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Scientists Meet In Monrovia Friday To Brainstorm On Ocean Acidification Awareness

News Public TrustJanuary 6, 2021January 6, 2021

by News Public TrustJanuary 6, 2021January 6, 2021043

By Alfred Kollie, alfredkolliejr92@gmail.com The Ocean Acidification Day of Action is excited to host a day-long brainstorming forum on raising Ocean Acidification awareness and research gaps in...

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World Bank Says Global Economy To Expand by 4% in 2021, Amid Vaccine Deployment & Investment

News Public TrustJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021

by News Public TrustJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021015

PHOTO: David Malpass, World Bank’s President WASHINGTON- The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread...

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Liberian Embassy In Nigeria Identifies With Liberian Students

News Public TrustJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021

by News Public TrustJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021088

Owerri, Nigeria- Ambassador Al-Hassan Conteh has admonished Liberian students enrolled at the Rochas Foundation College of Africa (ROFOCA) in Nigeria to persevere in pursuing their...

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Merck Foundation CEO, Sen. Rasha Kelej Named Among Most Influential African Woman In The World

News Public TrustJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2021

by News Public TrustJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 20214 95

NAW: Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, is truly a force of nature and one of Africa’s unsung ‘sheroes’ of women’s empowerment and health advocates. Here at...

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WHO Urges Greater Surveillance As New COVID-19 Variants Emerge

News Public TrustDecember 30, 2020December 30, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 30, 2020December 30, 2020027

Brazzaville, 30 December 2020 – With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher transmissibility, the World Health...

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RSF’s 2020 Global Round-up: 50 Journalists Killed

News Public TrustDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020050

A total of 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against...

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Over Facebook Posts, Ghana Journalist Held For 2 Days, Charged

News Public TrustDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020024

A police vehicle is seen in Accra, Ghana, on December 9, 2020. Police recently detained and charged journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie. (Reuters/Francis Kokoroko) Abuja— Authorities...

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Outgoing UN And ECOWAS Envoys Get One Of Liberia’s Highest Honours

News Public TrustDecember 22, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 22, 2020036

Monrovia- Liberian President George Manneh Weah has honored outgoing United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Liberia and the Special Representative of the President of the...

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GIABA Upgrades Liberia’s Anti-Money Laundering Status In W. Africa

News Public TrustDecember 20, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 20, 2020067

Liberia’s status within the international anti-money laundering circle has now been upgraded, according to the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). In a press release issued...

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Coronavirus Global Response: EU Mobilizes €84M For 4 African Countries

News Public TrustDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020158

News 18 December 2020 Brussels The European Commission today announced the mobilisation of €84.26 million in support of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in four...