Zachary David Alexander Efron popularly known as Zac Efron is an American actor and singer who began his acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy. During this time, he also starred in the musical film […]
Most advances in human society over the past century have been facilitated by the use of plastics. Plastics are composed of a network of molecular monomers bound together to form macromolecules of infinite use in human society. Today, there are more than 20 different major types of plastics in use worldwide. Virtually every home in […]
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Domestic violence in Nigeria is a problem as in many parts of Africa. There is a deep cultural belief in Nigeria that it is socially acceptable to hit a woman to discipline a spouse. However, over the weekend it was a man who was malevolently on the receiving end of this type of violence. Tuesday, […]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), equity is “the absence of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically or geographically.” Therefore, as the WHO notes, health inequities involve more than a lack of equal access to needed resources to maintain or improve health outcomes. They […]
As the United States continue to wage war against the corona virus , a White House adviser said Sunday that the Trump administration is preparing for a possible second wave in the coronavirus pandemic this fall, as 29 states and U.S. territories logged an increase in their seven-day average of new reported case numbers after […]
Public health Nigeria updates on the Coronavirus situation in Nigeria across the 37 states and 774 local governments in Nigeria as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Highlights On the 21st of June 2020, 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case […]
By Nisha Bellinger (Assistant Professor of Political Science) As the coronavirus reaches developing countries in Africa and Asia, the pandemic will have effects beyond public health and economic activity. As the disease wreaks its havoc in areas poorly equipped to handle its spread, terrorism likely will increase there as well. We are political scientists who study […]
According to a report from the South Sudanese Post Monitored in Juba the country’s medical staff deployed at Juba International Airport to screen arrivers for deadly Coronavirus have reportedly fled the airport after a plane caring Chinese diplomats landed. South Sudan government this week begun screening all travelers at airports to help avert the spread […]
Six women are seated around a living room table sipping merlot when the topic of infidelity surfaces. Each one has a different definition of cheating. “Infidelity begins when you overtly flirt with someone,” says the first. “I think cheating happens when you kiss … with tongue,” another chimes in. “What about an affair?” a third […]
