Parity for women remains five generations away but historical election year offers hope

12 june 2024 - 11:58:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has closed 68.5% of the gender gap, according to the Global Gender Gap Report [...] Full text...

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2024 is time to pick up the pace in fight against corruption to safeguard democracy: Transparency International

06 january 2024 - 10:26:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the beginning of a new calendar year, it’s all too familiar for people [...] Full text...

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COP28: ‘A lifeline, not a finish line,’ says UN climate chief Simon Stiell

13 december 2023 - 13:27:06
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell says “genuine strides forward” were made at COP28, but the initiatives [...] Full text...

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EU, Council of Europe firm in global fight against death penalty

10 october 2023 - 08:48:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Marking World Day against the Death Penalty on Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the Council [...] Full text...

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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative supercharging fight against corruption

29 september 2023 - 11:21:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The extractive sector's vulnerability to corruption has long been a concern, given its lucrative [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges countries to prevent civilian harm from explosive weapons

26 october 2022 - 06:37:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All countries should endorse a new political commitment aimed at protecting civilians from the bombing and [...] Full text...

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Twelve countries elected to serve new terms on Human Rights Council

12 october 2022 - 05:45:04
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly elected 12 new countries, including Algeria, Morocco, and South Africa to [...] Full text...

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New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies

05 october 2022 - 19:15:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid mounting health emergencies globally, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Rwanda coach names final squad for campaign

29 august 2021 - 19:08:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda coach, Vincent Mashami has named his final squad which will play Mali and Kenya in [...] Full text...

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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: 27 Stallions to face Mena and Desert Foxes

27 august 2021 - 18:49:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe national team will face Niger and Algeria respectively on September 2 and 7, [...] Full text...

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Tilting towards greater gender equality will help the world tilt to green – EBRD President

08 march 2021 - 12:44:36
London, UK (PANA) – For nations to achieve the dual track of tackling climate change through gender action, all must [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushing people ‘even further behind’ – UN rights chief

27 february 2021 - 06:55:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency

03 december 2020 - 11:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for [...] Full text...

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Acting UNSMIL chief salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement

23 october 2020 - 15:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative in Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to play friendly football matches against DR Congo and Madagascar

29 september 2020 - 11:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso will play two friendly football matches from 5 to 13 October against DR [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD launches assessment tool to help mitigate pandemic impact

01 september 2020 - 13:03:16
London, UK (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday launched an assessment that aims to [...] Full text...

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Experts press for radical rethink on child health

19 february 2020 - 10:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] Full text...

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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity

12 december 2019 - 17:41:02
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on  the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Rwanda coach names 27 players ahead of Mozambique, Cameroon clashes

06 november 2019 - 12:03:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national football head coach, Vincent Mashami, on Wednesday unveiled a provisional list of 27 players [...] Full text...

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Tunisia takes over presidency of OIF Ministerial Conference

01 november 2019 - 13:42:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia officially took over the presidency of the Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of Francophonie [...] Full text...

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Libya elected member of UN Council for human rights

18 october 2019 - 00:15:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libya is among 14 countries elected to the UN Council for human rights by the organ’s [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: National football team to take on Gabon in Paris

03 october 2019 - 15:28:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national football team coach, Kamou Malo, on Thursday called 26 players to face [...] Full text...

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HIV, TB treatment at risk as countries gradually lose Global Fund support - MSF

14 november 2018 - 08:58:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on the Board of the Global Fund to [...] Full text...

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High prices restrict access to best drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment - MSF

24 october 2018 - 09:07:03
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - People with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) continue to be deprived of today’s best-possible treatment in part [...] Full text...

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Gambia Joins Francophonie Organisation

19 october 2018 - 08:49:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has been admitted as an Observer to the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), [...] Full text...

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Rwandan foreign minister Mushikiwabo elected secretary-general of la Francophonie

12 october 2018 - 19:53:22
Erevan, Armenia (PANA) - Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo is the new secretary-general of Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIC), [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrives in Armenia for OIF summit

10 october 2018 - 13:43:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on Wednesday arrived in Yerevan, Armenia, to participate in the 17th Francophonie [...] Full text...

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UNESCO D-G to attend Francophonie Summit in Yerevan, Armenia

10 october 2018 - 13:26:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, will travel to Yerevan on 11 October to represent the [...] Full text...

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'Election of Rwanda's Mushikiwabo will enhance economic development in Francophone Africa'

06 october 2018 - 19:51:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - African experts say the economies of French-speaking African countries will improve if Rwandese Louise Mushikiwabo is [...] Full text...

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France: UAE city, Sharjah, named World Book Capital 2019

26 june 2017 - 18:46:33
Paris, France (PANA) - The city of Sharjah in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been named the World Book Capital [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WHO calls for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent malaria

24 april 2017 - 09:27:43
Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent [...] Full text...

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UN: UN disability rights committee opens with a call on gender issues

20 march 2017 - 21:44:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN committee monitoring efforts to protect rights of persons with disabilities today opened its [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Final medals table of Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 21:38:28
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the final medals table after 16 days of competitions at the [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 15 of competitions at Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 08:08:06
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 15 of competitions on Saturday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 14 of competitions at Rio 2016

20 august 2016 - 07:27:14
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 14 of competitions on Friday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 13 of competitions at Rio 2016

19 august 2016 - 06:27:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 13 of competitions on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 12 of competitions at Rio 2016

18 august 2016 - 05:57:23
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 12 of competitions on Wednesday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 11 of competitions at Rio 2016

17 august 2016 - 06:22:30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 11 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 10 of competitions at Rio 2016

16 august 2016 - 07:36:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 10 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS, PEPFAR announce decline in new HIV infections among children in Africa

08 june 2016 - 17:55:11
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS [...] Full text...

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US: 5th annual International Jazz Day celebration ends in Washington

01 may 2016 - 13:46:48
Washington, US (PANA) – The fifth annual International Jazz Day celebration came to a thrilling close on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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UN: UN honours memory of former Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali

18 february 2016 - 20:39:24
New York, US (PANA) - The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Thursday honoured the memory of former Secretary-General Boutros [...] Full text...

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Ghana: TI calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption

28 january 2016 - 10:27:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of [...] Full text...

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2015 CAF U-20: Group B action begins (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

09 march 2015 - 08:13:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Action begins Monday in Group B at the 2015 African Under-20 Championship which started on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Malaria control reducing deaths - FAO

09 december 2014 - 14:22:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically since 2000 and malaria cases are also [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO adds Kenyan Burundian dances to Cultural Heritage list

26 november 2014 - 21:54:43
New York, US (PANA) - The Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya, Burundi's ritual dance of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African countries among developing markets on road to inflation targeting

25 september 2014 - 07:59:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The growing interest in many developing and emerging markets to move towards an inflation [...] Full text...

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38 countries meet UN anti-hunger targets for 2015 - FAO

12 june 2013 - 11:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thirty-eight countries have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, chalking up successes ahead of [...] Full text...

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Senegal, Vietnam bid to host 15th OIF Summit in 2014

12 october 2012 - 14:24:44
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie (CMF) Thursday received bids from Senegal and Vietnam for [...] Full text...

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INTERPOL highlights dangers of online fake, illicit medicines

04 october 2012 - 19:40:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A global operation, covering 100 countries and aimed at disrupting the organized crime networks behind the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian city, Port Harcourt, named “World Book Capital 2014”

11 july 2012 - 14:58:32
Paris, France (PANA) - The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, the capital of the South South Rivers State, was named [...] Full text...

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World Memory Register gets seven new additions

06 october 2011 - 22:39:33
Paris, France (PANA) - Seven new documentary collections from Angola, Armenia, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Portugal, and the USA, have been [...] Full text...

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100 UN member states back initiative to end use of child soldiers

27 september 2011 - 16:31:44
New York, US (PANA) - Five more countries have joined a UN-backed list of states committed to release hundreds of [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdian music star ends career

26 september 2011 - 22:10:30
Paris, France (PANA) – Cape Verdian music star, Cesaria Evora, has ended her career for health reasons, her production house, [...] Full text...

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SA boxer loses IBO title fight

04 september 2011 - 09:43:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - South African boxer Evans Mbamba Saturday night lost the chance to win the International Boxing Organization [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Nigeria arrives Cali ahead of semi-final tie

12 august 2011 - 10:18:58
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Members of Nigeria's national Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, and their officials have arrived in Cali, [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Nigeria remains top goal scoring nation

11 august 2011 - 09:19:11
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - After the round of 16 matches at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia, Nigeria [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Quarter-final fixtures

11 august 2011 - 08:45:15
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria, Africa's sole remaining team at the ongoing 2011 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia, will [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Nigeria beats England 1-0 to reach q-final

11 august 2011 - 00:57:59
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria defeated England 1-0 to reach the quarter-final of the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Africa's hopes rest on Nigeria as Cameroon, Egypt falter

10 august 2011 - 10:59:30
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria's round of 16 match against England later Wednesday is the last chance for Africa to [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: 'Most Nigerian players fit ahead of England clash'

08 august 2011 - 13:31:24
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Ahead of Wednesday's round of 16 match between Nigeria and England, at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria wins group D, beats Saudis 2-0

07 august 2011 - 04:00:27
Pereira, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria emphatically defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 Saturday (early hours Sunday in most parts of Africa) to [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia in group leadership tussle

06 august 2011 - 05:07:08
Pereira, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, both already through to the round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: We want to top group D - Nigeria's coach

04 august 2011 - 16:29:20
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach John Obuh has said his team will approach its last group D game [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Nigeria is top scoring nation

04 august 2011 - 07:23:41
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - With a total of 10 goals from two matches, Nigeria now leads 23 other nations as [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Nigeria beats Croatia 5-2, reaches round of 16 (Corrected)

04 august 2011 - 07:12:27
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria has become the first African team to progress to the round of 16 at the [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria beats Guatemala 5-0

31 july 2011 - 22:57:13
Armenia, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria on Sunday whitewashed Guatemala 5-0 in their opening group D match at the ongoing FIFA [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: 4 African representatives ready to shine

28 july 2011 - 09:59:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 18th edition of the two-yearly FIFA Under-20 World Cup is set to kickoff Friday in [...] Full text...

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Bangkok designated World Book Capital 2013

29 june 2011 - 09:40:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, has been designated the World Book Capital 2013, according to UNESCO [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: African teams face stiff competition

28 april 2011 - 08:20:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The four African teams due to participate in the 2011 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia [...] Full text...

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FAO publishes book on biodiversity

08 december 2010 - 16:21:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of its contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity, FAO has published a book [...] Full text...

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TI urges govts to act fast on stolen, frozen assets

09 november 2010 - 14:20:00
Bangkok- Thailand (PANA) -- Transparency International (TI), the global civil soc iety organization leading the fight against corruption, had adopted [...] Full text...

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UNESCO names Armenian city 'World Book Capital 2012'

06 july 2010 - 11:41:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The city of Yerevan in Armenia, in the Caucasus region o f Euroasia, was named as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Ag. President visits US

10 april 2010 - 13:20:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was billed to depart the country's capital city of Abuja on [...] Full text...

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40% cancer cases preventable, says WHO

03 february 2010 - 19:06:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Up to 40 per cent of all cancers could be prevented thro ugh changes in lifestyle [...] Full text...

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TI to launch global public opinion survey on corruption 3 June

28 may 2009 - 15:04:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Transparency International (TI), the civil society orga nisation leading the fight against corruption, will publish a [...] Full text...

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US denounces police excesses in Cape Verde

26 february 2009 - 20:45:00
Praia- Cape Verde (PANA) -- The US State Department on Wednesday denounced the excessive use of force and the massaging [...] Full text...

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