A batch of children’s cough syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson has been recalled by drug authorities in six African countries. The recalled Benylin Paediatric syrup, batch no 329304, was manufactured in South Africa in May 2021 and was marked with an expiry date of April 2024. South Africa’s drug regulator said batch 329303 was...
Members of the Constituent Assembly reminisced about the challenges and triumphs they faced while drafting the nation’s constitution. Members recounted the early days of the Constituent Assembly, highlighting diverse perspectives on subjects such as foreign policy, the economy, and the nature of the newly-found republic. Members of the Constituent Assembly and the first MPs in...
Staff Reporter PARIS, Sept. 20 — France is preparing to recall their top players for the upcoming Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Namibia, aiming to regain their form after a lacklustre performance against Uruguay. Les Bleus started strong with a 27-13 victory against New Zealand in their opening match. However, their reserve team...
The first sign that something was wrong was the sound of the dogs barking. It was 02h30 and dark outside. When Husam Abdelgawi, a 31-year-old accountant in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, got up and went sleepily downstairs to check on them, he felt water under his feet. Husam opened the front door of...
TRIPOLI, Sept. 15 — It’s been five days since the floods struck, a time almost impossible to find more survivors. A miracle survivor Meed Abdul-Qaser, a 40-year-old resident in Libya’s worst-hit Derna, revisited his darkest hours in the nightmare. “My family was completely surrounded by water. I lost contact with them. I was at the...
Lisho Mushongo, 29, is one of the seven people out of 23 who survived the suspected poisoned porridge. “When we got the residue, each household had their own container. At my household, we pounded ours, and the others did the same at their respective compounds. We had a small amount of maize meal that we...