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Indian pharma company halts cough syrup production after Gambia child fatalities

India has halted all production at Maiden Pharmaceuticals’ main factory near New Delhi after a WHO report that the company’s cough syrups exported to the Gambia may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children there. The recent incident which has claimed the lives of 69 children, according to WHO, has come as a […]

Italy expels Moroccan cleric for radicalism

Italian security authorities have expelled a Moroccan cleric officiating in the EU country over radical interpretation of the Quran and aggressive behavior. Houssam Din Rouzak was flown out of Milan to Casablanca on Monday, Corriere Torino, reported Wednesday. The Italian interior ministry reportedly told Corriere Torino that Rouzak has been deported on security grounds. The […]

EAC summit seeks to resolve Ethiopia-Somalia dispute and eastern DRC conflict

The latest East African Community (EAC) summit at the weekend focused, among other issues, on the resolution of two conflicts that are threatening the stability of the region — the dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia and the unabated violence by rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kenya’s President William Ruto has said […]