Reuters reports that the Gambia has hired a US law firm to consider legal action, after a government-funded investigation found that contaminated medicine imported from India were “very likely” to…
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Vatican: Pope Francis spends night in hospital
Pope Francis spent a calm night in hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection and is expected to remain there for a few days for treatment, a Vatican source…
Gambia: Authorities apologise as patient dies in stranded ferry
The Gambia authorities have said that a ferry which was stranded in the northern coastal region of Barra for 12 hours has been disentangled from a fishing net. The vessel…
Tanzania: Marburg virus kills five people in Kagera region
Marburg virus has killed five people in Tanzania’s north-western Kagera region, the health ministry has said. High fever is a common symptom of the deadly Ebola-like virus, often followed by…
Malaysia: Ex-PM charged with corruption over Covid spending
Malaysia’s former prime minister who led during the height of the pandemic has been charged with corruption – a move that ratchets up already bitter political tensions. Muhyiddin Yassin, 75,…
UK: Leaked messages suggest plan to frighten public with Covid
Matt Hancock suggested to an aide that they “frighten the pants off everyone” messages published by the Sunday Telegraph show. It appears the former health secretary discussed when to reveal…
India: Woman fights to find doctors responsible for forceps left in her body
A woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala who suffered through years of excruciating pain because of a botched surgery says she is still waiting for the doctors responsible…
Kenyan: Senator asked to leave over ‘period stain’
A female Kenyan senator who was asked to leave parliament because of an apparent blood stain on her trousers said she was proud to stand up against “period shame”. Gloria…
South Africa: Schools suspended amid flooding in SA province
A municipality in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province has suspended schooling and health services amid heavy floods. The floods have damaged roads and homes, leaving many families in Nkomazi Municipality displaced.…
Kenya: Authorities push for one-pub-per-town order to fight alcoholism
Kenya’s deputy president has ordered government administrators in the country’s central region to enforce a one-pub-per-town directive that was issued last week. Rigathi Gachagua also wants entertainment joints in the…