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Measles cases hit 23-year high in 2019: WHO

 Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), measles cases worldwide increased to…

Pfizer declares Covid-19 vaccine 90% effective

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced Monday that its coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 for those who had no evidence of previously being infected. More than 50 million coronavirus infections have been recorded worldwide since the virus…

U.S. Election: Biden edges closer to victory

As the race to the white house closes in the 2020 elections, the democrats are speeding up close to 270 mark as the republican is with a relative margin – behind. While Joe bidden remain quite on his lead in…

UNHCR urges ‘inclusion’ to protect refugees, hosts amid COVID-19

Restrictions impeding access to asylum, spiraling gender-based violence, risks of unsafe returns, and loss of livelihoods are among some of the deep and hard-hitting impacts the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on refugees, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs,…

US election enters final stretch

In less than 24 hours, Americans will go to the polls to elect a new president. In addition, voters will also elect representatives for Congress and other local offices. Ahead of tomorrow, over 90 million people have already cast their…

U.S. votes today

Americans are voting today for a new president after weeks of intense campaign to command votes nationwide. Incumbent Donald Trump, who first came to power in 2016, is hoping to retain power while his democratic rival Joe Boden is trying…

WHO boss in quarantine after contact gets COVID-19

The Director-General of the World Health Organization WHO – Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has gone into self-quarantine after one of his contacts recently tested positive for Covid-19. Ghebreyesus spoke on Monday during the weekly WHO covid19 briefing from isolation. He,…

Journalist Benjamin Tetteh Speaks on U.S. election

It’s just four days away from the presidential elections in the United States of America. Presidential candidates and their campaign teams have been busy crisscrossing the country to woo votes. Incumbent Donald Trump criticized for his handling of the coronavirus…

Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala wins WTO DG race

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has emerged winner of the competitive race. Dr. Okonjo- Iweala polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Minister of Trade…