Health Innovations are Coming: Philanthropists Can Help Realize Their Potential As someone who works in the philanthropy sector, I am encouraged by two new trends. The first is a shift in international assistance for health in Africa. Increasingly, global organizations – including the Gates Foundation – are providing resources directly to African scientists and institutions. In 2023, more than 55% of large-scale giving from non-African funders went to African NGOs, up from just 14% between 2010 and 2019. Individually, these donations help give African organizations a direct role in shaping and implementing projects. Collectively, they help make the philanthropic sector…
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Reports have now confirmed that Romelu Lukaku has decided to opt for another jersey number at the Serie A side Napoli.Following initial reports which suggested that the newly recruited striker for Napoli, Romelu Lukaku will be taking the number 9 jersey worn by the Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen, official reports have now confirmed his official jersey number at the club.It was confirmed that Osimhen had been excluded from Napoli’s squad for the 2024/2025 season, and speculations began to surface on social media indicating that his iconic number 9 jersey would be given to the newly signed Lukaku.However, a recent post…
The Rays announced a series of roster moves Saturday, including the news that left-hander Colin Poche was placed on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Right-hander Erasmo Ramirez was also designated for assignment, and right-handers Cole Sulser and Hunter Bigge were called up from Triple-A to fill the two spots on the active roster. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported on the moves shortly before the team’s official announcement and also noted that catcher Logan Driscoll has been added to the taxi squad, perhaps in advance of a contract selection Sunday when rosters…
The FIFA Council has delayed making a decision on a Palestinian bid to suspend Israel from international football until October.World football’s governing body FIFA has again delayed its review on a Palestinian bid to have Israel suspended from the international arena over its war on Gaza. FIFA said late on Friday it would now consider the Palestine Football Association’s (PFA) proposals against the Israel Football Association (IFA) in October. The PFA had submitted a proposal to suspend Israel in May, with FIFA ordering an urgent legal evaluation and promising to address it at an extraordinary meeting of its council in…
People posted on social media about not being able to complete purchases on Amazon. Amazon’s cloud unit was not reporting any issues during the checkout downtime. Amazon’s checkout function encountered technical issues on Friday, keeping customers from completing purchases. The e-commerce site displayed error messages with photos of dogs during the outage as people posted about it on social media. To run its website, Amazon relies on its own data center infrastructure. But the company’s Amazon Web Services division was not reporting any technical issues while the checkout feature wasn’t working. AWS downtime can lead to problems across the internet…
“The lack of care, stigma, and administrative barriers, including in accessing medical and trauma services, rape kits, emergency contraception, and safe abortion performed by medical professionals, have resulted in dire consequences for survivors and repeated cycles of violence,” they emphasised. The experts added that for those who have carried pregnancies to term, pre and post-partum services are “scarce, insecure, or entirely inaccessible”. The many documented cases of sexual abuse, rape, enforced prostitution, sexual slavery, and unlawful killings by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other armed groups are occurring against the backdrop of catastrophic levels of humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Since…
Cobhams Asuquo Lyrics”Amaka 2.0″ by Cobhams Asuquo explores themes of love, betrayal, and disappointment, see the lyrics below. The song follows a heartbroken man who is deceived by a woman named Amaka, expressing the hurt and frustration of being deceived. Despite the emotional pain, the song also emphasizes the lessons learned and the need to move forward.Cobhams Asuquo – Amaka 2.0 LyricsAmaka talk say she dey go see doctorTo see wetin she go fit doBecause she need small waistWith big bum bumSomething that can make a man moveShe hear say Folake don dey drive BenzDem talk say Onome don dey…
It did not take long for chaos to ensue during the West Virginia-Penn State game Saturday. The No. 8 Nittany Lions had a first down on their own 33-yard line early in the first quarter when the ball was snapped prematurely, taking quarterback Drew Allar by surprise. The Mountaineers pounced and took possession of the fumble. Allar immediately ran up to the official after the play and seemed to be complaining about a defensive player clapping to trigger the early snap, something that was not apparent upon video replay. The very next play, West Virginia had its own snap troubles…
Israel’s assault on refugee camps in the occupied West Bank has dominated headlines. Israel has killed at least 20 people since it launched its attacks on the towns and refugee camps at Jenin, Nablus, Tubas and Tulkarem overnight on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know about this attack and the refugee camps in occupied territory it impacts. What’s the occupied West Bank? Who are the refugees there? The occupied West Bank is part of historical Palestine on the west bank of the Jordan River, it measures 5,650sq km (2,180sq miles) of landlocked territory surrounded by Israel, Jordan, and the…
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers moved Friday to halt proceedings in his New York hush money criminal case and postpone next month’s sentencing indefinitely while he attempts to have a federal court intervene and potentially overturn his felony conviction. In a letter to the judge presiding over the case in state court, Trump’s lawyers asked that he hold off on a decision, slated for Sept. 16, on Trump’s request to overturn the verdict and dismiss the indictment in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling. They also urged the trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, to postpone…