Researchers at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, have developed a mask that can diagnose several viruses, including the coronavirus that causes the disease Covid-19, in about 10 minutes, advances the scientific journal Matter, adding that the arrival of this novelty to the market may be soon. Droplets expelled when speaking, sneezing or coughing by a...
Author: José Caetano (José Caetano)
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Power line Temane/Maputo. Resettlement of families only at the end of the year
Delay in the disbursement of monetary values by international donors compromises the resettlement deadline of the families covered by the route of the Temane/Maputo electric power transmission line, in a 590 kilometers extension. There are in total 250 families from the districts of Manhiça, Marracuene and Boane that are currently waiting for their removal from their places of residence.
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Extractive Industry: Government to clarify community rights
The process of establishing a legal instrument that clarifies the rights of local communities hosting extractive industry projects in the country is underway. The information was advanced by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Carlos Zacarias, during the launch of the tenth independent report of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, referring to the...
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M-Pesa and FARMAC, S.A. team up to facilitate the payment of medicines in public pharmacies
Vodafone M-Pesa SA, a subsidiary of Vodacom Mozambique and the company Farmácias de Moçambique, S.A. (FARMAC, S.A.) celebrate this Thursday, at Vodacom's headquarters, a memorandum of understanding that seals a partnership between the two entities that will allow users of pharmacies of FARMAC, throughout the country, to make the payment of their medicines through a...
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CCM wants to link Mozambican and Thai businessmen
The president of the Mozambique Chamber of Commerce, Álvaro Massingue, assured that the institution he heads will be the link that will connect Mozambican and Thai businessmen in different areas of activity. "We are open to cooperate and give support to businessmen who want to invest in Mozambique, in different fields of activity, with emphasis on the...
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Hydrocarbons: Eni interested in more areas in the country
The Italian oil company Eni is interested in obtaining more areas for prospecting and researching hydrocarbons in Mozambique said Giorgio Vicini, Eni's general director during an interview with "Notícias". The source assured that there is interest from the multinational Eni in the sixth tender launched by the National Petroleum Institute (INP), in which...
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USD 120 million invested for food security
An overall amount of US$ 120 million will be invested over the next five years in the country in activities aimed at increasing agricultural production and improving food security of families. The information was announced by the representative of the United Nations Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Mozambique, Hernane Coelho, in a meeting for the presentation and validation of the...
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Available Credit line of USD 72 million for more than 270,000 rural farmers
More than 270 thousand rural farmers will benefit, until next December, from a credit line of 72 million dollars, to stimulate their activity, according to an official source connected to the project. The project, which is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, is financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development ....
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CPLP military will be trained in Portugal
The Military University Institute of Portugal will host in November the training of military personnel from the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) for United Nations (UN) missions, the Portuguese Minister of National Defense announced Friday in São Tomé. "We will provide all countries with a training internship at the IUM (University Institute...
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India and CPLP intend to cooperate in several sectors
The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and India want to strengthen cooperation "in several areas", including economic and on the integration of the Indian diaspora in the member states of the community, announced today the executive secretary of the Portuguese-speaking organization. The head of Indian diplomacy, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is expected to meet with his counterparts from member states of the...