Development
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Weight-loss Drugmaker Novo Nordisk Invests $1.2 BN in New Factory in Denmark
The 40,000-square-metre (430,000-square-feet) production facility and warehouse in Odense “marks the first time in this century that Novo Nordisk breaks ground in Denmark by establishing a new production site,” the company said in a statement.
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Japanese Researchers Test Pioneering Drug to Regrow Teeth
People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants.
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Nearly 10,000 Fleeing Sudan War to South Sudan a Day
Since April 2023 fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions more, triggering what the UN calls one of the world’s worst displacement crises.
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US Firms Up $6.2 Billion Micron Funding to Boost Chipmaking
The Micron investment helps bring development and production of advanced memory semiconductor technology to US shores, said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
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World Bank Announces Record $100 Billion Support For World’s Poorest Countries
Donor countries committed $23.7 billion to replenish the bank’s concessional lending arm, known as the International Development Association (IDA), a World Bank spokesperson told AFP, marking a slight increase from the roughly $23.5 billion pledged…
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China Lifts Final Bans on Australian Red Meat as Trade Row Nears End
Red meat and lobster were the last two commodities subject to some form of barrier or export ban.
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Olympic champion Tebogo and Sifan Hassan named ‘Athletes of the Year’
Tebogo received his award after becoming the first African to be crowned Olympic champion in the 200m, crossing the line at the Stade de France in 19.46 seconds, edging out the American Kenny Bednarek and…
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Namibia polls reopen despite objections from the opposition
Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential and legislative polls, billed as the toughest yet for the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) party, in power since Namibia’s 1990 independence from…
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At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslides
The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides.
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TRC yasafirisha abiria 1,000,000 kupitia treni yake ya SGR ndani ya miezi minne
Kwa mujibu wa taarifa ya TRC iliyotolewa leo idadi hiyo ni mara mbili ya waliosafiri na treni ya zamani ya (MGR), ambayo ilisafirisha jumla ya abiria 400,000 katika kipindi cha mwaka mmoja.
