How America plans to break China ’s grip on African minerals
M , Africa’s largest mining conference, is an anthropologist’s dream. There are the corporate chief executives: alpha males keen to cut big deals for big rocks. There are the engineers staffing stands in bright corporate attire, resembling darts teams on tour, and the colourful African…#africa #african #ghanaians #congolese #saudis #capetown #amoshochstein #joebidens #brianmenell #techmet (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'An absurdity': Experts slam WHO excusal of sex misconduct
Two experts appointed by the World Health Organization to investigate allegations that some of its staffers sexually abused women during an Ebola outbreak in Congo have dismissed the U_N_ agency’s own efforts to excuse its handling of such misconduct a... (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
UN chief slams'climate-wrecking' firms at human rights body
GENEVA -- U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday stressed the importance of legal challenges against “climate-wrecking corporations" like fossil-fuel producers, ratcheting up his call for the fight against climate change—- this time before the U.N.'s top human rights body. Guterres…#antónioguterres #change #guterres #humanrightscouncil #ukraine #antimuslim #christians #congo #montenegro #colombia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A $1.5 Billion Hoard of Copper and Cobalt Is Piling Up in Congo
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'An absurdity': Experts slam WHO's excusal of misconduct
Two experts appointed by the World Health Organization to investigate allegations that some of its staffers sexually abused women during an Ebola outbreak in Congo have dismissed the U_N_ agency’s own efforts to excuse its handling of such misconduct a... (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Rebel Attacks Trigger Rising Mental Health Concerns in DR Congo
[The New Humanitarian] Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 'Most of the patients who come to us are victims of insecurity.' (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 22, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Congolese Dr Jean Kaseya Takes Over Leadership of Africa CDC
[allAfrica] Democratic Republic of Congo's Dr Jean Kaseya has been selected by the African Union as the next director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the agency that helps member states deal with health emergencies and design programmes to deal with public health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Congo Watchdog Wants Billions of Dollars More From China Infra Deal
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government watchdog called for a major overhaul of the country’s $6.2 billion minerals-for-infrastructure deal with China after its investigations found significant breaches of the 2008 agreement. • None Wall Street Is Baffled by the Stock Market • None…#wrestlingempire #congo #igf #african #chinarailwaygroup #sicomines #twitterfriday #twitter #congolese #zhujing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Analysts see short-term strength, long-term'generational shift' in copper prices
Along with experiencing a short-term supply shortage, copper is set to undergo a "generational shift" in demand as decarbonization ramps up, according to BNY Mellon Lead Portfolio Manager Al Chu. Copper is a leading barometer of global economic health due to its wide-ranging usage, including in…#alchu #peru #congo #innermongolia #saxobankhead #olehansen #beijing #wto #usd375 #usd475 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Current Climate: Study Suggests A Link Between Air Pollution And Depression
This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. here was an interesting study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Friday. In it, the researchers looked at the…#currentclimate #medicare #tokamakenergy #culhamcampus #evsubscriptionsmotor #aes #junkkouture #religionnews #congo #redwoodmaterials (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watch this genius bird plan for its ‘handyman’ job
The Goffin’s cockatoo is the
handyman of the avian kingdom
. This crested, white-feathered Indonesian bird crafts what are essentially crowbars, ice picks, and spoons to pry open its favorite fruits, making it one of very few species to not only use tools, but fashion an entire tool set. Now, researchers have shown the cockatoos appear to plan ahead for the job, toting with them the tools needed to solve a puzzle. Outside of humans, carrying tools for a future job has only been seen in one other animal—a population of wild chimpanzees in the Congo Basin.
The work shows tool set planning is “not unique...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
I landed my dream job at Disney after growing up in a refugee camp. This is how I made it to Hollywood after a childhood interrupted by war
Maggie Bushiri grew up in refugee camps in Tanzania and Mozambique, but now has a career in production at Disney. Courtesy of Kevin Clone Maggie Bushiri works on an upcoming animated Disney series as a production coordinator. She says the road to get where she is was not typical — she grew up in…#maggiebushiri #tanzania #mozambique #disney #kevinclone #bushiri #ducktales #moongirl #congo #firstcongocivilwar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Billionaire Friedland Weighs Strategic Partner for Congo Copper
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Emergency centre patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Some epidemiological and clinical aspects at Beni General Referral Hospital - Katsioto AK, Muhesi PK, Isombi JP, Kambere PK, Sikakulya FK.
This study aims to provide some epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients admitted to th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Your Phone Runs On Cobalt From DR Congo
The chances of your phone's battery being made using cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are, as Statista's Martin Armstrong notes in this chart using data cited in Statista's DossierPlus 'Mining Industry in Africa' shows, very high. You…#statista #martinarmstrong #dossierplus #miningindustry #africa #usdepartmentoflabor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
