Morocco: one dead and one injured among the volunteers to contain a forest fire in the commune of Galaz

Par The 26 Jul 2022 01:19 One person was killed and another was injured to varying degrees on Monday as they participated as volunteers alongside teams responding to the fire that broke out in the forest. Khandek Tessyana” territorially falling under the municipality of Galaz, (circle of Ghafsai, province of Taounate), indicated the local authorities. … Read more

Reform of the health system in Morocco: consultation meeting between Khalid Ait Taleb and El Miloudi Moukharik

Par Le 19 Jul 2022 09:07 The Minister of Health and Social Protection, Khalid Ait Taleb met, Monday in Casablanca, with the secretary general of the Moroccan Labor Union (UMT), El Miloudi Moukharik as well as the members of the general secretariat of this union, as part of a new tour of social dialogue with … Read more

Peace and stability, essential conditions for the development of Africa (Macky Sall)

“There is an urgent need to silence the guns and prioritize the peaceful settlement of disputes in Africa,” Mr. Sall said in his closing remarks at the 4th biannual coordination meeting of the AU, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) held in the Zambian capital Lusaka. Emphasizing the need to relentlessly pursue the … Read more

Economy: Fitch raises US outlook from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’

Par Le 10 Jul 2022 07:45 Global ratings agency Fitch raised the outlook for the United States from “negative” to “stable” due to improving near-term government debt dynamics. That momentum is being spurred by a stronger-than-expected post-pandemic economic recovery, according to the agency, which says it expects government revenue to rise this year, helped by … Read more

Heart attack drug could also treat stroke (study)

Tenecteplase, commonly used to treat acute myocardial infarction (AMI), could also revolutionize the care of patients who have suffered a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), underlines a study published in the British medical journal “The Lancet” . Results of clinical trial of 1,600 patients, largest stroke clinical trial ever conducted in Canada, finds tenecteplase effective for stroke … Read more

Unitaid aims to introduce innovative preventive treatment for HIV

The international organization Unitaid announced on Friday that it will finance the introduction in Brazil and South Africa of a long-acting injectable preventive treatment for HIV. ” The agency Unitaid announces today an agreement to start the use in South Africa and Brazil of an injection which will protect users from HIV for eight weeks” … Read more

USA: ozone exposure linked to depression in adolescents (Study)

Published Monday in the journal Developmental Psychology, the study is the first to link ozone levels to the development of depression in adolescents, a condition characterized by things like persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances or suicidal thoughts. “Our results show that it is important to take into account the impact … Read more

Ukraine: UN SG reiterates call for “humanitarian pause”

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call on Sunday for a pause in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to allow civilians to leave danger zones. “It is absolutely essential to establish a pause in the fighting in Ukraine in order to allow the safe passage of civilians from Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy, as … Read more