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Diabetes drug significantly cuts body weight in adults with obesity

Global UpfrontFeb 18, 2021February 18, 20210

By Written by Lori Uildriks, MedicalNewsToday, February 17, 2021 A Phase 3 clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated an average

New WTO chief, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, faces rough road ahead

Global UpfrontFeb 14, 2021February 14, 20210

After being blocked by Trump, first African and woman takes WTO helm The former Nigerian Finance Minister is taking the reins of the World Trade

Daniel Amokachi, Everton legend, opens up on the incredible 1995 FA Cup semi-final, says he lied to get on as substitute and ended up the hero!

Global UpfrontFeb 10, 2021February 10, 20210

Daniel Amokachi, the most unlikely hero in the 1995 FA Cup final, lied to Everton’s assistant manager in order to get himself subbed on to

Slave-built infrastructure still creates wealth in U.S., suggesting reparations should cover past harms and current value of slavery

Global UpfrontFeb 6, 2021February 6, 20210

American cities from Atlanta to New York City still use buildings, roads, ports and rail lines built by enslaved people. The fact that centuries-old relics

Here comes Amazon incoming CEO, Andy Jassy, worth over $377M and holds brutal meetings called ‘The Chop’

Global UpfrontFeb 3, 2021February 3, 20210

Andy Jassy, 53, has been announced by Jeff Bezos as his successor at Amazon New York-born Jassy will take over as CEO in the third

Nigeria must rethink responses to women displaced by Boko Haram

Global UpfrontFeb 3, 2021February 3, 20210

Titilope F Ajayi, The Conversation People’s experiences of conflict and violence are shaped in part by sex and gender. Women and girls are especially vulnerable

Attacks at sea aren’t all linked to Piracy. Why it’s important to unpick what’s what

Global UpfrontJan 27, 2021January 27, 20210

By Dirk Siebels, The Conversation Pirate attacks against merchant ships off the African coast have been reported regularly over the past decade. And despite measures

Advice to Africans: Don’t send your children to study in the West

Global UpfrontJan 20, 2021January 20, 20210

By Kasirim Nwuke, theafricareport If you are an African of means, of moderate wealth, please stop accepting the fancy but illusive idea that educating your

Biden’s inauguration unprecedented in US history

Global UpfrontJan 19, 2021January 19, 20210

President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday will look like no inauguration before it in American history. Biden will take the oath of office in front

The U.S. Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence

Global UpfrontJan 15, 2021January 15, 20210

By Samuel Perry Christian imagery loomed large on Jan. 6 as the “Stop the Steal” rally morphed into a mob siege. A group of Trump