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12 healthy baboons killed in German zoo due to overcrowding, sparks outrage
Madhyamam
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July 31, 2025
Nuremberg, Germany – The Nuremberg Zoo is facing severe criticism and legal challenges after it euthanised 12 healthy Guinea baboons due to overcrowding in its enclosure, a move that animal rights groups have condemned as inhumane and unnecessary....
About Guinea Worm Eradication: A Global Health Milestone in Sight
Borgen Magazine
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July 30, 2025
SOMERSET, United Kingdom — Guinea worm disease is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that has seen one of the most dramatic declines in global health history. It has declined from an estimated 3.5 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just...
Backlash in Germany as Nürnberg Zoo kills 12 healthy baboons citing lack of space
Euronews
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July 29, 2025
Published on 29/07/2025 - 19:50 GMT+2 A zoo in the German city of Nürnberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals. The...
AP News: A German zoo faces a backlash after killing 12 healthy baboons
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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BERLIN (AP) — A zoo in the German city of Nurember g said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals. The Tiergarten Nürnberg zoo...
German Zoo Facing Backlash After Killing 12 Healthy Baboons
HuffPost
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July 29, 2025
Demonstrators stand with protest signs in front of the Nuremberg Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Slogan reads 'we won't remain silence until all animals can live in freedom'. (Daniel Loeb/dpa via AP) BERLIN (AP) — A zoo in the...
German zoo under fire for killing 12 healthy baboons
News.Az
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A zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, announced on Tuesday that it had euthanized 12 baboons, despite public protests, concluding a controversy sparked by concerns that the zoo lacked sufficient space for its increasing baboon population. The Tiergarten...
USPS Unveils Jimmy Carter Stamp in Georgia
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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August 18, 2025
The U.S. Postal Service announced plans to issue a commemorative Forever stamp honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100. The Jimmy Carter stamp will be available for purchase starting Oct. 1 in Atlanta, coinciding...
Government, EU Partner to Establish Rwanda as Regional Public Health Leader
KT Press Rwanda
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July 25, 2025
1 Rwanda, in partnership with the European Union and the Team Europe Initiative, has launched the TRIBE-HUB Project, a major initiative aimed at advancing the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)’s role as a Regional Centre of Excellence (CoE) in public...
KIC and Agro KiniSols hatch hope for rural farmers through guinea keet innovation
Happy FM
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July 24, 2025
Agro KiniSols (AKS), a KIC-supported agribusiness, is redefining the future of guinea fowl farming in Ghana through innovation and purpose-driven impact. By specializing in the hatching and nurturing of high-quality guinea keets, AKS is bridging a...
Jamaicans warned not to rely only on natural remedies for good health
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 23, 2025
From “bush tea” to garlic and guinea hen weed, Jamaicans at home and abroad often turn to herbs and natural remedies to soothe everything from a cough to high blood pressure. But while these age-old practices remain deeply woven into the culture,...
Krif Ghana strikes new deal with Germany’s DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG to set up Africa inventory hub in Accra
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
KRIF Ghana Limited, a leading stationery supplier, has sealed a new agreement with German office equipment manufacturer, DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG, to establish a central inventory hub in Accra that will serve the entire African...
Krif Ghana strikes new deal with Germany’s DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co.
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
KRIF Ghana Limited, a leading stationery supplier, has sealed a new agreement with German office equipment manufacturer, DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG, to establish a central inventory hub in Accra that will serve the entire African...
Marine and Blue Economy: Oyetola’s two-year voyage of reform and growth
Business Day
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August 18, 2025
On August 20, 2023, history was made in Nigeria’s maritime governance. That day, the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR formally birthed the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy—a bold institutional innovation to harness the...
New Forever stamp will commemorate President Jimmy Carter
Denver 7 - Colorado
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August 18, 2025
The U.S. Postal Service will honor former President Jimmy Carter with a new Forever stamp. It will be released October 1st, on what would have been Carter's 101st birthday. The stamp features an image from the 1982 painting of Carter by Herbert...
Krif Ghana and Germany’s DURABLE ink deal for Africa inventory hub in Accra
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 18, 2025
KRIF Ghana Limited, a leading stationery supplier, has sealed a new agreement with German office equipment manufacturer, DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG, to establish a central inventory hub in Accra that will serve the entire African...
Krif Ghana strikes new deal with Germany’s DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG
Modern Ghana
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KRIF Ghana Limited, a leading stationery supplier, has sealed a new agreement with German office equipment manufacturer, DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG to establish a central inventory hub in Accra to serve the entire African market. The...
Liberia’s New Tourism Authority Wants a Piece of West Africa’s Multi-Billion Dollar Tourism Sector But Challenges Abound
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
Summary: Liberia launches its first-ever Tourism Authority, aiming to tap into a booming West African tourism market, led by Ghana, despite lacking roads, trained staff, and reliable internet. A new tourism envoy says plans will rebrand Liberia...
Afrobarometer: Nearly 25% of Moroccans Support Wife Beating
Morocco World News
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August 18, 2025
Marrakech – A recent working paper by independent researcher Daniel Tuki reveals significant variations in attitudes toward intimate partner violence across Africa, with Morocco showing relatively moderate levels of support for beating one’s wife...
NTDs Elimination: Sight savers, GHS launch Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis programme
Ghana News Agency
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August 16, 2025
By Eunice Hilda A. Mensah Accra, Aug.16, GNA – In a bid to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), especially Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and River blindness in Ghana, Sightsavers in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and World...
How global cannabis boom fuels illicit drugs use in West Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 16, 2025
As the world witnesses a rapid expansion of cannabis markets following its acceptance for medical and recreational use, the global market, valued at $18 billion in 2023, is projected to hit an astonishing $231 billion by 2035. Ironically, this...