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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO). The inactivated oral vaccine Euvichol-S, approved on 12 April, has a similar efficacy to existing vaccines but a simplified formulation, allowing opportunities to rapidly increase production capacity. “The new vaccine is the third [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Director of the Climate Change, Technology and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Nassim Oulmane, is calling on African countries to speed up the implementation of bold and ambitious solutions for achieving the SDGs, ahead of the African Regional Forum [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has called on French companies to invest in the fields of energy, oil and gas. During a meeting with the Ambassador of France in Libya, Mostafa Mihraje, in Tripoli on Thursday, Mr al-Haweij indicated the Ministry's readiness to offer [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South Africa’s two-time Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has been named in TIME Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2024. The legend made history last year when he became only the second man to lead a country [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim oil and finance ministers on Thursday discussed a number of strategic issues with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Jeffrey Pyatt, including the economic and political situation in the North African country, with a particular focus on the oil and gas sector. During the [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), on Thursday officially launched a three-year support project to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in their member countries.   The project, titled “Capacity Development for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Angola boss, Marcos Antunes, has stressed that the Sable Antelopes will stick to their style of play as they prepare for Friday's semi-final match against Egypt.  The Angolans have shown courage and character to bounce back from their opening 5-2 defeat against Morocco. They then cruised past [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania, Currency             Buying        Selling Burundi Franc     0.8903       0.8985 Euro                     2,732.972     2,760.5606 British Pound      3,192.2261   3,225.1838 Japanese Yen      16.5995     16.7644 Kenya Shilling     19.3055     19.3527 Rwanda Franc     1.9742       2.0204 Uganda Shilling    0.6466       0.6785 US [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who told him they are desperate for peace. The huge central African nation has seen years of violence in the restive but resources-rich east, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly on Thursday underscored the critical need for resilient infrastructure if the world is the reach the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. In a special meeting dedicated to building resilience and promoting sustainable development through infrastructure [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian education system in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s military operation continues unabated. Since the 7 October attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian militants on southern Israel, and the ensuing military assault [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards lasting peace between Israel and a fully independent, viable and sovereign Palestinian state, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.  “Failure to make progress towards a two-State solution [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto. In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft resolution that would have recommended the General [...]

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