[ad_1] VCG Image The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday that more than 200,000 refugee children are out of school in Ethiopia due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The Ethiopian Ministry of Education has initiated consultations with education and health partners on the possible reopening of schools …
Read More »Roundup: Chinese biotech giant BGI opens COVID-19 test kit plant in Ethiopia
[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) – Chen Songheng, general manager of BGI Ethiopia, a subsidiary company of China’s biotech giant BGI Genomics Co., Ltd., is optimistic about Ethiopia’s fight against COVID-19. Chen runs the Chinese company’s first plant in Africa, a COVID-19 test kit factory located on the outskirts …
Read More »The government agrees to sign a letter to ‘protect health workers’
[ad_1] Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has agreed to sign a new health worker safety charter, which promises to protect staff from violence, biological hazards and improve their mental health. On World Patient Safety Day last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new letter to protect …
Read More »Nokia 8.3 5G arrives in presale for $ 699
[ad_1] HMD Global, the company behind the Nokia brand, has just announced two new phones, a pair of true wireless earbuds, and pre-order availability for the previously announced Nokia 8.3 5G. The 8.3 is available to order now for $ 699, and will be followed by the Nokia 3.4, the …
Read More »Fortnite and Rocket League are hosting a crossover event with themed rewards
[ad_1] The new free update of Rocket league is coming to the Epic Games Store on Wednesday, September 23, and to celebrate, Epic and Psyonix have teamed up for a crossover event between Fortnite and Rocket league called Rama-Flame. The event will focus on the challenges in Rocket league which …
Read More »Microsoft launches developer services for calls, chats and SMS
[ad_1] Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp. Grant Hindsley | Bloomberg | fake images Microsoft on Tuesday announced development tools to enhance applications with calling and texting capabilities. The launch demonstrates one of the ways Microsoft is trying to grow its cloud business by entering smaller individual markets. The company …
Read More »Fortnite’s Rocket League crossover includes a Slushii concert
[ad_1] Rocket league tomorrow will be free and to celebrate there will be a handful of crossover events with Fortnite. (Fortnite developer Epic bought Rocket league manufacturer Psyonix last year). Part of that will include a concert at Fortnitethe island party royale headlined by DJ Slushii, whose track “Luv U …
Read More »Ethiopia: Meskel, Ethiopian Spring Religious Festival
[ad_1] September heralds the end of Ethiopia’s cold, cloudy and rainy season, where torrential rains subside and yellow daisies known locally as Adey Abeba line the country’s fields and meadows, but only to disappear in a couple of weeks. Ye Meskel Wof, indigenous Ethiopian birds fly over the skylines of …
Read More »Ethiopia: familiarize low-income community with insurance to reduce vulnerability
[ad_1] Microinsurance is a type of insurance used to protect low-income people from disasters. This type of insurance has been neglected in Ethiopia. But now efforts are being made to revive the insurance industry. The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) recently held discussions with representatives of financial institutions about the …
Read More »Remarks by the UN Secretary General at the UN 75th anniversary ceremony
[ad_1] ** THE SECRETARY GENERAL ** ** REMARKS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CEREMONY ** ** MARKING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY ** ** OF THE UNITED NATIONS ** September 21, 2020 The ideals of the United Nations – peace, justice, equality and dignity – are beacons for a better world. But the …
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