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US-German trio win medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics
The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.
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Activist Praise Aloikin Held After Reported Abduction, Faces Broadcasting Charge
The Uganda Law Society has also demanded her release, saying she had reportedly been taken from Namungoona Police Station by armed security personnel. Other lawyers and activists have also raised concern over the manner in…
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Countries Move to Ban Social Media for Children
More than 20 countries around the world have now taken steps to block or restrict children going online on social media, according to an AFP tally.
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Foreign Nationals Targeted in South Africa’s Extortion Explosion
Immigrant-run shops were also a focus of an explosion of xenophobic unrest earlier this year when scores were looted, torched or forced to shut during protests demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country.
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UK Lawmakers Throw out Bill to Legalise Assisted Dying
Plans to legalise assisted dying have had a long and emotional passage through parliament, with protesters on both sides of the debate regularly demonstrating in Westminster.
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Heche Aeleza Mauaji, Vurugu za Uchaguzi Katika Utetezi wa Lissu
Heche alisema Kamati Kuu ya CHADEMA ilikutana Desemba 3, 2024 chini ya uenyekiti wa Freeman Mbowe na kujadili matukio hayo, kabla ya chama kuchukua msimamo wa kutaka mageuzi ya kikatiba na kisheria yafanyike kabla ya…
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Nigeria Seizes 47,000 Captagon Pills
A suspect, Akinbile Kazeem Aikins, brought in 47,200 captagon pills and “millions of opioids” concealed in soap from Ghana, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement.
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DR Congo Ebola Epidemic Passes 6,000 Cases
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded more than 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths from the country’s worst Ebola epidemic ever, according to the Congolese authorities’ latest toll on Monday.
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Lissu Ahitimisha Utetezi Baada Ya Siku Tano Mahakamani, Shahidi Mwingine Kuendelea
Lissu amepanga kuleta mashahidi 12 kwa ajili ya utetezi dhidi yake akiwemo na yeye mwenyewe huku, wengine wakiwa ni Viongozi wakuu wa serikali na Chama chake.
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Lissu Amaliza Kujitetea, Asema Hakuna Ushahidi wa Kuthibitisha Kosa la Uhaini
Lissu amewaambia majaji kwamba ushahidi alioutoa unaonyesha kuwa upande wa Jamhuri haujathibitisha vipengele muhimu vya kosa la uhaini, ikiwemo kuwepo kwa nia ya kutenda kosa hilo.
