Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, young children dying at greater-than-expected rates

October 16, 2022

Generally, as people age, the rate of mortality increases. Yet there’s one period, the timeframe between a child’s first day of life and age 5, when mortality tends to decrease as the child gets older.

Clothes make the man: the relationship between China and Africa on the basis of fashion

British Reporter — Media scholar Tommy Tse is one of the three

by British Reporter

April 27, 2022

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Was Facebook the original social network? Not by a long shot

New study marries genetics, archaeology and suggests groups in ancient Africa traveled,

by British Reporter

February 23, 2022

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Ericsson sees strong momentum in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Financial — A series of contracts in Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar and

by The FINANCIAL

November 16, 2020

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WORLD

UN Global Compact launches first regional network in Africa

The FINANCIAL — The United Nations Global Compact today launched its first regional network in Africa for Mauritius and the Indian Ocean region at an event attended by representatives from business, civil society, academia and the United Nations. The launch event featured

by The FINANCIAL

October 29, 2020

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Health&Beauty

IFC-led online health summit aims to strengthen East Africa’s healthcare sector

The FINANCIAL — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is bringing together more than 50 global health-tech innovators along with leading East African healthcare providers to forge partnerships to help address Africa’s healthcare challenges by mobilizing new technologies and systems

by The FINANCIAL

October 28, 2020

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Tech

Honeywell partners with Microsoft to reshape the industrial workplace

The FINANCIAL — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced today that Honeywell will bring to market its domain-specific applications built on the Microsoft cloud platform to drive new levels of productivity for industrial clients. With the integration of the AI-driven

by The FINANCIAL

October 23, 2020

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Business

Sub-Saharan Africa falling into its first recession in 25 years

The FINANCIAL — Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to fall to -3.3 percent in 2020, pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years, according to the latest regional economic analysis

by The FINANCIAL

October 8, 2020

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Georgia

Georgia remains on EU’s updated safe country list

The FINANCIAL — Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. As stipulated in the Council recommendation,

by The FINANCIAL

July 31, 2020

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Press Releases

The Visa Foundation Announces Grantee to Support COVID-19 Recovery in Central Europe (including Georgia), Middle East and Africa

The FINANCIAL -- Tbilisi, May 13, 2020 – The Visa Foundation has announced its approval of a $1.6 million COVID-19 relief grant to the Red Cross to support their COVID-19 recovery programs across Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The Red

by The FINANCIAL

May 14, 2020

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WORLD

COVID-19 Likely to Exact a Heavy Toll Among the Malnourished, Sick, and Poor in Africa

The Continent’s Relatively Young Population Is Likely to Be a Mitigating Factor, but Constrained Health Systems and a High Incidence of Malnutrition and Such Conditions as HIV and Tuberculosis Will Magnify the Impact

by The FINANCIAL

April 4, 2020

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Video

Skull 5: The Skull That Rocks History

On Thursday, March 3rd 2016, The Scudo di San Giorgio Association hosted the event GeorgiaOne at La Lanterna Roma, a space designed by the Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas. The event was dedicated to the finding of remains dating back 1,8 million years

by The FINANCIAL

September 18, 2015

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