UK Health Officials Debunks Bird Flu Spread Between People

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The UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA, said there is no evidence H5N1 virus is an imminent threat or can spread between people, despite some getting sick after contact with infected birds. The World Health Organization (WHO) urge vigilance from all countries, following the death of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia from H5N1. Humans rarely get bird flu, but when they do it is usually from coming into direct contact with infected birds. Dr Meera Chand, from the UKHSA, said all of the latest evidence suggested H5N1 could not currently spread easily to people. Covid fatigue is understandable but the H5N1 virus is a real concern to many scientists who monitor global disease threats.
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Ethiopian Tigray rebels to attend peace talks in South Africa – Voice of Nigeria

Previous talks, convened in early October in South Africa by the AU, had fizzled out before they even began, amid organisational problems. Both meetings “demonstrate the international community’s deep concern about the situation in northern Ethiopia,” he added. On Thursday, during the inauguration of a school in Addis Ababa, Mr. Abiy had assured that the war in northern Ethiopia would “end and peace will prevail”. Mr Hammer “is in constant contact with the parties involved, including those preparing to participate in the mediation, particularly Kenya and South Africa,” the US spokesman added. In a telephone exchange on Wednesday with the UN secretary-general, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “deeply concerned” about the “risk of mass atrocities” in northern Ethiopia.

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Golden Globes 2023 returns with complete winners list – Voice of Nigeria

Carmichael kicked off the 80th Golden Globes from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, with little of the fanfare that usually opens such ceremonies. Tom Cruise, whose “Top Gun: Maverick” was nominated for best picture, drama, famously returned his three Golden Globe awards after the HFPA revelations. And they gave me the opportunity to try again.”Michelle Yeoh, the star of “Everything Everywhere At Once,” also won, for best actress in a comedy or musical. “Not letting go of this.”Possibly Yeoh’s stiffest competition at the Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett of “Tár,” won best actress on the drama side. Best actor was an upset.

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World Cup Day 4 Preview – Voice of Nigeria

However, the last time the Atlas Lions won a World Cup match was in 1998, a 3-0 win over Scotland. For Croatia, this will be the first World Cup fixture since losing to France in the final four years ago. They lost to eventual champions France in the 2018 World Cup and to Italy in the quarterfinal of the Euros last year. This will be only their second World Cup appearance – the first since 1986. For Costa Rica, the South American nation will be looking to repeat its heroic performance at the 2014 World Cup, where they defied the odds and topped a group that included three World Cup winners: Uruguay, England and Italy.

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World leaders pay tribute to football legend Pele – Voice of Nigeria

Messages from world leaders came through to Edson Arantes do Nascimento’s family, famous as Pele, the football legend who died at 82 years after a protracted illness. “For a sport that unites the world like no other, Pele’s rise from humble beginnings to soccer legend is a story of what is possible,” Biden said. READ ALSO: Nigeria Mourns Soccer Legend PeleFor his part, U.S. State Department Secretary Antony Blinken expressed his condolences to the family, friends, and fellow Brazilians, as well as soccer fans around the world.” Pelé was a true legend; there was no one like him. My dad told me he was the best soccer player in the world. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador also mourned the death, noting that the great soccer player and humble teacher undoubtedly influenced players like Ronaldinho with his example.

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Russian court upholds U.S basketball star Griner’s 9-year sentence – Voice of Nigeria

A Russian court has upheld the nine-year sentence of U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. “We’re in constant contact with Russian authorities to get Brittney and others out. Griner and her lawyers had asked for acquittal or at least a reduction in her sentence, which they said was disproportionate to the offense and at odds with Russian judicial practice. “The severity and cruelty of the sentence applied to Griner shock people around the world,” Boykov said. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, was arrested on February 17 at a Moscow airport, a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine.

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NEPZA, SEC to list free trade zones on capital market

Plans are underway to begin the listing of Free Trade Zones and zones’ enterprises on the Nigeria Capital Market. The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA); Nigeria Economic Zones Association (NEZA) and the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) are the key establishments involved in this innovation. We are, therefore, about to unleash immeasurable wealth, technology and prosperity into the country’s stock market. It is our desire to convert the country’s business space into a free trade zone as obtained in Dubai. A Good CauseMr Dinesh Rathi, Managing Director of the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ), said that it was gratifying that the Lagos Free Zone was among the team championing this good course, adding that the move would allow shares of the Lagos Free Zone, Lekki Deep-Sea Port and the 24 enterprises under zone’s supervision available to the public in the future.

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Troops of Operation HADIN KAI Neutralise Over Forty Terrorists – Voice of Nigeria

The troops of Operation HADIN KAI in the firefight have neutralised forty-five terrorists from different encounters in the North East, Nigeria. According to him, troops also had a meeting engagement with terrorists close to their deployment at Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area adding that during the engagement troops neutralised 5 terrorists while others fled. According to him, during the encounter, troops neutralised 3 terrorists while others fled with gunshot wounds. Also, following an encounter with terrorists at Bulge village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, troops neutralized four terrorists while others fled. General Danmadami noted that troops equally neutralised 25 terrorists, and arrested 18 terrorists as well as 21 terrorist logistics suppliers, two terrorist foreign informants and five kidnappers.

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Canada Women's Team To Go On Strike – Voice of Nigeria

Canada Captain Christine Sinclair says the national women’s team will go on strike over pay equity concerns and a lack of funding that they believe will compromise their performances. Any scheduled activity with the national team in the near future, we will not take part in,” she said. Canada Soccer said it would meet the women’s team players on Saturday for further talks, insisting it has a “proven track record” of supporting the women’s game. Canada Soccer said it had issued a “mutually agreed retroactive payment” after “months of negotiations” with the team. The women’s team’s statement comes eight months after Canada’s men’s national team went on strike amid its own dispute with Canada Soccer.

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