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Yapita Health Expands Medical Mission with Free Expert-Led Camps Across 18 African Regions
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 10: Continuing its mission to make quality healthcare accessible to underserved populations, Yapita Health, India's leading medical tourism company, has announced the expansion of its free medical camp initiative...
Full List Of African Countries Affected By 3-Month US Visa Validity
Naija News
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July 11, 2025
In a statement released by the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, the American government announced that “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The...
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Media Monitors Network
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July 10, 2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on...
CPC COMMITS TO OPERATIONALIZE STRATEGIC CONSENSUS BETWEEN PRESIDENT HICHILEMA AND PRESIDENT XI JINPING
Zambian Observer
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July 10, 2025
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 10th July 2025 CPC COMMITS TO OPERATIONALIZE STRATEGIC CONSENSUS BETWEEN PRESIDENT HICHILEMA AND PRESIDENT XI JINPING The Communist Party of China (CPC) has reaffirmed its commitment to operationalizing...
Yango Supports Tech Innovation and Youth Empowerment in Ghana
News Ghana
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July 11, 2025
2nd Edition Of Ghana Hackathon Held In Accra The second edition of the Ghana Hackathon, organized by Zindi Africa and powered by Yango Group, has been completed in Accra. The urban mobility and data science hackathon took place at The University...
Trump tariffs unsettle SA farmers as Africa eyes agricultural growth
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 11, 2025
The overall economic impact on agricultural exports may be modest, but the Western Cape in particular ‘could face serious disruption’. Farmers and analysts have raised concerns over the impact of recently announced US tariffs on South African...
Family mourn NZ woman killed by elephant
Star News
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July 9, 2025
By Krystal Gibbens of RNZ The New Zealander killed by an elephant in Zambia has been remembered as a cheerful and compassionate person. Alison Jean Taylor, 67, from Porirua and 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the UK were attacked by a female...
Elephant charge victim remembered as community stalwart
9News
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July 9, 2025
Alison Taylor, the New Zealand woman who died when she was charged by an elephant in a Zambian national park, is being remembered as a linchpin of her community. Alison Taylor was a key volunteer at the Porirua Citizens Advice Bureau. (Porirua...
RELAX, HE’S NOT MISSING—HE’S JUST NOT YOUR NEIGHBOUR
Zambian Observer
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July 9, 2025
RELAX, HE’S NOT MISSING—HE’S JUST NOT YOUR NEIGHBOUR Ah, here we go again. The nation’s new favorite game: Where Is The President? Forget gold, forget electricity, forget potholes. This is Zambia’s latest obsession. Let’s clear something up before...
THERE WERE NO TALKS BETWEEN LUNGU FAMILY AND GOVERNMENT – MAKEBI
Zambian Observer
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July 10, 2025
THERE WERE NO TALKS BETWEEN ECL AND GOVERNMENT – MAKEBI THE family of late former President Edgar Lungu says the decision by Government to sue it had disallowed them to hold talks with the State. Yesterday, President Hakainde Hichilema told...
Unusual: Qatar Airways Has 3 Routes That Do Not Involve Qatar
Simple Flying
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July 8, 2025
For most global travelers, Qatar Airways is synonymous with luxury travel through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport. As the national carrier of Qatar, its network is designed to connect passengers from across the world through the Middle...
Two women died on safari last week — are these trips becoming more dangerous?
The Times
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Last week two sisters, 68-year-old Easton Taylor from the UK and 67-year-old Alison Taylor from New Zealand, were killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in Zambia. The deaths of the women serve as a reminder that, despite the skill of...
Trump's 50 Percent Copper Tariff Will Drive Up Prices for Tech, Homes, Military Equipment, and More
Reason Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Newly announced tariffs on imported copper might be the Trump administration's most foolish trade policy yet. It is a move that will force American industries to pay significantly higher prices for a metal that is essential for everything from...
There were no talks between ECL and Government – Makebi
Daily Nation
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July 10, 2025
BARNABAS ZULU THE family of late former President Edgar Lungu says the decision by Government to sue it had disallowed them to hold talks with the State. Yesterday, President Hakainde Hichilema told Michael Gonzales, the United States of America...
Woman killed by elephant remembered as an 'inspiration that we can all do more'
1News
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The New Zealander killed by an elephant in Zambia has been remembered as a cheerful and compassionate person. Alison Jean Taylor, 67, from Porirua and 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the UK were attacked by a female elephant last week while...
TZ’s infrastructure boom fuels regional growth
Daily News Tanzania
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July 10, 2025
DODOMA: TANZANIA is quietly emerging as a regional infrastructure powerhouse, leveraging strategic megaprojects to position itself as a gateway to East and Southern Africa. Under successive administrations, most recently that of President Samia...
Module 2: China’s environmental journey
Dialogo Chino
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July 10, 2025
China’s extraordinary economic development since the 1980s came with extreme environmental costs. Air, water and soil pollution – as well as soaring carbon emissions and ecological destruction – were witnessed across the country during these years...
'Exercise caution': Warning as investigation launched into Kiwi's death in elephant attack
Northern Advocate
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“Zambia’s national parks are globally renowned for offering exceptional and authentic wildlife experiences. However, we wish to remind all visitors that these experiences take place in wilderness settings where wildlife behaves unpredictably. “As...
Hungry for sales? Here’s how to empower your people to optimise productivity
ITWeb
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July 10, 2025
Martin Blignaut, Head: Workforce Management at Altron Digital Business. People, artificial intelligence (AI) and data can be a powerful combination to drive sales – just ask Hungry Lion. When the fast-food chain noticed that one of its stores in...
China’s Mineral Monopoly Demands Renewing the Development Finance Corporation
War on the Rocks
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July 10, 2025
American auto manufacturers are preparing to shut down production lines. Defense manufacturers may not be far behind. The tit-for-tat tariff escalation between the United States and China dominated headlines throughout March and April, but the...