COVID-19 could become ‘just like flu’ says WHO chief
The UN health agency earlier voiced confidence that it will be able to declare an end to the emergency sometime in 2023, saying it was increasingly hopeful about the pandemic phase of the virus coming to a close.
Last weekend marked three years since the WHO first described the situation as a ‘pandemic’ although the organization’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, insists countries should have acted several weeks beforehand.
Last weekend marked three years since the WHO first described the situation as a ‘pandemic’ although the organization’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, insists countries should have acted several weeks beforehand.
From highlands to the coast, 6.8 magnitude earthquake damages Ecuador, Peru
Ecuador is particularly prone to earthquakes. In 2016, a quake centered farther north on the Pacific Coast in a more sparsely populated area of the country killed more than 600 people.
French nuclear giant Orano to explore potential of uranium deposit in Niger
One of the world's less advanced countries, Niger is also home to one of the planet's biggest sources of uranium, the main source of nuclear fuel.
The Imouraren project, some 80 kilometres south of the town of Arlit, was put on hold in 2015 after the price of uranium collapsed following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan.
The Imouraren project, some 80 kilometres south of the town of Arlit, was put on hold in 2015 after the price of uranium collapsed following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Kuwait court nullifies 2022 vote, reinstates previous parliament
The move on Sunday comes at a time of renewed friction between the elected parliament and government and follows the reappointment this month of the country’s prime minister, whose government had resigned in January in the standoff with parliament.
For Belarus' tech workers in exile, Poland's business visa is a vital lifeline to escape repression
Belarus was once the home of an up-and-coming tech industry, centred around an IT park outside Minsk which had its own tax and legal regime.
The country also boasted excellent scientific universities, like Radioteknik and the Belarus Technical University, a relic of the Soviet times.
The country also boasted excellent scientific universities, like Radioteknik and the Belarus Technical University, a relic of the Soviet times.
Gianni Infantino re-elected as FIFA president until 2027
Infantino stood unopposed, making his reelection as head of football's governing body a formality, even if he is not universally popular among member associations for a range of reasons, including pushing for a failed plan to play the World Cup every two years.
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