Tag: risk
While floods hit Amazon, Brazil’s reservoirs at risk of drying up
As Brazil's Amazon region struggles with record high water levels, reservoirs in other parts of the country are at risk of drying up.
Brazil's national...
Antibody cocktail diminishes risk of symptomatic Covid-19 – Roche
(dpa) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche on Monday presented new data on its phase three trial of an antibody cocktail that is meant to...
10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19 – UNICEF
Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a...
John Mahama’s Statement Has Put Lives of The Supreme Court Judges at Risk
By Nana Kwadwo Akwaa (CTI)
Former President John Dramani Mahama has consistently proven that he is an affront to the Democratic processes and sanity of...
Head potters and truck pushers risk contracting COVID-19
Head potters, truck and wheelbarrow pushers operatiing in the Sunyani Central Business District (CBD) are vulnerable people, highly exposed to the Corona Virus Disease...
Thousands of Migrants from West and Central Africa at Risk as Critical Funding Ends
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for EUR 100 million to continue providing urgent protection and critical assistance to vulnerable migrants from...
Floods in Sudan put over 10 mln people at risk of water-borne diseases: UN...
More than 10 million people in Sudan risk contracting water-borne diseases following extensive damage of floods to hundreds of water sources and the collapse...
4.5 Million African Jobs at Risk due to COVID-19 and Travel Restrictions- IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the damage being done to the African aviation industry and on economies by the shutdown of...
Kenya at risk of debt distress – treasury
Kenya's external debt sustainability indicators illustrate that the country faces a high risk of debt distress, the National Treasury says in a report...
Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19: study
In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago (UChicago) Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency...
French companies must prepare for risk of no EU-UK trade agreement: minister
French companies need to be prepared for the risk of no trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK),...
Some 67,000 children at risk of dying from hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa due to...
An estimated 67,000 children are at risk of dying from extreme hunger across Sub-Saharan Africa before the end of the year due to impacts...
Leading U.S. health agencies’ credibility at risk under political pressure
The credibility of two leading U.S. health agencies has been questioned after they made controversial coronavirus-related decisions under possible political pressure, according to a...
Tanzania’s unregistered drone operators risk six-month jail terms
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) warned on Monday that operators of unregistered drones faced the risk of a six-month jail term or a...
Millions of School Children risk contracting COVID-19 when School Re-opens – WaterAid Cautions
WaterAid Ghana, an international Non-Governmental Organisation has revealed that millions of school children risk contracting COVID-19 if issues of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)...
60,000 people in South Sudan at risk of hunger amid inter-communal violence – UN
The World Food Programme(WFP) and Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday warned that 60,000 in South Sudan were staring at hunger due to recent...
U.S. economy at risk of double-dip recession amid COVID-19 resurgence
The resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the United States is raising the risk of a double-dip recession if the country is unable to reign...
UK supermarket giant Tesco to put 1,800 jobs at risk
British supermarket giant Tesco is set to put 1,800 jobs at risk across Britain amid a plan of scaling down bakeries in larger stores,...
At least 8 homes lost to major LA fire, thousands at risk
The major brush fire burning near downtown Los Angeles has now destroyed at least eight homes and is still mostly out of control, authorities...
Companies without Data Protection Certificate risk losing license
Ghana’s Commissioner of Data Protection, Patricia Edusei-Poku has warned that companies which refuse to register with the Ghana Data Protection Commission risk losing their...
India is at risk of infiltration by Islamic State
While Indian voters are going to the election centers to elect the next government and the Prime Minister who would lead the country for...
China’s Local Government Debt Described as Manageable
The Ministry of Finance said Thursday that risks of China's local government debts are controllable and measures are being taken to prevent any increase...
EC adding Ghana to Money Laundering risk countries unfair – Government
Government of Ghana described here on Tuesday as unfair treatment the decision by the European Commission (EC) to add the country to the Money...
Public’s health privacy at risk from artificial intelligence
A U.S. study published Thursday showed the privacy of people's health data is subject to greater risks as more advances are being achieved in...
Niger: Over hundred Sudanese Nationals Face Deportation to Libya
More than a hundred Sudanese nationals arrested in Niger are at risk of serious abuses including unlawful detention in harsh conditions, torture and other...
Upper West Region peace at risk from chieftaincy crisis
Mr. Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, Acting Upper West Regional Minister has observed that the worrying trend of chieftaincy litigations are a threat to the peace...
InsuResilience Global Partnership for Climate Attains More Funds
InsuResilience Global Partnership for Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Solutions An international initiative aimed at providing insurance to 400 million poor and...
Agriculture In Ghana Vulnerable To Climate Change
Mr Kingsley Kwako Amoako, Head of Environment and Climate Unit at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has said Ghana needs to embrace global...
Mosquito Coils Possess Health Hazards To Users – KNUST
The use of mosquito repellent coils could be hazardous – has the potential to cause acute respiratory infections (ARI), a study conducted by the...
NGO make submissions to WHO on breastfeeding guidelines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) revised breastfeeding guidelines, which continue to recommend avoiding supplementary feeds in breastfed newborns has led to complications that cause...