Forget ChatGPT: The Greatest Tech Breakthrough Would Be Getting Cell Phones to Rural Women
A cell phone gives rural women access to financial services, training, networks, and, importantly, information and knowledge. Credit: Prashanth Vishwanathan (CCAFS)By Nicoline de HaanNAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 6 2023 (IPS) While 100 million people worldwide are using the AI chatbot ChatGPT to get ahead on homework and try out for top jobs at Google, more than 370 million women in developing countries lack the services of a simple cell phone. The world may be witnessing a quantum leap in the digital revolution, but cell phones and mobile internet would give these women enough of a foothold to access unprecedented opportunities to...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nicoline de Haan Tags: Africa Climate Change Development & Aid Education Food and Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Gender Global Headlines Health Inequality Innovation TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Tunisia: Genetic Sequencing Material Provided to Charles Nicolle Hospital and Institut Pasteur (Louzir)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Director of the Institut Pasteur Hechmi Louzir said Tuesday that a genetic sequencing material has been provided to Charles Nicolle Hospital and the Institut Pasteur, as part of the "Med Net" project which started in 2020 in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Italian Embassy, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Italian Institute Teramo. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 2, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

George Lucas Saw A Destroyed Set As A Good Omen For Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
In a webisode titled "Star Wars Episode I: It's Like War Now Webisode" producer Rick McCallum spoke about some of the challenges of building the Tatooine set in the Tunisian desert. He shared how problems began to set in early due to the scorching heat during the day and very cold nights that put…#rickmccallum #tunisian #georgelucas #starwarsepisodeiv #tunisia #phantommenace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tunisia ’s president accused of stirring racism with ‘reckless’ rhetoric
African Union accuses Kais Saied of hate speech over comments about sub-Saharan Africans#africanunion #kaissaied #africans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tunisia orders top European trade union official expelled
TUNIS, Tunisia -- President Kais Saied of Tunisia ordered Europe's top trade union official to leave the North African country after she addressed protesters at a demonstration organized by an influential labor union. Authorities accused Esther Lynch, the Irish general secretary of the European…#tunisia #kaissaied #northafrican #estherlynch #irish #tunisian #sfax #generallaborunion #ugtt #aniskaabi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

African Fintech Startups Raised $1.45 Billion in 2022
Despite seeing their share of Africa’s startup funding drop from 48.3% seen in 2021 to 43.4% in 2022, fintech still managed to raise 39.3% more capital in 2022 ($1.45 billion) than they did in 2021 ($1.04 billion). Nigeria was again the best-funded country after 180 of its startups raised a…#africa #african #disrupts #nigeria #westafrican #egypt #kenya #southafrica #ghana #tunisia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I'm an experienced female solo traveler
Solo travel is one of my favorite perks of being single. Of course, anyone can book a trip by themselves, but I've found my coupled friends are less likely to leave their significant other at home, and not without reason. Women historically earn less than men and travel costs are up, like other…#costarica #tunisia #mexico #googletrends #airbnb #debit #atm #spanish #uber #morocco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sticky inflation prompts EBRD to trim 2023 growth outlook for its region
High gas prices and persistent inflation eroding real wages will limit growth in emerging Europe, central Asia and north Africa, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in its regional economic outlook report released on Thursday. The EBRD reduced the region's growth…#northafrica #ebrd #kazakhstan #hungary #tunisia #ukraine #beatajavorcik #javorcik #turkey #jordan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reports: 8 migrants' bodies recovered by Italian coast guard
MILAN -- The bodies of eight migrants have been recovered by Italy's coast guard during an operation overnight that also rescued 42 survivors in the central Mediterranean off the island of Lampedusa, authorities said Friday. Another two people, a newborn and a man, fell into the sea during the…#milan #coastguard #ansa #tunisian #sfax #african #lampedusa #filippomannino #giorgiameloni #charity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 4 Deaths and 78 More Infections From Jan. 23 To29
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia logged 4 COVID-19 deaths and 78 further infections from January 23 to 29, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Low voter turnout in Tunisian elections casts doubt on future parliament's legitimacy
Voters in Tunisia massively shunned parliamentary elections seen as an important test for their president and their country’s troubled democracy, according to preliminary turnout figures Sunday. Independent observers reported scattered violations. Turnout was just 11.3 percent of Tunisia’s 8…#tunisia #tunisians #islamist #arab #kaissaieds #ennahdha #tunisias #tunis #soukra #amiramohamed (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Challenge for Tunisian democracy: Getting voters to show up
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia was once the Arab world’s hope for a new era of democracy. Now it’s in the midst of an election that’s more of an embarrassment than a model. Barely 11% of voters turned out in the first round of parliamentary elections last month, boycotted by opposition Islamists and…#tunisia #arab #islamists #tunisians #northafrican #kaissaied #tunisian #parliament #ennahdha #tunis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Challenge for Tunisian democracy: Getting voters to show up
Tunisia was once the Arab world’s hope for a new era of democracy. Now it’s in the midst of an election that’s more of an embarrassment than a model. Barely 11% of voters turned out in the first round of parliamentary elections last month, boycotted by opposition Islamists and ignored by many…#tunisia #arab #islamists #tunisians #kaissaied #tunisian #parliament #ennahdha #anobelpeaceprize #tunis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Adverse childhood experiences and sleep disorders among Tunisian adolescents: the mediating role of internet addiction - Mlouki I, Naimi A, Sioud I, Bouanene I, El Mhamdi S.
BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a prevalent health problem worldwide. Different side effects have been linked to this issue such as sleep disorders. This matter is well known. However, its influencing mechanisms are not well investigat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Algeria offers visas on arrival to tourists
RIYADH: In a bid to boost its tourism sector, Algeria will issue visas on arrival to tourists heading to its south, a document from the country’s Interior Ministry showed. The move aims to revive its tourism industry, which like other countries was severely affected by the coronavirus disease…#algeria #interiorministry #africa #sahara #northafrican #morocco #tunisia #djanet #algerians #algerian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news