The Balbala Logistics Transport Center and the Technical High Schools in Tadjourah and Dikhil will receive forklifts, computers and logistics training programs from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance. At the handover ceremony U.S. Ambassador to …
Sahpra probes FDA’s data on Pfizer vaccine side effects
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) says it is investigating the data released on the report by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The report by the FDA indicates that the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine has over 1 200 side …
Majority vote sees Disaster Management Amendment Bill rejected
The Disaster Management Amendment Bill has been rejected by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta). This comes after it was revealed during a National Assembly Programming Committee meeting last week …
Secretary General previews extraordinary meeting of NATO Defence Ministers
Secretary General Stoltenberg highlighted NATO’s long-standing partnership with Ukraine, and Allies’ strong support for Kyiv in the current crisis: “For many years, NATO Allies have trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops. Many of them are now fi…
Killers of transport supervisor sentenced to life imprisonment
A transport supervisor who testified at a disciplinary hearing of a co-worker paid for his testimony with his life. On Tuesday the two men accused of murdering Baker’s Transport supervisor Innocent Linda in 2019 were sentenced to life imprisonment by t…
UK helps Honduran youngsters to find solutions against climate change
Local organization Sustenta Honduras developed the Climate Empowerment Forums, a space for the co-creation of climate proposals aimed at Honduran youth, within the framework of COP26. The British Embassy supported Sustenta Honduras, an organization led…
Coronavirus – Sierra Leone: Nearly 20% of target population vaccinated as Sierra Leone marks one year of COVID-19 launch
One year ago today Sierra Leone launched the COVID-19 vaccination, days after receiving the first doses from the COVAX Facility and others through bilateral partnerships. To date, 1.1 million of the country’s 8 million people have been fully vaccinated…
From teak farms to agroforestry: Panama tests reforestation strategies
Panama is racing to restore 50,000 hectares (124,000 acres) of forest by 2025 to meet its carbon emissions reduction targets under the Paris climate agreement. The nation’s public and private sectors have embarked on various forest restoration and refo…
Oil plunges over 7% on easing supply concerns, China Covid cases
Oil prices tumbled more than 7% to their lowest in almost three weeks on Tuesday as supply disruption fears eased and surging Covid-19 cases in China spurred demand concerns. Brent futures fell $7.89, or 7.4%, to $99.01 a barrel by 11:51 a.m. EDT (1551…
Responding safely to a fire in an apartment building
The Seattle Fire Department responded to two apartment building fires recently – one three-story building and one high-rise building. In both fires, residents fled their apartments or sheltered in place for safety. Do you know what to do when the fire …