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Dissident Hunters
The Verge
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July 10, 2025
On a balmy night in October 2019, the defector rode his bike home. He’d just finished a long shift helping waiters serve yogurt-smothered kabobs at a restaurant in Yalova, a seaside town an hour from Istanbul, Turkey. By this time of night, many...
Africa set to advance cancer care as UHAS launches postgraduate certificate programme
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), in collaboration with its partners, has launched the Oncology Nurse Leadership Programme (ONLEP) – a postgraduate initiative aimed at enhancing cancer care across the African continent. The...
Swissmedic approves Novartis' Coartem Baby to treat malaria in newborns and young infants
Pharmabiz.com
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Novartis announced Coartem (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby has been approved by Swissmedic as the first malaria medicine for newborns and young infants. The new treatment, also known as Riamet Baby in some countries, was developed in collaboration...
UHAS, partners launch Continental Nurse Leadership in Oncology programme
Ghana News Agency
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July 7, 2025
By Maxwell Awumah Ho, July 7, GNA – The University of Health and Allied Sciences of Ghana (UHAS) and its partners have evolved a new post graduate certificate programme to advance nurse leadership in Oncology (Cancer care delivery). The partners,...
SJAG MARKS INTERNATIONAL SPORTS JOURNALISTS DAY
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - The Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia on Saturday celebrated International Sports Day with a forum that featured deliberations on the state of sports journalism in the world and The Gambia. Described as one of the best...
Bubacarr Bah Sworn In as UTG-SAPEH Sports Minister, Vows to Champion Youth Sports
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi Hon. Bubacarr Bah, a final-year student of Public and Environmental Health at the University of The Gambia (UTG), has officially taken the oath of office as the newly elected Sports Minister for the Student Association of Public and...
UAE reviews visa processs for Nigerians, bans transit applications
Daily Trust
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders and operators in the downstream sector of the aviation industry expressed shock yesterday over the review of visa application requirements for visitors to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city. The newly updated requirements...
US aid cuts curb journalists' access to vital health data in Africa
International Journalists' Network
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Scientists and researchers working in global health have called for the restoration of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, which tracks health-related data in over 90 low- and middle-income countries. In its 40-year history, the...
Massive Expansion of Trump’s Deportation Machine Passes With Little Press Notice
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
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July 9, 2025
And so it has come to pass: US President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has set the stage for tax cuts for the rich, slashed services for the poor, and a host of other things that qualify as “beautiful” in the present dystopia. Some cuts,...
My trip to China
The Point
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Although it seems quite odd, I enjoyed my trip immensely. Despite the barrier that was created due to differences in language, I mostly found everything amusing and to my taste. I expected myself to utter these thoughts to a close friend or...
Parliament Adopts Report to Address Transhumance Activities
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of The Gambia on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, unanimously adopted a comprehensive report from the Environment Committee aimed at tackling the persistent and growing challenge of transhumance — the seasonal...
Mayor’s Attestation Lawsuit Cost BCC D795,000
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
The disputed payment of D795,000 in legal fees by the Banjul City Council (BCC) in a case involving the personal actions of the city’s mayor was raised during the testimony of former Chief Executive Officer Mustapha Batchilly before the Local...
Rubbish years: how to boost lab group morale when world events crash in
Nature
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Catherina Becker (centre) says it’s key for leaders to give their teams breathing space when ‘something momentous’ happens in the world.Credit: Anja BretschneiderIn June 2016, neurobiologist Catherina Becker witnessed at first hand how a...
Medicines that hinder rather than help healing
Business Recorder
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July 5, 2025
EDITORIAL: The report that about one-fifth of generic medicines’ samples tested by researchers at the University of Notre Dame failed quality control tests is deeply troubling — all the more so given an increasing public reliance on generic drugs...
The 10 Exhibitions to See in July 2025
ArtReview
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Our editors on the exhibitions they’re looking forward to this month, from Rencontres d’Arles to a Michael Haneke retrospective Afonso Pimenta, Retratistas do Morro Elana dos Santos, Black Soul Dance from Italiana, Belo Horizonte, MG, 1985....
GRA generates D13B in 6 months, launches e-invocing project
The Point
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He thanked Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe and the team for foresight in introducing the digitalisation drive and other reforms that have impacted positively the works of GRA in revenue collection. The finance minister made the revelation...
Response to Minister Ebrima Sillah: Public officials will be held accountable
The Standard Gambia
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, The Minister of Works Ebrima Sillah went to Coffee Time with Peter Gomez this morning to throw diatribes at me once again with the intention to discredit me and deflecting the issues I raise. He said I am idle and...
'Africa must free itself from economic dependence' — Dr. Jos...
Modern Ghana
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Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, has issued a bold call for African investors and entrepreneurs to take charge of the continent’s economic liberation. Speaking to the Modern Ghana News Network, he...
Breakthrough for babies: Novartis Coartem Baby approved as first Malaria drug for Infants
Medical Dialogues
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July 9, 2025
Basel: Novartis has received approval from Swissmedic for Coartem (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby, a first malaria medicine for newborns and young infants.The new treatment, also known as Riamet Baby in some countries, was developed in...
Q&A: Offline and left out: digital divide excludes billions
Context
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What’s the context? Digital Cooperation Organization says online access and inclusion are vital to ensure no country is left behind. Digital divide shuts out 2.6 billion people AI risks exacerbating lack of connectivity Saudi tech envoy vows to...