A study conducted by the Leumit Health Servisses Research Institute in Israel identified an increased risk of new coronavirus infections beginning 90 days after the second dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines was taken. Thus, the results may justify the possibility of administering a third dose. Nevertheless, the study published in the journal The...
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Zambézia already has a Molecular Biology Laboratory
Zambézia province counts as of this Wednesday with a Molecular Biology laboratory, the largest built in Mozambique after the independence. It is an infrastructure with capacity to perform monthly more than 22 thousand viral load tests to HIV/AIDS carriers and covid-19 tests. Inaugurated by the Secretary of State in Zambezia,...
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Eni can list over 30% of retail and renewable businesses
Oil company Eni may list over 30% of its new retail and renewable energy businesses in what is likely to be one of Italy's largest initial public offerings in 2022. In October this year the company announced that it had decided to list a minority stake in the unit to help it finance its plans to abando...
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"Entrepreneur Transform": Yassin Amuji's first book reaches the public
The entrepreneur and social activist Yassin Amuji launches his first book "Empreender Transformar", this Friday, from 15h, at the Maxaquene pavilion in downtown Maputo. The work is a wealth of innovative ideas based on experiences throughout the entrepreneurial career of the author, who, as he told MZNews,...
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November 25, 2021November 25, 2021Latest, World, Technology & Innovation
GoDaddy flaw exposes WordPress user data
Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc. said earlier this week that the email addresses of about 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers were exposed in an unauthorized third-party access. "We identified suspicious activity in our Managed WordPress hosting environment and immediately initiated an investigation with...
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ADB invests USD 5 billion in construction of railroad and port in Nacala
The construction of a railway line and a deep water port in Nacala, Nampula province, will benefit from funding from the African Development Bank (ADB) estimated at over five billion dollars, to boost maritime trade and market access. This information was revealed by the ADB's Director General for...
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WHO authorizes technology that identifies antibodies against Covid-19
The World Health Organization, WHO, has finalized a funding agreement for a blood test that can identify and quantify different Covid-19 antibodies. The technology developed by Spain's National Research Council, Csic, can differentiate between antibodies produced by vaccination or generated by natural infection. In a statement, quoted by the UN News agency, the...
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Maputo hosts this Friday the African Congress of Accountants
Mozambique is hosting this Friday the sixth African Congress of Accountants, an event that aims to discuss the public sector and public-private partnerships in Africa. Organized by the Order of Accountants and Auditors of Mozambique (OCAM), the event to be held in Maputo, at the Joaquim Chissano Conference Center, will bring together professionals from the sector from Africa and...
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Government begins consultation for revision of the Development Strategy
The Ministry of Economy and Finance began public consultation this Tuesday for the review of the proposed Development Strategy (ENDE) 2020-2042. This is the instrument that may guide the country's development in the period under review as well as influence other short, medium and long term planning policies. In an action that was launched...
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November 24, 2021November 24, 2021Latest, Agriculture, World
About 3 billion people in the world cannot afford a healthy diet, says FAO
According to the report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, entitled "The State of Food and Agriculture 2021," about 3 billion people in the world cannot afford a healthy diet. If a new shock comes, reducing people's incomes by one-third, another 1 billion could fall into this trap....