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Death toll in India’s Assam flood rises to 102 as over 5.6 million people...
Floods in India's northeastern state of Assam have so far killed 102 people and badly affected a population of over 5.6 million, officials said...
Rwanda allocates US$105 million to finance businesses affected by COVID-19
Rwanda has allocated 100 billion Rwandan francs (about 105 million U.S. dollars) for a loan scheme to support businesses affected by COVID-19, a senior...
Over 1.3 million affected by flooding in eastern Africa – OCHA
At least 1.3 million people in eastern Africa have been affected by flooding caused by heavy rains since March, the UN humanitarian agency said...
Aid agencies strive to help South Sudanese refugees affected by COVID-19 in Uganda
Hundreds of South Sudanese refugees seeking protection in Uganda's northwestern district of Adjumani said border closure due to the ongoing fight against COVID-19 pandemic...
Mingjie Stone provides relief to Namibians affected by COVID-19
A Chinese-owned mining company Mingjie Stone on Monday donated food parcels to 200 families in the mining town of Karibib in western Namibia in...
Namibia’s fishing sector affected by COVID-19
Namibia's fishing sector has so far made a loss of over 750 million Namibian dollars (around 40 million U.S. dollars) since the country imposed...
U.S. COVID-19 death toll reaches 11,008, more than 81 pct in global workforce affected...
The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 200 countries...
Over 80 percent of global workforce affected by COVID-19 pandemic
More than four out of five people, or 81 percent in the global workforce of 3.3 billion are currently affected by full or partial...
Aviation employment sector in Namibia affected by COVID-19
Namibia's private airline, Westair Aviation on Wednesday announced that it has commenced with a restructuring exercise that will see the retrenchment of a portion...
Oil and gas production not affected by COVID-19 – Iran
Iran's Ministry of Petroleum announced Wednesday that the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country since two weeks ago has not affected Iran's oil and...
Nokia to cut 180 jobs in Finland, 5G plans not affected
Nokia Corporation announced on Tuesday plans to cut some 180 jobs in Finland as part of its global plans, announced in 2018, to improve...
Namibian money transfers to South Africa to be affected by CMA directive
Namibian banking clients will no longer be able to perform Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) transactions to non-participating banks in Common Monetary Area (CMA) as...
South Sudan oil stream not affected by political emergency in Sudan
The political crisis in Sudan has not affected oil flow from South Sudan's oil fields after the two neighboring countries announced resumption in August...
World Vision Supports Nabuli Residents Affected by Conflict
World Vision International-Ghana (WVIG) on Thursday distributed some relief items to some conflict displaced victims seeking refuge in Nabuli, a community within the Gushegu...
Highway Director Assures Affected Persons That They will be Compensated
The Eastern Regional Director of Ghana Highway Authority, Mr Charles Adubofour has promised to compensate property owners affected by the on-going dual carriage being...
Help in Any Way You Can for Those Affected by Cyclone Idai
British Airways will, from today (Monday 25 March), give all money collected through its Flying Start charity to support those affected by the devastating...
Affected Land Owners To Be Compensated – Joe Ghartey
The Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey has assured landowners whose lands were affected beyond Shai hills for the construction of the 84km Tema...
Global Charity says 1.2 million have been affected by flood
About 1.2 million people have been affected by flooding due to heavy rains pounding parts of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, an international charity said...
Ethiopian government to support students affected in recent violence
The Ethiopia Ministry of Education on Tuesday revealed a plan to support more than 1.36 million Ethiopian students who were affected by recent disputes...
Stakeholders in mining encouraged to work together
Madam Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, the Associate Executive Director of the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) has urged the government to domesticate the...
Study Shows Amenfi East,Tarkwa,Prestea Huni Valley Worst Affected By Galamsey
A study on the impact of the galamsey activities in the Western region has shown that the Amenfi East, Tarkwa Nsuaem and Prestea Huni...
Stakeholders Pledge To Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
Leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations have congregated at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new commitments to the collective effort...
Fish Farming Business In Ashanti Region Affected Amid Bad Market
Fish is a preferred source of animal protein for many Ghanaians, however, the country’s quest to produce large quantities hangs in balance due to...
Mogherini blasts U.S travel ban, EU dual nationals not affected
The United States has clarified that EU citizens will not be affected by the U.S. travel ban even if they hold dual citizenship with...
Dual citizens with EU passports not affected by U.S. travel ban
The U.S. State Department has clarified that European Union (EU) citizens will not be affected by the U.S. travel ban even if they hold...
UN agency says 26,000 Somali refugees affected by U.S. travel ban
About 26,000 Somali refugees, who fled to Kenya from fighting in their country and had planned to resettle in the United States, are now...
Kenya’s exports into EU will not affected despite trade deadlock
Kenya's exports into the European Union (EU) will not be affected even if the East Africa Community (EAC)-EU trade agreement is not signed and...
Over one million people affected by severe drought in Sri Lanka
Over 1 million people have been affected by severe drought in Sri Lanka with authorities warning the numbers could rise in the coming weeks...
Destroyed Weija Irrigation Scheme Undergoing Rehabilitation
Weija Irrigation Scheme, which was destroyed by the June 3 2015 torrential rains that caused severe floods and destroyed houses, farms and property running...
Dumsor Nearly Collapsed Ghana’s Music Industry – Appietus
Music producer and sound engineer Appiah Dankwa, aka Appietus, has said the power crisis (dumsor) of the last few years affected him and everyone...