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Africa: President Ruto Leads Special Africa Leaders’ Meeting On Climate Adaptation

eriinfo.com8 months ago05 mins

Nairobi — President William Ruto on Monday convened a virtual Special Africa Leaders’ Meeting on Climate Adaptation to rally support for scaled-up financing and coordinated action to strengthen climate resilience across the continent. The high-level meeting bringing together African Heads of State, senior government officials, international partners, and development institutions focused on aligning climate adaptation,…

Stoxx 600, FTSE, CAC, DAX, earnings

eriinfo.com8 months ago03 mins

Diminishing perspective of downtown London skyscrapers Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened broadly higher on Tuesday, as investors reacted to the European Union’s landmark trade deal with India and braced for a flurry of corporate earnings. Twenty minutes into the trading session, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.3% higher,…

MTN suffers blow in ‘free-to-use’ router ad appeal

eriinfo.com8 months ago06 mins

The advertising campaign promoted MTN’s Shesh@600 5G/LTE home internet package. The Advertising Appeals Committee (AAC) has dismissed an appeal by MTN South Africa over its advertising of a “free-to-use” router in its Shesh@600 home internet package, upholding a ruling that found the claim to be misleading. The appeal followed a complaint lodged by a consumer,…

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East Africa: KUTRRH Introduces Groundbreaking Prostate Cancer Therapy in East Africa

eriinfo.com8 months ago01 mins

Nairobi — The Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) has made a major leap in cancer care, becoming the first public hospital in the region to offer Lutetium-177 PSMA therapy. The targeted, innovative treatment delivers radiation directly to cancer cells, offering new hope for patients with advanced prostate cancer who no longer respond…

California child falls from moving car, mother arrested

eriinfo.com8 months ago02 mins

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing California child falls from moving car, mother arrested 00:18 UP NEXT White House under pressure over deadly Minn. shooting 01:19 Winter storm batters much of U.S. with heavy snow, cold 01:12 Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to drug…

Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

eriinfo.com8 months ago08 mins

Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fuelling a youth mental health crisis, as a debate about kids’ screen time enters a new phase. The trial in California is a test case for thousands of other lawsuits seeking damages for social media harms, in a…

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Africa: World Bank Supports a Stronger and More Resilient Health System in Botswana

eriinfo.com8 months ago05 mins

Gaborone — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the Botswana Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPRR) Project, which will support the strengthening of the country’s ability to withstand future pandemics, climate-related illnesses, and everyday health challenges. The project will help strengthen critical medicine supplies, accelerate detection of disease outbreaks, and make life-saving…

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Africa: Malaria Researchers Are Getting Closer to Outsmarting the World’s Deadliest Parasite

eriinfo.com8 months ago011 mins

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn’t confined to poor, rural areas – it’s a global threat that travels with people across borders. For decades, the fight against malaria has felt like running in place. Bed nets and drugs…

Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?

eriinfo.com8 months ago010 mins

Family handout Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis on Saturday The man who was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified by his family as 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking and is understood to have joined protests after Renee…

IQM Quantum Computers Appoints Jan Goetz as Sole CEO to Lead Next Phase of Global Growth

eriinfo.com8 months ago04 mins

From left to right: Jan Goetz (Co-founder & CEO) and Søren Hein (Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO) IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers, today announced a transition from its Co-CEO structure to a single Chief Executive Officer model. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260126737805/en/…