Merck Foundation CEO and Mozambique First Lady Sign MoU to Underscore Their Long-Term Partnership to Strengthen Healthcare Capacity During the Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit 2025

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany,...

Senator Rasha Kelej Received Maldives First Lady at the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit to Discuss Their Joint Programs to Build Healthcare Capacity

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Malé, Maldives – Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It was inaugurated...

Senator Rasha Kelej Received Kenya First Lady at the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit to Discuss Their Joint Programs to Build Healthcare Capacity

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany,...

The Left Can’t Abandon Nostalgia to the Right

A specter is haunting global politics: the specter of nostalgia. Nostalgia for the nuclear, single-earner family; nostalgia for the ethnically defined and uniform nation state; nostalgia for simpler, pre-Internet times; nostalgia for a time when...

Serene and Delirious

At first I did not know how to watch the fresh and giggling, gasp-of-delight-inducing, omnivorous, often deliberately pointless, even trolling and irritating movies of Miguel Gomes, who has been lauded as one of contemporary cinema’s most original...

West African Health Ministers Unite to Push for Lassa Fever Vaccine

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire—Health ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged their support to advance the development and promotion of a Lassa fever vaccine. This commitment was made during the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa...

Onana leaves United for season-long loan at Trabzonspor

André Onana has joined Trabzonspor on a season-long loan, with the Turkish club announcing that they will not be paying a loan fee to Manchester United for the goalkeeper. The 29-year-old passed a medical in Trabzon, a city in the northeast of...

Risk Of Dying From Chronic Disease Higher For Indian Women Than Men: Lancet Study

Last Updated:September 11, 2025, 05:22 IST Data shows that chances of women dying from a non-communicable disease between birth and the age of 80 years were 46.7% in 2001. By 2019, the probability had increased to 48.7% In the analysis, Imperial...

Chronic disease deaths decline globally, but progress is slowing

A landmark report shows mortality from chronic diseases fell in the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic (2010-2019), but progress has slowed. Death rates from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke declined in four out of five...

West African health ministers pledge joint action against Lassa fever

West African health ministers have united in a pledge to tackle Lassa fever with renewed joint action and a collaborative commitment to accelerating vaccine development and enhancing regional readiness against the growing health threat posed by...

West African health ministers commit to Lassa Fever vaccine development

West African Ministers of Health have pledged their joint commitment to advancing the development of and readiness for Lassa fever, in recognition of the significant threat to regional health security posed by the disease. Hundreds of thousands of...

African SIDS Blue Economy Project Showcased at the Africa Blue Economy Week in Addis Ababa

The USD 9 million initiative, which will be implemented over a period of 3 and a half years, is designed to transform livelihoods and ecosystems across six island nations, namely Cabo Verde, Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, São Tomé and...

The Weather Authority: Sunny Saturday for Alabama; the coast stays rough

ALABAMA THIS MORNING A mild and quiet start to the weekend across most of Alabama, with clear skies in the north and increasing clouds southward. Temperatures sit in the upper 50s and low 60s inland, rising to the upper 60s near the coast....

Morocco ranks third in Africa for depressive disorders in 2025

Morocco ranks third among African countries with the highest rates of depressive disorders in 2025, with about 6,250 cases affecting 6.54% of the population, according to figures reported by The African Exponent. Tunisia topped the list with 7,265...

AUSO Project launched to close Africa’s soil data gaps for sustainable agriculture

The African Union Soil Observatory (AUSO) Project was officially launched today at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, in a high-level event bringing together African and European partners, policymakers, scientists, and development...

Top 7 most attractive African countries for retirees in 2025

With island nations offering quality healthcare, countries boasting vibrant cultures and affordable living, and governments rolling out favorable visa policies, more retirees are now looking south of the equator for their golden years. Blessed...

Africa’s AI Economy Projected to Surpass $16. 5 Billion by 2030

Africa's AI economy is experiencing rapid growth, with projections indicating a substantial increase from an estimated US$4.51 billion in 2025 to US$16.53 billion by 2030, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.42%. This expansion,...

€59m ocean governance drive launched …to tackle illegal fishing in W.A

A €59 million initiative aimed at promoting sustainable ocean governance and addressing the menace of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has been launched in Tema. The programme, known as the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme...

FCWC, partners launch West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme 

By Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 02, GNA – The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in collaboration with its national and international partners, has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP)-Pillar. The...

Zimbabwe’s life expectancy rises to 65

Mkhululi Ncube, Zimpapers Reporter ZIMBABWE’S life expectancy has increased by four years to 65, with women expected to live longer than men — a development the Ministry of Health and Child Care has described as a positive indicator of the gains...