Ethiopia: death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 1,000

[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) – Ethiopia’s Health Ministry revealed on Sunday that the number of COVID-19-related deaths in the country reached 1,013 after 17 more deaths were confirmed. The ministry said total COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia reached 64,301, after 413 COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday. The ministry …

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VRBO bans 1-night rentals in Arizona, cites large gatherings

[ad_1] PHOENIX – Vacation rental site VRBO says it is implementing a ban on one-night rental months in Arizona in response to concerns about large gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-night rental ban will run through January and was revealed in a letter Tuesday to Gov. Doug Ducey, the …

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Sudan’s ‘silent death’ from meat cuts

[ad_1] KHARTOUM – There seemed little to worry about: Sudanese farmer Khadija Ahmad was planting onions when he stepped on a thorn through his sandal and cut off his foot. But the thorn brought with it a carnivorous infection, a bacterial and fungal disease called mycetoma, which runs through the …

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The world should support Sudan

[ad_1] The world should support Sudan A worker from the Sudanese antiquities authority covers a stone wall with sandbags to mitigate flood damage to a structure. (AFP) As much as I have been pleasantly surprised by the international solidarity and media coverage following the Beirut explosion, international apathy and lack …

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