The Zambian agri-tech app making farming cool
In Zambia, where agriculture accounts for 35% of the country’s GDP, farming is a way of life. One agri-tech company is bringing the future to Zambian farms. Agripredict, led by young founder and CEO
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Leptospirosis kills one and strikes two others in New York
One person has died and two others have been stricken by an outbreak of leptospirosis - a rare bacterial infection commonly spread by rat urine. New York City health officials have identified the cases
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Equatorial Guinea government moves to new city in rainforest
The government of Equatorial Guinea has moved its headquarters from the coastal capital of Malabo to an unfinished city deep in the rainforest. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema aims to use the country's
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Severe damage after tornadoes batter Louisiana
• A dangerous tornado has ripped through east New Orleans, causing severe damage to buildings and homes and leaving thousands without power. • The National Weather Service reported at least three tornadoes
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Endangered antelope 'may be wiped out'
The death of more than 2,000 critically endangered Saiga antelope in Mongolia was caused by a disease that could now threaten the entire population. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) scientists, who
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Fall armyworm 'threatens African farmers' livelihoods'
Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops is spreading rapidly across Africa. The fall armyworm poses a major threat to food security and agricultural
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Malaria drugs fail for first time on patients in UK
The patients had caught malaria when visiting Africa. A key malaria treatment has failed for the first time in patients being treated in the UK, doctors say. The drug combination was unable to cure four
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'Tuberculosis-resistant' cattle developed in China
Cattle were one of the first animals to be cloned. Scientists in China say they have produced cloned cattle with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis.Twenty calves were born, of which 11 survived
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Ebola experimental vaccine is highly effective, trial shows
Trials conducted in Guinea, one of the West African countries most affected by an outbreak of Ebola that ended this year, show it offers 100% protection. The vaccine is now being fast-tracked through
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Zika virus: Texas reports first case from local mosquito
The Texas health authority advised people to protect themselves from mosquito bites Health officials in the US state of Texas say they have recorded the first case of the Zika virus transmitted by a local
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Bird flu: Netherlands culls 190,000 ducks
Poultry farmers have been advised to take measures to prevent the disease spreading About 190,000 ducks have been culled in the Netherlands as the authorities try to prevent the spread of bird flu across