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Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted, according to Yap Boum, a senior official at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“The
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Opposition candidate Bobi Wine claims ‘massive ballot stuffing’ as Uganda goes to polls
Wine calls for voters to ‘reject the criminal regime’ on tense day of voting as some poll stations remain closed for hours
Uganda’s most prominent opposition presidential candidate has accused the government of ballot stuffing and arresting and abducting his party’s officials during Thursday’s general election, which took place against against the backdrop of an internet
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Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Somalis in US
Critics condemn ‘bigoted attack’ as Trump bids to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud
The Trump administration is terminating temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalis living in the United States, giving hundreds of people two
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Quarter of developing countries poorer than in 2019, World Bank finds
Global growth ‘downshifted’ since Covid pandemic and sub-Saharan Africa particularly affected, report says
A quarter of countries in the developing world are poorer than they were
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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death
Lawyers for Adichie and her husband serve Euracare hospital with legal notice after death of 21-month-old
The Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys.
Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January after a brief illness. He was one of twin boys born to Adichie and Ivara Esege, a doctor, in 2024 by
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Three US citizens sue Trump with the ACLU over encounters with ICE agents – live
Lawsuit comes as state governor Tim Walz urges Trump to ‘turn the temperature down’ after president threatens to invoke Insurrection Act
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Andean artist Antonio Paucar wins Artes Mundi prize in Wales
Artist and beekeeper who highlights eco crisis plans to spend £40,000 award on building cultural centre in Peru
An artist and beekeeper from a remote corner of the Andes has won one of the UK’s most prestigious contemporary arts awards and plans to spend the £40,000 prize on building a cultural centre in the Peruvian mountains.
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Trump to discuss Venezuela’s future with Machado after Maduro’s capture
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized Maduro
Donald Trump will host María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for
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Why big oil giants may not rush to buy into Donald Trump’s Venezuelan vision
It may well be safer, easier and cheaper for US companies to procure whatever oil the US economy needs at home
There are a few reasons that Donald Trump – now self-anointed acting president of Venezuela, as well as the United States – might be so
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Venezuela regime claims release of political prisoners is sign of new era
NGOs estimate that there are still close to 1,000 political prisoners in Venezuela despite claims by new leaders
Venezuela’s acting president has claimed that the regime’s release of political prisoners sent a “very clear message” that the country was “opening up to a new political moment”, days after the seizure and rendition of the dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Delcy Rodríguez also
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