NO fewer than 12 have died from Ebola in Sierra Leone in a week, local health authorities said on Monday, as the spread of the disease that has killed over 200 people in Guinea and Liberia deepened
SIERRA Leone raised its death toll from the highly contagious Ebola virus on Monday, sparking fears that the deadly epidemic gripping west Africa is spreading.
NIGERIANS are now living longer by eight years even as coronary (ischaemic) heart disease, lower respiratory infections (such as pneumonia) and stroke top the list of 20 major causes of premature d
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to grant a Dh22 million (MVR92 million) loan to the Maldives to help clean energy projects undertaken by the government.
LONDON: India is among the "extreme risk" countries of the world where economic impacts of climate change will be most keenly felt by 2025, according to new research released on Wedesday.
The government of Liberia and the World Bank have signed an agreement to finance the Liberian section of the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP), which also involves three other countries in the region.
Ahead of the World Bank's Spring Meetings here this week, government ministers from almost 40 developing countries are meeting with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, UK International Developm
The three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011 ended Sunday endorsing the importance of taking urgent action on climate change and global food crisis.
