POLICY/RESEARCH
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Putting your Phone in Uncooked Rice can Save it from Water Damage
Diving into a pool or ocean, enjoying a favorite beverage or dodging puddles during a rainstorm–things we’ve all likely done…
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Farmers on alert for highly infectious livestock virus
Farmers are being warned to expect an outbreak of a highly infectious livestock disease known as bluetongue this summer. The…
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First U.S. Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…
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Super-rich: 62 people own as much as half the world
The world’s richest 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world’s population, according to a report…
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Pneumococcal Meningitis : 11 dead in two weeks
At least one person has died of a new case of Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Ashanti region. This brings to…
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How Biotechnology Can Be Used to Improve Aquaculture
Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic animals, has been identified by the government as means to improve food and nutrition security…
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China pledges support to Accra Compost and Recycling Plant
The Chines government has pledged to offer assistance to the management of the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP) to…
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S. Africa: 70% of Jo’burg sex workers have HIV
Seventy percent of Johannesburg sex workers have HIV, far exceeding the 46% estimate made in 2000. This is revealed in…
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