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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and control (IPC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows there has been slow progress in addressing critical gaps to prevent health care-associated infections (HAIs).A large proportion of HAIs can be [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday said the African Union Representative will shortly reopen his office in Port Sudan; the administrative capital war drove the government to use in place of Khartoum, the national capital. Observers note that this move hints that the AU is about to reconsider its [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The President of the International Bar Association (IBA), Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama, says greater efforts are needed to guarantee that IBA objectives – to promote and defend the rule of law and human rights, advance legal education, and enhance unity amongst legal professionals [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency                   Buying                SellingUS Dollar                      [...]

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Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - At the just-ended COP29 in Baku, education took center stage as leaders and youth advocates gathered to discuss one of the most underleveraged tools in climate action: education. The World Bank pavilion hosted a powerful conversation that brought together voices from four continents, each sharing unique perspectives [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency             Buying        SellingEuro                     2,750.6883   2,778.4586British Pound      3,302.7034  3,337.0472Japanese Yen      17.1899     17.3606Kenya Shilling     20.1354     20.2585Rwanda Franc     [...]

thread Economy (88 words)

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the government and people of Mauritania on the 64th anniversary of Mauritania’s independence which fell on Thursday.Mr. Blinken, in a press statement released by the US State Department, said Mauritania “exemplifies resilience in Africa” and has made [...]

thread Politics (182 words)

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Thursday.“If [...]

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