A meningitis epidemic that broke out in January in Niger has so far killed 45 people, the health minister told AFP on Saturday. “From January 1 to March 29, 2015, some 345 cases of meningitis, including 45 fatalities, have been reported, which is a fatality rate of 15.3 percent,” the minister, Mano Aghali, said. Niger has distributed 13,500 doses of the vaccine and medicines are being administered free of charge
The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Saturday three shipments of aid and medical staff it is trying to send to Yemen were still blocked, despite appeals to the Saudi-led military coalition which controls Yemeni air space and ports. The ICRC is seeking security guarantees for two planes to Sanaa, one with medical supplies for up to 1,000 wounded people and a second with 30 tonnes of medical
An Egyptian court began a retrial on Saturday of former president Hosni Mubarak and his sons for allegedly diverting public funds earmarked for the renovation of presidential palaces to upgrade family properties. Mubarak, 86, toppled in a 2011 popular uprising, was sentenced to three years in prison last May and his two sons were given four-year jail terms in the same case. Egyptian state television aired brief footage of Mubarak
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Douglas Elliman is marketing a development in Los Angeles Real estate brokerage firm Douglas Elliman is looking to expand in the Los Angeles market with the opening of new offices in Beverly Hills. The new 11,000 square-foot space, set to open in early fall, will accommodate 100 agents at a time. Douglas Elliman now has 80 offices with more than 5,500 agents nationwide, and this new space will help the
Promotional image for IWC auction Swiss watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen is hosting an online-only auction with Christie’s and the Tribeca Film Institute to enable its consumers to partake in the cinema festivities. Until April 10, consumers can bid on a unique timepiece, a Tribeca Film Festival package a private screening of a film and more lots. Adding an incentive for bidding and boosting its CSR, all proceeds go to the Tribeca
