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Sierra Leone records new Ebola virus

Sierra Leone’s government has confirmed that a new strain of Ebola virus has been found in bats. The announcement on Thursday is the first since...

UK doctors to prescribe Indian hemp to patients

British doctors will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis, the government announced Thursday following a review — but insisted it was not a first...

DR Congo declares an end to Ebola outbreak

Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an end to the deadly Ebola outbreak in the country. The Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga made the declaration...

New Malaria drug gets approval

Researchers in the United States have approved a “new” drug for treating recurring malaria. The drug, called tafenoquine is the first such anti-malarial drug to be given...

200 SA elephants to be moved to Mozambique

Diamond producer De Beers said on Monday it was relocating 200 elephants from its private reserve in South Africa to neighbouring Mozambique, part of...

Top ANC official faces prosecution over ‘animal cruelty’

A top official of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC), Thandi Modise is to face prosecution over deaths of animals on her farm. She...

292 crocodiles killed to avenge man’s death

Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at...

Why killing rats could save coral reefs

The much maligned rat is not a creature many would associate with coral reefs. But scientists studying reefs on tropical islands say the animals directly...

Danone investigates baby milk formula complaints

French food giant Danone is looking into reports that its Aptamil baby milk formula is making some infants ill. Aptamil recently changed the recipe of...

Jacob Zuma’s son died of Lupus

The family of former South African president Jacob Zuma says his son, Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma, died of Lupus. A family representative, Linda Makatini said on Wednesday...

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