As heat records fall, experts call for reductions in this often-overlooked greenhouse gas

17 january 2025 - 08:30:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Last week, several prominent scientific organisations confirmed what had been predicted for months: 2024 was the [...] Full text...

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South African pop star Tyla's Pretoria concert to be streamed live across Africa

13 january 2025 - 11:27:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s pop sensation Tyla’s homecoming concert in Pretoria on Saturday will be streamed live [...] Full text...

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Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned

28 december 2024 - 07:40:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Newborns and infants in Gaza have reportedly died of hypothermia, deaths described by the UN Children’s [...] Full text...

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Charting a path for global action on land and drought

15 december 2024 - 05:04:10
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on [...] Full text...

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Housing Africa’s growing population: IMF Blog By Kecia Rust, Executive Director of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa

11 december 2024 - 11:04:15
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets.Informality dominates [...] Full text...

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Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms

30 november 2024 - 07:26:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of [...] Full text...

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2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports

23 november 2024 - 05:02:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll of humanitarian workers in 2024 has become the “deadliest on record”, with 281 [...] Full text...

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Invincible, severe death toll in Sudan war

17 november 2024 - 15:22:36
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - During the first 14 months of the Sudan conflict, there have been more violent deaths [...] Full text...

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COP29: Will conference deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

17 november 2024 - 04:52:20
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following [...] Full text...

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Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored

09 november 2024 - 06:41:08
New York, US (PANA) - An alarming surge in ransomware attacks is putting the world’s healthcare infrastructure at critical risk, [...] Full text...

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World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action

09 november 2024 - 05:35:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of [...] Full text...

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ETF and OTC investment flows buoy total gold demand

30 october 2024 - 13:01:00
London, UK (PANA) - Healthy inflows into global gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) were a major driver of growth in [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Ozone layer still well on track for full recovery

17 september 2024 - 06:20:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New evidence in the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Another case of mpox recorded in South Africa

12 september 2024 - 14:42:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of Health has called for continued public vigilance as the country records [...] Full text...

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Addressing insecurity in road construction in conflict-prone areas: Lessons from the Horn of Africa: World Bank Blog By Kennedy Mkutu Agade, Josphat Sasia, Lilian Kahindo and Benard Mitto

12 september 2024 - 09:12:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While all development projects call for care and deftness during the implementation phase, these requirements become [...] Full text...

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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency

05 september 2024 - 12:44:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...

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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen

30 august 2024 - 12:25:05
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...

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Rising sea level is an 'urgent and escalating threat': UN

27 august 2024 - 07:08:16
New York, US (PANA) - The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating [...] Full text...

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Senegalese club secure maiden CAF WCL Qualification

13 august 2024 - 05:59:27
Bo, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Senegalese club, Aigles de la Medina, were crowned as champions of WAFU-A CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...

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Another month, another heat record broken: UN weather agency

07 august 2024 - 20:41:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last month, July, saw another extreme weather milestone with the world's hottest day on recent record registered [...] Full text...

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Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel

05 august 2024 - 18:53:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA [...] Full text...

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One Health Approach: Unleashing Sudan's potential for better human, animal, and environmental health outcomes: World Bank Blog By Dora N. Cudjoe and Nada Khalil Hashim Amin

02 august 2024 - 07:27:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The adoption of a One Health approach in Sudan has the potential to create more resilient [...] Full text...

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Promoting gender-transformative approach in the transboundary water sector: World Bank Blog By Ai-Ju Huang and Ellen Hagerman

26 july 2024 - 07:16:57
Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - The men talked about how, as boys, gender stereotypes meant they got special treatment compared to [...] Full text...

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Earth’s hottest June on record

08 july 2024 - 20:08:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) -  Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Chief calls for sustained efforts to halt violations and abuses

14 june 2024 - 10:41:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for concrete measures to halt [...] Full text...

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South Africa records Mpox death, sources vaccines from WHO member countries

12 june 2024 - 19:26:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla announced on Wednesday that his department intends to [...] Full text...

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Fierce competition as Africa's 2026 World Cup qualifiers resume

05 june 2024 - 11:06:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The long-awaited resumption of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup resume, reigniting the [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Goalkeeping prodigies Memmiche and Shobeir in the spotlight ahead of final

15 may 2024 - 05:33:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As Egypt's Al Ahly and Tunisia's Esperance de Tunis prepare to lock horns in the TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

14 may 2024 - 14:21:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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'Israeli forces bringing war to the West Bank', warns UN rights office

09 may 2024 - 05:41:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As war rages in Gaza, violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have also increased [...] Full text...

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UNESCO underlines need for access to free, reliable scientific information

02 may 2024 - 15:09:06
Dar Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Viewing the world on a climatic precipice, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has said that no [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 316 active cases of dengue

01 may 2024 - 07:45:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has recorded 316 active cases of dengue fever in the island, of which 50 have [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for investment to be localized in Libya

03 april 2024 - 14:10:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday stressed the [...] Full text...

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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

28 march 2024 - 05:28:11
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...

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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record

19 march 2024 - 14:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...

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World records more extreme heat in February

02 march 2024 - 05:43:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’

01 march 2024 - 17:55:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN investigators exame Israeli accusations against UNRWA employees

01 march 2024 - 12:48:28
New York, US (PANA) - As the devastating war in Gaza continues, UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against a dozen [...] Full text...

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EU gives green light to better data exchanges between police authorities

26 february 2024 - 11:11:18
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted a regulation on the automated search and exchange of data [...] Full text...

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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch

22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...

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WMO says warmest January is hottest month on record

16 february 2024 - 06:52:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the battle to slow global warming, January was the hottest month on record, according to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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WHO flags unprecedented cholera spike in Africa

07 february 2024 - 05:57:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World Health [...] Full text...

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South African singer Tyla wins Grammy Award

05 february 2024 - 11:56:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Tyla won her first Grammy for her smash hit Water at [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid cuts to UN agency could be felt in weeks

31 january 2024 - 07:13:33
New York, US (PANA) - Donor funding cuts stemming from Israel’s allegations against a dozen staff members at the UN [...] Full text...

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US announces $45 million for security of coastal West Africa

23 january 2024 - 17:20:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US on Tuesday announced the provision of $45 million in new funding through the [...] Full text...

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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...

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What we’re reading about climate and jobs: World Bank Blog By Ulrike Lehr and Kevwe Pela

19 january 2024 - 07:04:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change is one of the biggest risks to global development, as high temperatures, [...] Full text...

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WHO issues guidance on generative AI use in healthcare

19 january 2024 - 05:36:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO) aims to ensure appropriate use of generative artificial intelligence [...] Full text...

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WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’

14 january 2024 - 05:32:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, [...] Full text...

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Mali records lower prices for bread and flour

12 january 2024 - 14:19:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The price of bread will fall in Mali as the price of a 50kg bag of [...] Full text...

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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch

12 january 2024 - 07:46:31
New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: CAF media outlet looks at record numbers

12 january 2024 - 07:28:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the 34th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (Cote d’Ivoire 2023) opens in the [...] Full text...

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Gold hit new highs in 2023, but inflationary scares likely in 2024: World Gold Council

11 january 2024 - 07:08:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Emerging market (EM) demand for gold provided not only a ballast to lacklustre developed [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian Chef Failatu completes attempt to set Guinness record in cooking

10 january 2024 - 14:16:57
Tamale, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak has completed a 227-hour attempt to set a Guinness World Record in [...] Full text...

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Israel/Gaza crisis: Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitarians

02 january 2024 - 15:05:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza. This [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian woman concludes attempt to break Guinness World Record for longest individual singing

29 december 2023 - 18:06:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A 33-year-old Ghanaian woman on Friday concluded a singing marathon as she attempted to set a  [...] Full text...

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Mali records more than 700 cases of dengue fever, 30 deaths

23 december 2023 - 13:46:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 700 cases of dengue fever, including around 30 deaths, have been recorded in Mali [...] Full text...

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South African music legend Zahara dead at 35

12 december 2023 - 08:14:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Multi-award winning South African musician Zahara has died after a long illness. She was [...] Full text...

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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1,100 cases recorded

11 december 2023 - 11:44:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five countries in East and Southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1,100 suspected [...] Full text...

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South African music legend fighting for her life

11 december 2023 - 11:16:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Singer Zahara is currently unresponsive and fighting for her life in a Johannesburg hospital. Sources close [...] Full text...

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Benin can create opportunities for a just energy transition, green inclusive growth: World Bank Report

07 december 2023 - 17:41:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - While high growth over the past decade has helped Benin reduce poverty, the country’s development gains [...] Full text...

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COP28: African countries join pioneering global battery energy storage consortium

03 december 2023 - 17:51:57
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Several African countries have formally expressed interest to join the ground-breaking Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [...] Full text...

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COP28: Talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund

01 december 2023 - 06:44:58
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Delegates meeting in Dubai agreed  on Thursday on the operationalization of a fund that would help [...] Full text...

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COP28: Conference gets underway with call for ‘terminal decline’ of the fossil fuel era

30 november 2023 - 14:46:59
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest round of UN-facilitated climate talks opened on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with [...] Full text...

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UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling

20 november 2023 - 17:50:03
New York, US (PANA) - With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action [...] Full text...

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Togo records eight cases of dengue fever

17 november 2023 - 12:37:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded eight cases of dengue fever in three regions, according to a statement from [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records more than 500 deaths linked to dengue fever

15 november 2023 - 14:34:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Dengue fever claimed 511 lives in Burkina Faso by 12 November, 2023, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records increase in tourists visiting country

13 november 2023 - 14:54:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourists visiting Mauritius is on the rise, the Statistical Office said Monday in [...] Full text...

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Sudan-conflict: Peace negotiations kick off amid opposed positions and vicious fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

26 october 2023 - 15:19:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the launch of peace talks between belligerent Sudanese parties, the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: ‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century

19 september 2023 - 17:36:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is “becoming unhinged” and underscored the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 71 deaths in road accidents

06 september 2023 - 08:09:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius recorded 71 deaths in road accidents as a result of road accidents during the first [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Double gold medalist earns 46 million Kenyan Shillings in three months

30 august 2023 - 10:47:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan long distance runner, Faith Kipyegon, earned a whopping Ksh46 millions in just three months, accruing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records trade deficit in June 2023

22 august 2023 - 08:36:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius, the official statistial body, said on Monday the island recorded a trade deficit of [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)

21 august 2023 - 19:00:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...

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Scorching ‘new normal’ as world buckles under extreme heat: WMO

19 august 2023 - 05:33:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Hosts Australia face England in semi-final clash (Preview)

15 august 2023 - 05:59:39
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Hosts Australia face England in the 2023 Women’s World Cup semi-final on Wednesday at a packed-out [...] Full text...

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July 2023 was the warmest on record - WMO

09 august 2023 - 06:06:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least [...] Full text...

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Kenya suspends crypto-currency world coin over personal data safety fears

02 august 2023 - 17:16:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has banned its citizens from registering for the World Coin, a new cryptocurrency [...] Full text...

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Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief

28 july 2023 - 06:39:49
New York, US (PANA) - As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: The bloody power struggle of the Sudanese generals hits 100 days (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

24 july 2023 - 08:50:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  To avoid repeating my food menu in this war situation, I sometimes had to come up [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 14 active cases from 13-19 July

22 july 2023 - 07:08:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius said on Saturday that they recorded 14 active cases of COVID-19 from [...] Full text...

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Five unwanted FIFA Women's World Cup records held by Nigeria's Super Falcons

18 july 2023 - 07:13:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Falcons are yet to miss a FIFA World Cup tournament since its 1991 inception, [...] Full text...

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Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action - WMO

16 july 2023 - 05:50:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless [...] Full text...

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Global sea surface temperatures hit record high

11 july 2023 - 06:04:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 29 new active cases

08 july 2023 - 06:45:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities saod on Saturday that they recorded 29 active cases of COVID-19, out of [...] Full text...

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CAF WAFCON, Women’s Champions League Qualifiers Draw for Wednesday, Thursday

04 july 2023 - 10:47:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey to next year’s TotalEnergies CAF Women's AFCON in Morocco and the CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...

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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya

22 june 2023 - 18:33:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...

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Ghana football legend Asamoah Gyan retires

21 june 2023 - 08:30:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan,  on Tuesday announced his retirement from professional football at the age [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 25 new active cases

16 june 2023 - 16:13:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Friday they had as at 14 June, 2023, registered a total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records one death

10 june 2023 - 11:02:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Saturday reported that one patient died from COVID-19 in Mauritius over the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records increase in tourist arrivals

05 june 2023 - 19:16:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The number of tourist arrivals increased in Mauritius from 158,818 in the first quarter of 2022 [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire hosts 2023 World Environment Day

05 june 2023 - 06:47:21
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Focusing on solutions to plastic pollution, Côte d'Ivoire is on Monday hosting World Environment Day [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one new case

30 may 2023 - 13:37:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded no new death linked to COVID-19 for the period from 22 May to 28 [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper sums up G7 Declaration as "constant nuclear terror and false peace".

26 may 2023 - 19:36:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The  Libyan newspaper "Alsabaaah" said here Friday the Declaration of the Summit of the Group of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records balance of trade deficit in March

23 may 2023 - 09:09:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says the country recorded a trade deficit of 14,703 million rupees in March 2023, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records seven new cases

22 may 2023 - 16:05:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded seven new cases of coronavirus out of 41 samples analysed, representing a positivity rate [...] Full text...

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Libya records US$23.5 billion GDP and 5.5 growth rate in 2022 - senior CBL official

17 may 2023 - 15:18:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded a total of 113 billion Libyan dinars (about 23.5 billion U.S. dollars) in gross [...] Full text...

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Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

17 may 2023 - 11:32:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records two new cases

15 may 2023 - 18:10:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in Libya, which has detected two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 90 active cases, no death as at 10 May

13 may 2023 - 09:24:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Saturday that there were 90 active cases of COVID-19 as at [...] Full text...

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New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms

04 may 2023 - 06:17:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records two new cases

02 may 2023 - 20:09:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a COVID-19 infection has been recorded in Libya, which has nevertheless [...] Full text...

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Death and injury cases on the increase - Federal Health Report

30 april 2023 - 11:43:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A government health report has indicated that over 5,100 people were either killed or injured by [...] Full text...

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Narrow escape of civilian from death in Khartoum exemplifies ordeal of Sudanese in ongoing fight (A feature story by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent in Sudan)

24 april 2023 - 12:33:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...

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CoronaviLibya records 6 new cases

18 april 2023 - 14:52:08
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has been recorded in Libya, which has [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Minister calls for compliance with human rights standards in Libyan prisons

15 april 2023 - 14:43:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice in the Government of National Unity, Halima Ibrahim Abderrahman, has urged [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 15 new cases

13 april 2023 - 13:42:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus (COVID-19)infection was recorded for the period 3-9 April in [...] Full text...

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Gambia Human Commission records 104 complaints of alleged human rights violations in 2022

13 april 2023 - 12:26:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has disclosed in its  2022 activity report on the state of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 23 new cases

05 april 2023 - 17:46:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection was recorded in Libya between 27 March [...] Full text...

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IMF approves $5 billion credit line for Morocco

04 april 2023 - 09:13:33
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) -  Morocco’s very strong macroeconomic policies and institutional framework have allowed its economy to remain resilient to [...] Full text...

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Seychelles records a strong rise in tourist arrivals

29 march 2023 - 17:20:45
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Seychelles tourism recovered strongly in 2022 with arrivals reaching about  87 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, [...] Full text...

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Footballers at increased risk of developing dementia, study finds

17 march 2023 - 08:14:03
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - A study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and other research centres, says footballers run [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 14 new cases

13 march 2023 - 14:32:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19)infection has been recorded in Libya, which has detected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 13 new cases

06 march 2023 - 21:12:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in Libya, which has detected [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal, Tunisia through to World Cup

06 march 2023 - 11:01:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal and Tunisia will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records three new cases

27 february 2023 - 13:30:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to COVID-19 infection has been recorded in Libya for the period 20 to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one new case

20 february 2023 - 13:58:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected only one case of coronavirus out of 92 samples tested for the period 13-19 February, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 4 new cases

13 february 2023 - 17:13:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus ( COVID-19) infection has been recorded in Libya, which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records four deaths, 121 cases in one week

08 february 2023 - 13:53:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded four deaths and 121  infections linked to COVID-19 from 30 January to 5 February, [...] Full text...

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Ghana urged to address inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions

07 february 2023 - 06:17:48
Geneva, Ghana (PANA) – United Nations member countries have urged the Ghana government to address the shackling and inhumane treatment of people [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

06 february 2023 - 13:21:35
Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records four new cases

06 february 2023 - 12:15:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's health authorities announced on Monday that they detected four new cases of coronavirus out of [...] Full text...

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Burundi records 115 cholera cases, one death

02 february 2023 - 13:48:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 115 cases of cholera, including one death, since 1 January 2023, the spokesperson [...] Full text...

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US urges Tunisian gov't to 'engage more' as legislative election records low voter turnout

02 february 2023 - 11:36:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The low voter turnout in last Sunday's second round of Parliamentary election in Tunisia reflects the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius records one death

01 february 2023 - 16:53:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius said on Wednesday that one death due COVID-19 was recorded from 19 to 25 January. It [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 3 new cases in one week

30 january 2023 - 15:49:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19)  infection has been recorded in Libya, which has [...] Full text...

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IMF staff concludes governance diagnostic for the Gambia

27 january 2023 - 16:47:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At the request of the government, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Olivier Basdevant has [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records inflation rate of 14.6% in 2022

26 january 2023 - 15:41:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso for the whole of 2022 recorded an annual average inflation of 14.6% against [...] Full text...

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Mauritius breaks Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag

26 january 2023 - 07:19:13
Belle-Vue – (PANA) – Mauritius has broken the Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving [...] Full text...

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Coonavirrus: Libya records one new case in one week

24 january 2023 - 16:45:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COID-19) was recorded in Libya but reported only one [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius records one death

24 january 2023 - 06:29:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Monday attributed the death of a 65-year-old woman to COVID-19. They also indicated [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Libya records 4 new cases in one week

16 january 2023 - 14:10:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in a week in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Libya records more than $1.3 billion in revenue surplus in 2022

04 january 2023 - 13:31:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's public revenues amounted to 134.4 billion dinars (about US$28 billion) during 2022, while public expenditures [...] Full text...

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Burundi records outbreak of cholera in Bujumbura

02 january 2023 - 13:47:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's health authorities on Monday reported an outbreak of cholera in Bujumbura, the economic capital and main [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 11 new cases in one week

02 january 2023 - 13:23:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to a coronavirus infection has been recorded in Libya for one week. The [...] Full text...

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Libya records 21 new coronavirus cases in one week

26 december 2022 - 17:29:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected 21 new cases out of 522 samples tested, representing a rate of 04%, in [...] Full text...

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WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world

24 december 2022 - 12:28:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate-related disasters have affected millions and cost [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records trade deficit in October

22 december 2022 - 07:53:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Thursday said that the balance of visible trade showed a deficit of Rs [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 9 new cases in one week

19 december 2022 - 16:07:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has been recorded in Libya, which has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 12 new cases in one week

13 december 2022 - 14:04:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan health authorities detected 12 new cases of COVID-19 out of 282 samples tested, representing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records three new deaths

12 december 2022 - 09:16:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities reported on Monday that they have recorded three deaths from coronavirus in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to institutionalise National Health Observatory

06 december 2022 - 08:12:52
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday said it will institutionalise the National Health Observatory [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 16 new cases

05 december 2022 - 12:09:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected 16 new infections out of 152 samples tested, representing a positive rate of 4%, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 6 new cases in one week

28 november 2022 - 14:15:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded within a week six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection out of 120 samples [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 2 new cases in one week

23 november 2022 - 15:50:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded within one week, 14-20 November, two deaths and 192 new confirmed infections of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Tunisia records first death from Shigellosis

23 november 2022 - 15:44:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The regional director of health in Tunis, Terek Ben Nasr, announced on Wednesday the death of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes

22 november 2022 - 07:40:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down [...] Full text...

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Global intellectual property filings reached new records in 2021: WIPO

22 november 2022 - 05:39:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual property, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 8 new cases in one week

21 november 2022 - 17:24:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected eight new cases of coronavirus out of 234 samples tested from 14-20 November, representing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records nine new cases

07 november 2022 - 14:31:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected nine new cases of coronavirus from 31 October to 6 November out of 140 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 17 new cases in one week

31 october 2022 - 11:56:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen new coronavirus infections were detected in Libya out of 239 samples tested, representing a positivity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 108 new cases in one week

26 october 2022 - 19:04:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that the country recorded, in the week of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records ten new cases in one week

24 october 2022 - 15:09:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 186 samples tested during the period [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 3 new cases

13 october 2022 - 19:03:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded on Thursday three new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections from 375 samples tested, two cured patients [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 7 new cases

11 october 2022 - 14:45:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No death linked to the coronavirus was recorded in Libya but seven new infections were detected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records four deaths

11 october 2022 - 06:38:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Tuesday that four positive coronavirus patients have died since the beginning [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records no new infection

07 october 2022 - 12:57:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded no new coronavirus infection out of the 24 samples tested in the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one new case

06 october 2022 - 15:48:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected only one new case of coronavirus out of 40 samples tested during the last [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one new coronavirus case

05 october 2022 - 14:57:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded one case of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 52 samples tested over the past 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 3 new cases

04 october 2022 - 14:44:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected three new cases out of 95 samples tested during the last 24 hours, representing [...] Full text...

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Libya records one new coronavirus case

03 october 2022 - 11:15:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded one new case of coronavirus out of 63 samples tested during the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 10 new cases

02 october 2022 - 12:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection but no death out of 91 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 3 new cases

30 september 2022 - 19:24:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection out of 126 samples tested during the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records three new cases

28 september 2022 - 19:18:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected three new cases out of 45 samples analyzed during the last 24 hours, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records two new cases

27 september 2022 - 11:43:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya announced on Tuesday that it detected two new cases of coronavirus out of 97 tests [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 31 new cases

26 september 2022 - 13:31:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 31 new cases of coronavirus out of 123 samples tested over the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one new infection

25 september 2022 - 13:13:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded one new case of coronavirus infection out of 61 samples tested in the past [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 5 new cases

23 september 2022 - 16:57:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded five new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 105 samples analyzed during the last [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia records one new death, 20 infections

22 september 2022 - 12:50:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has recorded one new coronavirus-related death bringing the death toll to 372. The Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records two new cases

22 september 2022 - 12:09:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan health authorities said on Thursday that they detected two new cases of coronavirus in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 6 new cases

21 september 2022 - 18:41:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 95 tests carried out during the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 9 new cases

20 september 2022 - 17:46:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected nine new cases out of 93 samples analyzed over the last 24 hours, representing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records negative balance of visible trade

20 september 2022 - 07:05:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Monday said that the Balance of Visible Trade showed a deficit of 15.2 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records six new cases

19 september 2022 - 13:30:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has detected six new cases of coronavirus out of 116 samples tested over the last [...] Full text...

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Coronnavirus: Libya records 4 new cases

18 september 2022 - 12:14:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new death has been recorded in Libya, which has detected four new cases out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 4 new cases

16 september 2022 - 19:17:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected four new cases out of 109 samples analyzed over the last 24 hours, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 9 new cases

15 september 2022 - 15:49:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded nine new cases out of 115 samples analysed during the last 24 hours, representing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 11 new cases

14 september 2022 - 12:00:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected 11 new cases of coronavirus out of 135 samples tested over the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 9 new cases

12 september 2022 - 16:52:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has detected nine new cases out of 238 samples tested over the past 24 hours [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records eight new cases

09 september 2022 - 12:16:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded eight new coronavirus infections out of 121 samples analysed during the last twenty-four hours, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records three new cases

08 september 2022 - 12:54:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected three new cases of coronavirus out of 112 samples analysed over the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records four new cases

06 september 2022 - 17:24:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded four new cases of coronavirus out of 112 samples analysed over the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 11 new cases

05 september 2022 - 12:39:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected 11 new cases of coronavirus out of 123 samples tested over the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 11 new cases

04 september 2022 - 13:19:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus out of 121 samples tested, representing a positive rate [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 32 new cases

01 september 2022 - 12:52:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya detected 32 new cases of coronavirus out of 185 samples tested over the past 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 74 new infections

31 august 2022 - 16:18:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 74 new confirmed infections of coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new cases

31 august 2022 - 12:34:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded four new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, comprising one imported case and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 15 new cases

31 august 2022 - 11:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan health authorities announced on Wednesday that they detected 15 new cases of coronavirus out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records seven new cases

30 august 2022 - 12:51:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan health officials announced on Tuesday that they detected seven new cases of coronavirus out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 14 new cases

29 august 2022 - 12:22:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 14 new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one death, 17 infections

29 august 2022 - 11:43:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One death linked to a COVID-19 infection has been recorded in Libya, which has also detected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records five new cases

28 august 2022 - 15:08:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's health authorities said on Sunday that they detected five new cases of coronavirus over the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 41 new cases

26 august 2022 - 18:38:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan health authorities said on Friday that they recorded 41 new cases out of 181 laboratory [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 17 new cases

26 august 2022 - 12:31:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus, comprising one imported case and 16 resulting from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 16 new cases

25 august 2022 - 15:29:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...

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Libya records 16 new coronavirus cases

25 august 2022 - 15:05:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's health officials on Thursday announced that 16 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 52 new cases

23 august 2022 - 20:42:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 52 new cases out of 195 samples tested during the last 24 hours, representing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 15 new cases

23 august 2022 - 19:07:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 15 new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 12 new cases

22 august 2022 - 12:24:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...

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