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Countries fall behind in emissions reduction, fighting climate change – UN
By Citizen Reporter,
1047, February 27, 2021 (EAT)
A United Nations (UN) report assessing efforts made by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change has been released. T...
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Kenya will remain a strong voice for Africa on the UN Security Council, says Uhuru
By PSCU,
1202, February 24, 2021 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's strong commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at UN Security Council especially on matters of climate...
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Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts
By CNN,
1135, February 5, 2021 (EAT)
President Joe Biden announced "America is back" on Thursday and declared that "diplomacy is back at the center" of US foreign policy as he said the US...
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Kenyan climate policy expert Mohamed Adow wins global award
By Ian Omondi,
1457, February 4, 2021 (EAT)
A renowned Kenyan climate policy expert has bagged a prestigious award in recognition of his work addressing climate change. Mohamed Adow, the Dire...
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Scientists stunned to discover two dwarf giraffes in Uganda, Namibia
By Reuters,
1121, January 9, 2021 (EAT)
Being tall is the giraffe’s competitive advantage, giving it the pick of leaves from the tallest trees, so scientists were stunned to find two dwarf...
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How Neanderthal DNA affects human health — including the risk of getting Covid-19
By CNN,
2208, December 9, 2020 (EAT)
Early modern humans originated in Africa and started spreading around the world about 80,000 years ago. As they traveled, they came across other an...
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Raila Odinga meets Chinese envoy for talks on BBI, coronavirus vaccine
By Citizen Reporter,
1411, November 10, 2020 (EAT)
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Tuesday held talks with China's ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian at his Capitol Hill offices. The two leader...
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What does a Biden win mean for Africa?
By Reuters,
1512, November 8, 2020 (EAT)
Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is set to affect Africa’s 1.3 billion people on issues ranging from climate change ...
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President-elect Joe Biden seeks to unite nation with victory speech
By CNN,
943, November 8, 2020 (EAT)
President-elect Joe Biden addressed a deeply divided nation Saturday night, turning to the challenges ahead by grounding his victory speech in the spi...
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La Nina to cause drier than normal conditions in East Africa – WMO
By VOA,
1035, October 30, 2020 (EAT)
The World Meteorological Organization predicts La Nina will continue through January and is expected to usher in drier and wetter conditions than norm...
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Cities reboot: Will adapting to COVID-19 change urban life for good?
By Reuters,
1811, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
Downtowns are deserted and happy hour is history as a second coronavirus wave hits cities from London to Kuala Lumpur. This is leaving futurologist...
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COVID-19 could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty
By CNN,
1148, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
It is now widely recognized that in Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic is on a different trajectory than much of the rest of the world, including the West....
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Trump, Biden engage in spirited last debate before Election
By VOA,
1058, October 23, 2020 (EAT)
U.S. Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, engaged in a spirited debate Thursday night jus...
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New Zealand’s Ardern wins ‘historic’ re-election for crushing COVID-19
By Reuters,
1630, October 17, 2020 (EAT)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in half a century on Saturday as voters rewarded...
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In tackling COVID-19, Africa gives world lesson
By VOA,
1904, October 8, 2020 (EAT)
Africa's response to COVID-19 has gained global recognition for its fast and targeted action. The Africa Centres for Disease Control has helped dir...
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Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate change
By Reuters,
930, September 15, 2020 (EAT)
Joe Biden branded President Donald Trump a “climate arsonist” on Monday for refusing to acknowledge global warming’s role in deadly wildfires sw...
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Kenyans turn to their families in the village as coronavirus steals jobs
By Reuters,
1106, August 11, 2020 (EAT)
In the last three months, teacher Faith Njeri has been a regular customer at a courier service office in Nairobi, collecting parcels sent from her vil...
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A Russian ship’s cargo of dangerous ammonium nitrate was stranded in Beirut port for years
By CNN,
1257, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
As Lebanon's investigation into the devastating blast in Beirut continues, officials have pointed to a possible cause: A massive shipment of agricultu...
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Refugees in Africa face hunger as COVID-19 worsens food shortages, agencies warn
By Citizen Reporter,
1821, July 9, 2020 (EAT)
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply ch...
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US officially withdrawing from WHO
By CNN,
914, July 8, 2020 (EAT)
The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organizatio...
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