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  • insecticide resistant super mosquito discovered

    Insecticide-resistant 'super mosquito' discovered

    World | January 13, 2015 13:18 IST

    Washington:  A newly discovered 'super mosquito' has the ability to survive the insecticides used to treat bed nets which are key to preventing the spread of malaria in humans, scientists say.Interbreeding of two malaria mosquito

  • two female suicide bombers behind nigeria market attack

    Two female suicide bombers behind Nigeria market attack

    World | December 11, 2014 6:55 IST

    Abuja: Two female suicide bombers were behind twin explosions which claimed dozens of lives at a market place in Nigeria's Kano state Wednesday, police said.The young girls, wearing hijab, carried out the attack by detonating

  • thousands protest in spain over western sahara s

    Thousands protest in Spain over Western Sahara's independence

    World | November 17, 2014 9:28 IST

    Madrid: Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid today in support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony in northwestern Africa.About 3,000 protesters marched from Atocha railway station to the

  • liberians fast pray for three days to break ebola curse

    Liberians fast, pray for three days to break Ebola 'curse'

    World | October 30, 2014 9:32 IST

    Monrovio: Liberians began fasting and prayers Wednesday for redemption from the curse of Ebola, that has gripped them. They will continue with the rituals for three days. So far this epidemic has killed 2,705 people

  • ebola neglected because it started in africa kofi annan

    Ebola neglected because it started in Africa: Kofi Annan

    World | October 17, 2014 11:15 IST

    London: Wealthy countries were slow to tackle the Ebola epidemic as it began in Africa, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has said in tough criticism of the response to the crisis."I am bitterly

  • germany steps up support to fight ebola

    Germany steps up support to fight Ebola

    World | October 03, 2014 11:45 IST

    Berlin: Germany has appointed a special envoy to coordinate the aid efforts taken by the government to fight Ebola in Africa.Walter Lindner, former regional adviser for African affairs, has been named as the new envoy

  • un mission team to combat ebola arrives in africa

    UN mission team to combat Ebola arrives in Africa

    World | September 23, 2014 6:26 IST

    United Nations: An advance team of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has arrived in Ghana's capital Accra to set up the operation's headquarters, a UN spokesman said on Monday.Another advance team

  • recovered british ebola patient to return to africa

    Recovered British Ebola patient to return to Africa

    World | September 12, 2014 11:42 IST

    London: The first British person to contract Ebola in Africa is to return to the country where he was infected in order to help others fight the disease.William Pooley was treated in a special isolation

  • doordarshan set to expand global footprint go on air in

    Doordarshan set to expand global footprint, go on air in Europe, Africa

    India | August 06, 2014 8:20 IST

    New Delhi: State broadcaster Doordarshan's international channel is all set to become available to viewers in Europe, Africa and even Australia after Prasar Bharati yesterday entered into an agreement in that regard with German public

  • delegates to be screened for ebola at us africa summit

    Delegates to be screened for Ebola at US-Africa summit

    World | August 02, 2014 11:19 IST

    Washington: US President Barack Obama has ordered compulsory screening of all the African delegates arriving in Washington for a summit for Ebola virus symptoms.The issue of Ebola "is something that we take very seriously", Xinhua

  • senegal to host summit on financing africa s infrastructure

    Senegal to host summit on financing Africa's infrastructure

    May 24, 2014 20:14 IST

    Addis Ababa: President Macky Sall of Senegal will host a summit on financing Africa's infrastructure from June 14-15 in Dakar, announced the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Friday.The event aims to promote the participation

  • world economic forum on africa attracts huge investment

    World Economic Forum on Africa attracts huge investment

    May 10, 2014 19:14 IST

    Abuja (Nigeria): The 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa wrapped up here in the Nigerian capital, attracting investment worth more than 68 billion U.S. dollars.The forum started Wednesday and ended Friday.“The funds are targeted

  • sunil mittal to co chair world economic forum on africa

    Sunil Mittal to co-chair World Economic Forum on Africa

    May 06, 2014 21:47 IST

    New Delhi:Bharti Entreprises' founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal will co-chair the World Economic Forum on Africa beginning Wednesday in Nigerian capital Abuja. The Forum will focus on sustainable healthcare and service delivery.The event is

  • africa s financial services sector presents opportunities

    Africa's financial services sector presents opportunities: report

    April 19, 2014 21:35 IST

    Johannesburg: An international logistics group has said growth in Africa's financial services sector is providing great opportunities to drive the continent's economic growth and development.In a report released here Friday, DHL Express Sub-Saharan (SSA) director

  • facebook purchasing 11 000 drones to connect africa

    Facebook purchasing 11,000 drones to connect Africa

    March 04, 2014 18:45 IST

    New Delhi: Reports suggest that social networking giant Facebook is in negotiations to buy a drone manufacturer with the aim of using its high-altitude autonomous aircraft to beam internet connections to isolated communities in Africa.Facebook

  • know about a ghost town in africa abandoned since 50 years

    Know about a ghost town in Africa abandoned since 50 years

    World | September 04, 2014 6:33 IST

    New Delhi: Kolmanskop in Namibia was founded in 1908 when a railway worker, Zacharias Lewala discovered a diamond in this place and showed it to his supervisor, who then got the gem tested and approved.After

  • indian model of partnership with africa more promising than

    Indian model of partnership with Africa more promising than Chinese: Khurshid

    India | November 20, 2013 22:34 IST

    New Delhi: In the backdrop of increasing Chinese footprints in Africa, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid sought to downplay China's “commercial model” in the continent and said India had far better and “more promising partnership

  • africa emerges as drug trafficking hub

    Africa emerges as drug trafficking hub

    World | October 16, 2013 11:30 IST

    Harare: Endemic corruption, poverty and disorganisation, have made some parts of Africa new drug hubs.Reports say, a weak criminal justice system boosts such activities here.Since 2004, Africa has become a major hub for cocaine trafficking,

  • kerry terrorists can run but can t hide

    Kerry: terrorists can run, but can't hide

    World | October 06, 2013 13:14 IST

    Bali, Indonesia : U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said today that a pair of U.S. military raids against militants in north Africa sends the message that terrorists “can run but they can't hide.”In raids

  • a look at major terror attacks in east africa

    A look at major terror attacks in East Africa

    World | September 23, 2013 20:09 IST

    Johanesburg: A look at the major terror attacks in East Africa, outside of Somalia:Sept. 21, 2013: Gunmen use grenades and assault rifles to attack an upscale mall in Kenya's capital, killing more than 60 people

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