Professor Sarah Gilbert, 2022 Sunhak Peace Prize laureate, is elected as fellow of the Royal Society. She is one of the eight academics from the University of Oxford to join the Royal Society as Fellows. The Royal Society elects Professor Sarah Gilbert The Royal Society is made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and […]
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Introduction Biodiversity is a critical aspect of our planet’s health and survival. Yet, it is facing unprecedented threats from various human activities. To name a few, habitat destruction, overexploitation of natural resources, pollution, and climate breakdown. These activities are causing species to go extinct at an alarming rate. Africa Geographic The decline of African elephant
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August 24, 2022The Royal Society Researchers, technicians, students and support staff responsible for the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine have been awarded the Royal Society’s Copley Medal for their rapid development and deployment of a vaccine against Covid-19. This is the first time in the nearly 300-year history of the Copley Medal that it has been awarded
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August 23, 2022World Health Organization A total of 100 000 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (Jcovden) were delivered to Ukraine this month under the COVAX initiative, and distributed to 22 regions in the country by the Ministry of Health. “These vaccines will provide further protection against COVID-19 and we are working continuously with the
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The Elders stress neutrality on Ukraine cannot be an option following Kyiv visit August 17, 2022The Elders Link to the original articlehttps://theelders.org/news/elders-stress-neutrality-ukraine-cannot-be-option-following-kyiv-visit Statement: The Elders call for increased international support for Ukraine and stress that neutrality is not a moral option in the face of continued Russian aggression. Upon their return from Kyiv, Elders Ban Ki-moon and Juan Manuel
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African Development Bank to Deliver Certified Wheat, Seeds to 20m Farmers – Adesina August 10, 2022Blueprint President, African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the bank is set to deliver climate-adapted, certified wheat and other staple crops seeds to 20 million farmers. Adesina said this in a document titled, “Averting an African Food Crisis: The
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