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Report: Stranded doctors begin sea evacuation
Ynet
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June 17, 2025
Following the closure of Israel's airspace due to the war with Iran, hundreds of medical professionals have found themselves stranded abroad, far from their hospitals and clinics, at a time when the healthcare system needs them most and readiness...
UBS Wealth Report 2025 exposes exponential growth of inequality internationally
World Socialist Web Site
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June 20, 2025
A homeless man pushes a shopping cart full of his belongings across an intersection in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. [AP Photo/Jae C. Hong]The recently released UBS Global Wealth Report 2025 provides an irrefutable statistical indictment of...
Top 10 African countries by GDP per capita in 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 25, 2025
GDP per capita offers more than just a snapshot of a country’s economic output, it quietly speaks to the lived realities of its people. In many African countries, it shows the ongoing struggle to translate rich potential into shared prosperity,...
Moroccan Human Rights Leader Amina Bouayach Drives Africa’s Zero Torture Mission
Morocco World News
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June 25, 2025
Rabat — Morocco’s head of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) Amina Bouayach brings a bold vision to Cape Verde this week: an Africa completely free of torture. The leader of the African Network of National Preventive Mechanisms Against...
Madagascar bishops speak with Pope of US aid withdrawal
Aleteia
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June 16, 2025
The bishops of the country are in Rome for pilgrimage and have had their first meeting with the new pope. “I give thanks for the missionary vitality” of the Catholic Church in Madagascar, Pope Leo XIV said on June 16, 2025, to the bishops of...
Wings of Change: Empowering Madagascar’s Youth Through Education and Hospitality
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Wings Hotel) Wings of Change, a dedicated non-profit organization, is proud to reaffirm its commitment to empowering Madagascar’s youth by creating educational and career opportunities for financially challenged students. Through free...
Private Sector Mini-Grid Developers Sign Funding Agreements to Fast Track Zambia’s Electrification Efforts
The Rockefeller Foundation
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June 25, 2025
Over US$1.1 million awarded to OnePower Zambia, Renwasol/Solar23, and Engie Energy Access Zambia (Power Corner Zambia) through ZEDSI programme. LUSAKA, ZAMBIA | June 25, 2025 ― Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), with support from The...
Death toll from Madagascar food poisoning incident rises to 20
Xinhua News Agency
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ANTANANARIVO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a recent food poisoning incident in the suburb of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, has risen to 20, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the government. "As the poisoning...
When I become president (2)
The Sun Nigeria
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June 19, 2025
Last week, I began a mental excursion into what I will do when I become the President of the Federal Republic. As daunting as the task ahead looks, the feedback I have received so far from the numerous juju priestess, river goddesses, ordained and...
French cybercrime police arrest five suspected BreachForums admins
The Register
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The Paris police force's cybercrime brigade (BL2C) has arrested a further four men as part of a long-running investigation into the criminals behind BreachForums. The arrests on Monday follow the earlier capture in February of a person police...
Tanzania’s Health Minister elected to serve regional health body
Daily News Tanzania
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June 18, 2025
DJIBOUTI: TANZANIA’s Minister of Health, Jenista Mhagama, has been elected Vice Chairperson of the Regional Steering Committee (ResCo) of Health Ministers for Community Health in Eastern Africa. The appointment was made on June 17, 2025, following...
In Otter News: Fossa brothers swing into Duluth
WDIO - Minnesota
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June 17, 2025
Two foosae brothers call the Lake Superior Zoo home. They came to Duluth from Madagascar. Fossa brothers, Koto and Mahaka, are the newest species at the Lake Superior Zoo. These sleek, curious predators are native to the one of the most biodiverse...
Iran's nuclear program set back 'a few months.' And, Trump to meet with NATO allies
WKYU - Kentucky
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June 25, 2025
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories A U.S. official, speaking on condition of...
How China-Africa industrial chain drives continental growth
People's Daily Online
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An aerial drone photo taken on May 27, 2025 shows the cocoa processing complex at the PK24 Industrial Park on the northwestern outskirts of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen) From infrastructure and training to production and global...
Don’t “turn your gaze away from the poor”: Pope Leo XIV to Catholic Bishops in Madagascar
ACI Africa
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June 16, 2025
“I am happy to listen to you recount the joys and pastoral trials that you bear with fidelity. Your closeness to the people of God is a living sign of the Gospel,” the 267th Catholic Pontiff said during the June 16 audience with CEM members. He...
Pope urges Madagascar’s bishops to protect creation as prophetic mission
Catholic Review - Maryland
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June 16, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV asked Madagascar’s bishops to embrace the care of creation as a central part of their prophetic ministry, calling on them to safeguard the unique ecological beauty and fragility of their homeland. “Following Pope...
Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Smt. Anupriya Patel delivers keynote address at the inaugural session of Second Policymakers’ Forum
Odisha Diary
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June 16, 2025
Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, delivered the keynote address at the inaugural session of the Second Policymakers’ Forum organised by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), here...
Will work with partner countries to advance regulatory collaboration, says Minister Anupriya Patel
Pharmabiz.com
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India continues to be a leader in drug manufacturing, especially when it comes to the generic medicines, and hope to continue to work together with partner countries to advance the regulatory collaboration and promote the recognition of the...
A solar revolution in African agribusiness
African Business
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June 16, 2025
Every farmer that has ever worked the soils has relied on the power of the Sun. But farmers around the world are increasingly looking to harness the Sun in another way – through generating electricity from solar photovoltaic panels. In Africa,...
World Insights: How China-Africa industrial chain drives continental growth
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- China-Africa trade reached a record 295.56 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, up 4.8 percent year-over-year, marking the 16th consecutive year China has remained Africa's largest trading partner. Currently, with the support...