Egypt
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Heart disease discovered in ancient Egyptian mummies
afrol News, 18 November - A cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and his research team from Cairo, Milwaukee, and Mission Viejo, Calif., have detected the hardening of the arteries in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, indicating that heart disease is not just a condition found in modern humans. Read more
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Nigeria
Agriculture - Nutrition | Science - Education
Nigeria to get agro-research park
afrol News, 9 November - The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture on this weekend unveiled a strategy to boost agricultural research in Africa with plans to establish a "Global Research Park" in Nigeria.
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Africa | World
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Indian Ocean nations to test tsunami warning system
afrol News, 6 October - Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean Rim will participate in a United Nations-backed tsunami exercise on 14 October to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day, the first time that the warning system set up following the devastating disaster that struck the region in 2004 will be tested. Read more
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Africa | World
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UNESCO elects new chief
afrol News, 23 September - The United Nations Cultural and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) has chosen its new leader, the former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Irina Bokova. Read more
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