COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 8 February
World Economic Forum This daily round-up brings you a selection of the latest news and updates on the COVID-19 coronavirus
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London man second patient to be cured of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS
Patrick GALEY AFP•March 10, 2020 More than 37 million people suffer from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS (AFP Photo/YASUYOSHI
Coronavirus – COVID-19 outbreak causes $50 billion decline in global exports
By The Inspirer staff writer The impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are being felt along global value chains as manufacturing
Rwanda bans tilapia fish imports to prevent tilapia virus
By The Inspirer staff writer The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) has banned the importation of tilapia fingerlings
UN awards ‘Medal of Service Excellence’ to 428 Rwandan Police peacekeepers in CAR
Source: Rwanda National Police The United Nations, on Saturday awarded ‘Medal of Service Excellence’ to 428 Rwandan Police peacekeepers serving
Parties to Montreal Protocol phase out 98% of their ozone-depleting substances, save about 2 million people from skin cancer every year
By UN Environment The Montreal Protocol to protect the Earth’s ozone layer is to date the only United Nations environmental agreement
Climate change is exacerbating hunger in some of the world’s poorest countries. And those most at risk are the least to blame
By World Economic Forum Just 0.08% of global CO2 emissions are caused by the countries most at risk of hunger
Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings
By JAKE BLEIBERG for AP In this July 21, 2019 photo, Trainees Chris Graves, left, and Bryan Hetherington, right, participate
Ebola outbreak in DRC declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern after killing over 1,600 people
By The Inspirer WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic
UK aid pledges £467 million funding to save millions of people from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
By The Inspirer staff writer UK aid has pledged further support to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and