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Brazil faces virus that shrinks babies’ brains, State of emergency declared

Between 2014 and 2015, Brazil has seen the number of babies Spread by Aedes aegypti mosquito bites, Zika virus usually only causes a mild reaction in children and adults, including symptoms such as an itchy rash, fever, and conjunctivitis. And that’s if you’re unlucky - most people make it through infection with no symptoms at all, which has led experts to refer to it as a "benign disease". Unfortunately for the many pregnant women living in Brazil - who are now in a complete panic over the potential risk to their unborn children - it could be a completely differe

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Nigeria’s reserves fall by $92m in 24 hours

It is a new year, but the same old story of falling reserves has refused to go away, with the Nigerian forex stock falling by $91,571,740 in 24 hours. The $91.6 million fall in Nigeria’s reserves is about the biggest decline since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implemented the use of bank verification number (BVN) in forex trading. According to the latest figures from the CBN, the reserves closed year 2015 at $29,069,779,152 and opened in 2016 at $28,978,207,412, losing approximately $92 million in one trading day. (more…)

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This new waterless toilet can turn human waste into power

Every year we see and hear about new innovation and power generating invention that some say, will change the world! But that has been going on year after year with many inventions claiming they will change the world, if it were all true by now we would be thinking on how to go to a different galaxy. So according to Sciencealert, Around 2.3 billion people around the world are living without access to safe and sanitised toilet facilities, so scientists in the UK have designed a new cheap, waterless, and energy-producing toilet, and it's been scheduled for trials in Af

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Delhi has banned half the cars on its roads to combat dangerous pollution

Just weeks after Beijing declared its first red alert status and initiated emergency restrictions to combat dangerous smog levels, another of the world's most polluted capitals has implemented similar measures. Delhi, the capital territory of India, has embarked upon a two-week trial designed to halve the number of privately owned cars on public roads. Under the scheme, four-wheeled vehicles with registration plates ending in odd numbers are prohibited from driving on even dates of the month, and vice versa. (more…)

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North Korea conducts successful powerful Hydrogen-bomb test

North Korea yesterday conducted a 'successful' hydrogen bomb test. Have the world finally come to an end or are we in for a third world war with North Korea playing the role of Hitler! North Korea yesterday conducted a 'successful' hydrogen bomb test. The detonation of the thermonuclear weapon triggered a 5.1 magnitude earthquake when it exploded at 10am local time at the Punggye-ri test site in the north east of the country, the tremors of which were felt many miles away. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA THAT ARE TECHNOLOGICALLY BACKWARDS???? (more&he

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