Lessons from the DRC’s 10th Ebola epidemic: the people may know best: The large public health apparatus assembled to fight Ebola created more problems. Alexis Huguet/AFP via Getty Images The tenth Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared in North Kivu on 1 August 2018. The international response to the …
Kenya is on edge again: here’s what you should know about terror alerts: Special forces arrive at the scene of a terrorist attack at the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2019. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Kenya remains in a state of heightened alert following travel warnings by French, US and European …
WHO head Tedros faces a challenge all humanitarians know well: World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) appointed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its director general. He’s the first African and the first person from the global south to occupy this high office. …
Treasury minister quits over COVID loan fraud: what we know so far about the unfolding scandal: Conservative Treasury minister and Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew has resigned from both of his posts with a scathing rebuke to his government colleagues over COVID business loan fraud. His dramatic exit from the chamber was an unusual occurrence …
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Jeff Bezos is looking to defy death – this is what we know about the science of ageing: Jeff Bezos is on a mission to conquer ageing. He has just recruited Hal Barron from GlaxoSmithKline to help lead Altos Labs, the ambitious new anti-ageing company with billions of investment. So what does science really say …
What you need to know about fuzz testing and Go: The usage of Go is growing rapidly. It is now the preferred language for writing cloud-native software, container software, command-line tools, databases, and more. Go has had built-in support for testing for quite some time now. It makes writing tests and running them using the Go tool relatively easy. …
Even bushbabies get stressed: here’s how we know, and what it means: A thick-tailed greater galago peering out from amid tree branches. Michelle Sauther Many South Africans will be familiar with bushbabies – or, at least, with their distinctive call. The small animal, more formally known as the thick-tailed greater galago, takes its common name …
Need to know who is most vulnerable to COVID? Here’s an index that can do that: Knowing where people are most vulnerable can help authorities make better decisions about allocating resources. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images COVID-19 has spread at great speed since it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation. In …
South Africa in the news: Watson: What we know – and what we don’t – about omicron: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Michigan, in Kent County. As this variant appears so far to be especially …: “South Africa” – BingNews Doctors …
South Africa in the news: What you need to know about COVID-19 right now: South Africa’s health minister said on Friday that the government believed that vaccines and high levels of prior COVID-19 infection were helping to keep disease milder in a wave driven by the Omicron …: “South Africa” – BingNews Bonang laughs off …
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Omicron boosters: everything you need to know: The omicron variant of COVID is now spreading rapidly. Early reports suggest omicron causes less severe disease than other variants but it still poses a risk to the most vulnerable, with patients starting to arrive in hospitals. Omicron also appears to have some ability to get around existing …
South Africa in the news: Omicron symptoms: What we know about new variant: THESE are the symptoms and signs that you may have the new Omicron variant. The new strain, which is believed to be “more transmissible” than any other is spreading rapidly. But although health bosses …: “South Africa” – BingNews Windies heading home …
South Africa in the news: New US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by omicron: Just when we thought US travel rules were starting to stabilize, along comes omicron. The dominoes fell quickly after South African health authorities informed the world of their discovery of the …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa in the news: Do COVID-19 vaccines protect against omicron? Here’s what you need to know about the new variant.: What is the omicron variant? Omicron is a COVID-19 variant that was first identified in South Africa late last week. It is considered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization because it …
Are you binge-watching too much? How to know if your TV habits are a problem – and what to do about it: SeventyFour/Shutterstock The term “binge-watch” was a contender for the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2013 word of the year. Although it didn’t win (“selfie” ultimately took the crown), this pointed to the rise of what was …
Letters from Sondheim: how I got to know the great composer: Follies at The National Theatre in London, 2019. National Theatre /Johan Persson In 2014, I went out on a limb and sent eight-time Tony award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim a letter. I, like many, was (and still am) mesmerised by the 1971 musical …