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Voice of America 

Officials: Voting to go ahead in Mozambique's volatile Cabo Delgado

Maputo. Mozambique — Election officials in Mozambique say voting will take place Wednesday in volatile Cabo Delgado province, despite threats from Islamic State militants who are active in the region.  Regina Matsinhe, the spokesperson for Mozambique’s Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration, or STAE, told VOA that plans have been made to ensure voting goes well in Cabo Delgado.   She said authorities are working with Cabo Delgado officials to ensure the safety of election workers... Читать дальше...

Voice of America 

Cholera cases, deaths surge more than 200% in Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria — Cholera is surging in Nigeria, health officials said this week, with the number of cases and deaths increasing by more than 200% this year. The Nigerian Center for Disease Control said in this week's epidemiological report that the country has recorded nearly 11,000 cases of cholera this year — a 220% increase compared with the same point in 2023. The report said fatalities over the same periods have increased from 106 to 359 — a rise of 239%. The state of Lagos accounted for 43% of the nation's cases... Читать дальше...

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Owner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival - Retail industry

Proposal to Tokyo-based Seven & i by ACT could become biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm The owner of the global convenience store chain 7-Eleven has received an offer from a Canadian rival to buy the company, in what could be Japans biggest ever foreign takeover. The Tokyo-based Seven & i revealed on Monday that it had received a bid from the Canadian convenience store multinational Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT

MSNBC 

'We really need people to leave': Race to evacuate before Hurricane Milton landfall

Many Florida residents are evacuating amid dire warnings about Hurricane Milton. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch is on the ground with the latest reporting. Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Sandra Tapfumaneyi joins Katy Tur to share more on the preparations underway ahead of the massive storm making landfall.

Team Ponty 

The Ponty Rugby Show with special guest Kristian Parker

The GTFM Ponty Rugby Show will broadcast this coming Wednesday 9th of October in its usual time slot of 6:45pm. Guto Davies will be hosting the show and will be joined by media team colleague Iestyn Thomas. This week’s show will be ‘up for the cup’ with a focus on the Premiership Cup tournament and … Continued

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Nasa.gov 

Station Science Top News: Oct. 4, 2024

Engineered heart tissues in space showed impairments that led to increased arrhythmias and loss of muscle strength, changes similar to cardiac aging. This finding suggests that the engineered tissues, essentially an automated heart-on-a-chip platform, can be used to study cardiac issues in space and aging-related cardiovascular disease on Earth. Microgravity exposure is known to cause changes in […]

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Brazil lifts ban on Musk's X, ending standoff over disinformation

Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk's social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation. - Biggest Latin American market - With more than one mobile phone per inhabitant, Brazilians are among the most connected people in the world.