Some unidentified armed men have inflicted serious injuries to a policeman in northern Benin, theater of regular fighting between the army and terror groups. The attack occurred Friday in the village of Birni Lafia, in the commune of Karimama, 24 Au Benin reports. The unidentified men assaulted the officer alone. They had reportedly previously planted […]
In Cape Town, a clinical trial began on Monday to test the possible beneficial effects on COVID-19 of the BCG vaccine, prescribed to protect against tuberculosis. “Some observations suggest that BCG has effects on the immune system that we don’t yet fully understand, such as strengthening it against respiratory infections,” Professor Andreas Diacon, head of […]
Washington in August froze $300 million military aid to Cairo after US intelligence intercepted a shipment of 30,000 grenades from North Korea to Egypt under an apparent secret deal violating international sanctions against the rogue state, reports suggest. The Trump administration unexpectedly put halt to the money citing the North African country’s poor human right […]
