Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi believes that the spread of terrorism in Africa and other types of conflict have aggravated the weaknesses of African countries and their peoples. Nyusi made this statement in the context of the 37th African Union Summit, which is taking place in Addis Ababa. "This is a relevant meeting, obviously because...
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China closes 21,000 accounts and detains 620 people to curb online rumors
Since April, China has closed more than 21,000 social media accounts and detained 620 people as part of a campaign to stop the spread of rumors on the Internet, reports Notícias ao Minuto, citing the official Xinhua news agency. More than 2,300 cases have been investigated and more than 705,000...
Covid-19: "Restrictions and border closures have delayed the spread of variants", study reveals
A new scientific study revealed on Wednesday that restrictions on movement and border closures have slowed the entry into Mozambique of covid-19 variants from abroad, but have not been effective in stopping those from neighboring countries. Mariana López, a researcher at the Instituto de Bio-medicina de Valencia (IBV) in Spain, believes that "the restrictions on...
Four young men died in riots accusing them of spreading cholera
The population of Nacala Porto caused riots that led to the death of four people in a scenario accused of spreading cholera in the Quissimajulo neighborhood, Nampula province. The riots took place at a health center and, according to Notícias, the young people were hit by stray bullets when police officers...
British government considers adopting new restrictions before Christmas
British government does not exclude the possibility of imposing further restrictions in England before Christmas to stop the spread of covid-19. British Health Minister Sajid Javid said today that new measures could be adopted in the face of the pandemic's spread. "We are assessing the situation, which is very volatile. We have seen that there is a lot of ...
Covid-19. Omicron propagates faster than other variants
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the omicron variant is spreading at a faster rate than the known covid-19 variants. The organization reinforced calls for continued prevention measures, even though omicron is less dangerous. "Even though omicron is less serious its high...