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-The Lancet Palliative care services are under-resourced at the best of times. The 2017 Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief described the widespread lack of access to inexpensive and effective interventions as a travesty of justice. And these are not the best of…

–Mollie Goodfellow When was the last time you cleared out the filter at the bottom of the fridge? A toilet seat is probably considered one of the grimiest places in the house, but research shows some household objects are much, much dirtier. 1. Make-Up Bags…

–Shell Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc (AMS:RDSA) today announced an objective to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 at the latest, thus building on previously set targets. Shell’s latest ambition is to achieve net-zero emissions from its own operations, which…

–Paul O. Bello, Adewale A. Olutola Abstract This chapter explores the nature, extent and mystification of human trafficking in Africa. While human trafficking is an age-long, border-less crime of global proportion, its current form and dimensions have enormous negativity on the human race (generally), and…

–Ocholi Okutepa Esq. Employer and Employee alike, uncertain times have created more anxieties than anyone is discussing. When we are done with the Covid 19 and the world manages to regain consciousness, we will then realise how much it choked many things and not just…

–Knut Wittkowski. A veteran scholar of epidemiology has warned that the ongoing lockdowns throughout the United States and the rest of the world are almost certainly just prolonging the coronavirus outbreak rather than doing anything to truly mitigate it. Knut Wittkowski, previously the longtime head…

Nigeria-based eCommerce and payments startup Jumia is supporting the fight against COVID-19 in Africa by using its platform to offer information, delivery and supplies. “We are proud to partner with relevant authorities to help fight against COVID-19 and assist our communities [that] continue to support…

-CKN The Nigerian Army has began movement of newly acquired weapons of war and soldiers into Sambisa forest and Lake Chad region for final showdown with Boko Haram after the defeat of the terrorists by Chadian army from the Chad flanks last week. The Nigerian…

–Wilson Dizard | Microsoft  Human civilisation will need to invent a new understanding of what it means to be human. Coronavirus has turned the global market into the global hospital. It has presented every single human being with the same threat at the same time,…

–Rugile | BoredPanda It seems that these days, one of the most important factors before enjoying any delicious meal or drink is the question of “how Instagramable it is”. Those businesses who understand their customer’s desperate need to capture the beauty of their food are…