World Athletics has made changes to its rules governing development (prototype) shoes following requests by all major shoe manufacturers and the industry body that represents them, the World Federation of the Sports Goods Industry (‘WFSGI’). The amendment to the rule will allow development shoes to be worn in international competitions and competitions sanctioned by Member…
The latest study as reported by Reuters has revealed that high blood sugar may portend a rocky course for COVID-19 patients who seek hospital care, even if they do not have diabetes. The research was done on 11,000 coronavirus patients in Spain. None were critically ill when they got to the hospital. But researchers found…
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in conjunction with conservation partners has successfully rescued two endangered female Rothschild Giraffes that were marooned at Lake Baringo’s Longicharo Island amid rising water levels. The rescue mission that was conducted by KWS, Northern Rangeland Trust, Save Giraffes Now and Ruko Community Wildlife Conservation from Dec. 2 to 3, marked a…
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], November 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, underscored their long term commitment through starting their partnership with The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi. During the high level meeting held this week, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck…
Localized coronavirus outbreaks in parts of South Africa have raised fears that the country could see a resurgence in cases compounded by gatherings during the upcoming festive season. Officials in Africa’s hardest virus-hit country are scrambling to contain infections after a flare-up was reported in the impoverished Eastern Cape province and adjacent Western Cape province last month. The national…
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday said it is facing a funding gap of 180 million U.S. dollars for Zimbabwe’s humanitarian assistance program. WFP Zimbabwe representative and country director Francesca Erdelmann said this year has been particularly tough for the donor community due to the impact of COVID-19. “For our portfolio in…
Egypt confirmed on Wednesday late night 421 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total cases registered in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 116,724, said the Egyptian Health Ministry. It is the first time in over four months for Egypt’s coronavirus daily cases to exceed 400, since the country reported 401 cases on…
Africa aims to have 60% of the continent’s population vaccinated against the coronavirus within the next two to three years, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. “We hope that for this to be meaningful, our 60% must be reached in the next two to three years. We should be…
Healthcare workers and others recommended for the first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within 24 hours after the vaccine receives regulatory authorization, the chief adviser for the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program said on Tuesday. Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive overseeing the vaccine portion of the U.S. program, said he hopes 20…
14 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday in Rwanda this is according to the Health Ministry. The results were obtained from 2,820 sample tests collected in the last 24 hours. Of the new infections, four were detected in Kigali, nine in Musanze district and one in Rubavu district. So far, Rwanda has registered 5,948 COVID-19…
