green/Pexels This post was originally published on Dallas Weekly By Marnita Coleman, Dallas Weekly Finding a therapist is not...
IAEA Director General Visits Five African Countries To Support Health and Development
IAEA
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The IAEA Director General was in Africa last week, to reaffirm the IAEA’s commitment to advancing development goals through nuclear technologies, with a particular focus on cancer care. Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Ethiopia, Rwanda, Malawi, Kenya...
Vet shares 'five healthiest dog breeds with the lowest bills'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 15, 2025
A veterinarian has revealed the five healthiest dog breeds that could help you save on bills. Describing them as the breeds with the "lowest" health-related costs, prospective pet owners should carefully consider their choice and make sure the dog...
Nigeria's ex-president Buhari, twice leader of Africa's most populous nation, dies aged 82
Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida
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July 13, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday. Buhari died in London on Sunday afternoon, where...
Cameroon's 92-year-old president seeks 8th term amid health rumors and political challenges
Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida
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July 13, 2025
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon's 92-year-old president announced Sunday he will seek his eighth term in the upcoming October elections. The announcement comes after months of speculation that the aging leader would not run, setting the stage...