AMES, IOWA Several Republican-led state legislatures are advocating for women to gain over-the-counter access to birth control in what they say is an effort to reduce unplanned pregnancies and abortions.State legislatures in Arkansas and Iowa, for ex…
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Pope Tells Moroccans ‘We Are Brothers and Sisters’
RABAT Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his flock that showing the country’s Muslim majority they are part of the same human family will help stamp out extremism.On his secon…
Read MorePope Francis in Morocco on 2-Day Visit
ROME Pope Francis is in Morocco as part of his ongoing effort to advance inter-religious dialogue. It is the first visit by a pope to the predominantly Muslim country in 34 years. Just last month the pope visited the predominantly Muslim United Arab …
Read MoreEbola Treatment Center in Congo Reopens After Attack
An Ebola treatment center located at the epicenter of the current outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has resumed operations after it was attacked last month, the country’s health ministry said Saturday.The center run by Medecins Sans …
Read MoreNew Ocean Treaty Should Not Undermine Existing Legal Instruments, Delegates Caution as They Conclude First Week of Intergovernmental Negotiations
Delegates negotiating the terms of a new treaty governing the planet’s high seas today considered how that instrument will interact with existing bodies and frameworks, as the Intergovernmental Conference to draft a legally binding instrument on the co…
Read MoreGreenGold Secures Contract to Install Bespoke ReCYN Technology
JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Technology provider GreenGold has been awarded a ReCYN design and installation contract with PT Agincourt Resources’ Martabe gold project in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Jakarta and Perth based company will deliver the project with preferred fabricators for specialist equipment packages. Martabe, which is one of the largest gold mines […]
Read MoreLes bénéfices de Lumitel ont plus que doublé et l’entreprise de télécommunications devient la plus populaire au Burundi
GITEGA, Burundi, 28 mars 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Lumitel, marque de Viettel Group en République du Burundi, a fêté son quatrième anniversaire sur le marché, avec une hausse de ses bénéfices de 225 pour cent pour l’année 2018, marquant ainsi un bénéfice avant impôts de plus de 7,3 millions USD. Rien que l’année dernière, la marque a enregistré une augmentation de 278 000 abonnés, […]
Read MoreRAJA EDGE ESPERANCE TO CAF SUPER CUP GLORY
Moroccan side Raja Club Athletic made amends for their poor season at the continental level by beating Esperance of Tunisia 2-1 on Friday in Doha, Qatar, to win their second CAF Super Cup title. Following their failure to defend the CAF Confederation C…
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