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Round Table in Awaza Highlights Science and Technology as Key to Prosperity for Landlocked Nations
News Central Asia
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August 6, 2025
On 5 August 2025 the first interactive thematic round table was held on the sidelines of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. The event was themed “Structural transformation, diversification, and science, technology and...
Photo of the week : Burundian teachers flee a system on its end
Sos Médias Burundi
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Between low wages, precarious living conditions, and a lack of prospects, more and more primary and secondary school teachers are leaving the small east African nation. The National Teachers’ Union of Burundi (SNEB) is sounding the alarm. A...
SEDL and Republic of Burundi Sign MoU for Strategic Collaboration
Chemical Industry Digest
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August 6, 2025
Spray Engineering Devices Ltd. (SEDL), an Indian clean-tech engineering company specializing in thermal heat recovery and biomass valorisation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Burundi to set up a modern 1,000...
We know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent's early civilizations
LiveScience
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August 11, 2025
Archaeologist Chapurukha M. Kusimba, University of South Florida (Image credit: James Provost (CC BY-ND))The continent of Africa is recognized as the place where humankind originated and evolved over millennia. From famous ancestors like Lucy, the...
School, cycle, and section closures : the Ministry of National Education tightens the screws
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi With the start of the school year scheduled for next September, the Ministry of National Education is closing several schools, cycles, and sections in three provinces for non-compliance with standards. Hundreds of pupils are...
President Pezeshkian calls for action against Israeli crimes in Gaza
Iran Front Page
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August 11, 2025
Speaking during the ceremony for the presentation of credentials for new ambassadors from Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar, and Nepal, the president highlighted the alarming continuation and escalation of...
Merck Foundation Together with African and Asian First Ladies Mark ‘World Assisted Reproductive Technology Day’ 2025 Through Their ‘More Than a Mother’ Campaign
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 28, 2025
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • Merck Foundation has made history by training the first local Embryologists and Reproductive & Fertility Experts in many countries such as The Gambia, Liberia, Burundi,...
Merck Foundation Together with African and Asian First Ladies Mark ‘World Assisted Reproductive Technology Day’ 2025
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 28, 2025
BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks 'World ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Day 2025' together with African and Asian First...
Merck Foundation marks World ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Day 2025 by providing 716 ...
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation has made history by training the first local Embryologists and Reproductive & Fertility Experts in many countries such as The Gambia, Liberia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone, Malawi, and Congo. Moreover, supported...
Kenya becomes 10th African nation to eliminate sleeping sickness
Down to Earth
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Kenya has successfully eradicated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed August 8, 2025. This marked the country's second victory over a neglected tropical disease following the...
How a researcher from Medfield created the go-to database of federal research cuts
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“There was a lot of grief in that, because I know what’s been lost,” Delaney said of seeing the status in black and white. “The crazy thing is that there are thousands of grants in Grant Watch, and every single one of them entails loss somewhere.”...
Fed up with the daily grind? Bitcoin researcher says you can retire with less than 1 BTC
CryptoSlate
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July 20, 2025
If the stresses and strains of modern life are becoming a little too much, fear not. Those of you who’ve been stacking sats may soon be able to take your foot off the pedal. According to a Bitcoin researcher and creator of Smitty’s Bitcoin...
South Africa’s National Dialogue: A cry for help or a catalyst for change?
IOL
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August 10, 2025
Few moments in South Africa’s democratic history have so starkly reflected the widening gap between policy intention and institutional delivery. The announcement of a National Dialogue comes at a time when social trust is fraying, growth has...
Pezeshkian urges world states to stop Israeli crimes in Gaza
Mehr News Agency
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August 10, 2025
Speaking in the ceremony of receiving credentials of new ambassadors of nine countries including Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar and Nepal on Sunday, Pezeshkian wished evermore success to the newly-appointed...
Cheptil eager to reclaim FEASSSA boys' volleyball title
Star
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Action between Cheptil High (in red) and Malava Boys during the national final in Kakamega. ANGWENYI GICHANA Cheptil High School coach Hillary Melly is eager to reclaim the Federation of East African Secondary Schools (FEASSSA) boys’ volleyball...
US funding cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa
WWL - Louisiana
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July 14, 2025
The news devastated the researchers, who live and work in a region where more people live with HIV than anywhere else in the world. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical...
U.S. aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
The Hindu
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July 13, 2025
Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived. Stop all work, it said....
US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
Associated Press
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July 13, 2025
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history’s deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived. Stop...
Nine new envoys present credentials to Iran’s foreign minister
Tehran Times
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August 9, 2025
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received copies of credentials from the newly accredited ambassadors of Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar, and Nepal in a Saturday ceremony, signaling Tehran’s...
The case for decolonising global south economies
Zimbabwe Independent
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Remittances refer to funds transferred by migrants to their home countrie A book excerpt from Artificial Intelligence: A Driver of Inclusive Development and Shared Prosperity for The Global South Most countries in the Global South grapple with the...