Nasa to name Headquarters after first black female engineer
Nasa is to name its headquarters in Washington DC after its first black female engineer, Mary Jackson. Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine said Jackson had helped to break down barriers for African Americans and women in engineering and technology. The story of Mary Jackson was told in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Born in Hampton, Virginia, […]
DR Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over
The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been declared over, almost two years after it began. No new cases of the disease have been reported in the north-east of the country, where dozens of armed groups operate, since 27 April. Some 2,280 people died since the outbreak began in […]
Remdesivir becomes first COVID-19 drug put forward for use in the EU
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the anti-viral drug remdesivir be authorised for use to treat patients with COVID-19 in the European Union. “Remdesivir is the first COVID-19 drug to be recommended for authorisation in the EU,” the agency said in a statement. EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) said it would be tested on adults […]
Monetization of Politics – A Threat To Ghana’s Democracy
NEWS COMMENTARY ON MONETIZATION OF POLITICS AND THE PLACE OF INTEGRITY IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT The recently-held primaries of the New Patriotic Party continue to grab the media headlines for two major reasons. First is what some have described as a “tsunami”, the political tidal wave that swept forty of the sitting MPs of the NPP […]
