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It's hard not to fall in love with South Africa-based Deft Studios' cheeky furniture.One look and you'll discover a cohesive collection that's characterized by its playful designs, generosity in curves, and refined color palette.From larger furniture, like dining tables and media units, to small pieces, including wall hooks and side tables, Deft's designs are modern, approachable, and not overly precious.

The Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky's remarkable, large-scale images offer a painterly view of man-made infrastructure around the world, from quarries in Portugal to rice fields in China to oil refineries in California.His new book, AFRICAN STUDIES (Steidl, $95), focuses on a region he calls globalism's final stop: sub-Saharan Africa.

WASHINGTON  There is one word that American officials are trying to avoid saying as they meet with African counterparts during the U.S.-Africa leaders summit in Washington this week: China.President Biden and his aides do not want the nearly 50 African leaders attending the event to perceive that official U.S. interests on the continent are mainly driven by a desire to counter China, which has built enormous trade ties with African nations and is trying to grow its military and security presence in the region.

WASHINGTON  There is one word that American officials are trying to avoid saying as they meet with African counterparts during the U.S.-Africa leaders summit in Washington this week: China.President Biden and his aides do not want the nearly 50 African leaders attending the event to perceive that official U.S. interests on the continent are mainly driven by a desire to counter China, which has built enormous trade ties with African nations and is trying to grow its military and security presence in the region.

WASHINGTON  There is one word that American officials are trying to avoid saying as they meet with African counterparts during the U.S.-Africa leaders summit in Washington this week: China.President Biden and his aides do not want the nearly 50 African leaders attending the event to perceive that official U.S. interests on the continent are mainly driven by a desire to counter China, which has built enormous trade ties with African nations and is trying to grow its military and security presence in the region.

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1. Mental health interventions targeting youth living with HIV in low and middle income countries should use an integrated, streamlined approach that addresses the psychological, social, and medical needs of the population.
2. The research should focus on identifying, developing, and evaluating effective interventions for this population,

Architect Chitra Vishwanath, Soho House founder Nick Jones, designer Chrissa Amuah, Material Bank's Philippe Brocart and photographer Cristóbal Palma have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2023 judges.Dezeen Awards 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, is open for entries.There are just nine days left to submit your project before the entry deadline on 1 June at midnight London time.

Marjan van Aubel brings solar energy into our daily lives as an award-winning solar designer.By combining the fields of sustainability, design, and technology, she creates for a positive future for us and those to follow."When I read the book The Solar Revolution (by Travis Bradford), where it said, that every hour we receive enough sunlight to provide the world with enough energy for an entire year," Marjan shared.

17 minutes ago17 minutes ago Myths and superstitions about HIV and AIDS are causing the disease to spread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.HIV/AIDS is a viral infection that attacks the immune system, specifically immune cells, which are crucial for fighting off infections and diseases.The virus is primarily transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse or sharing contaminated needles.

Abida Mia, Malawi's minister of water and sanitation, left, waits for news updates from rescuers about the capsized canoe on the Shire River on Tuesday.(Austin Kachipeya/AP)Comment Gift Article A 1-year-old child was killed and 23 people were reported missing after a hippopotamus charged and capsized a canoe in southern Malawi, police said.

Following his recent retirement, Dr. Anthony Fauci reflected on his government role during the COVID-19 pandemic.When asked about the high per capita COVID-19 death rate in the U.S., Fauci replied, "Something clearly went wrong.And I don't know exactly what it was.But the reason we know it went wrong is that we are the richest country in the world, and on a per capita basis we've done worse than virtually all other countries.

The lives of more than a million babies a year could be saved across the developing world if mothers were given access to simple, low-cost health measures such as vitamins, antimalarials and aspirin, a new analysis has found.The study, focused on the silent public health disaster of babies being born too small or too soon, comes as the United Nations warns that progress on reducing newborn deaths and stillbirths has flatlined since 2015, and that patchy, underfunded antenatal care is partially to blame.

At least 19 people from sub-Saharan Africa have died while trying to reach Italy after the boat carrying them across the Mediterranean sank off the coast of Tunisia.It is the latest disaster involving people departing from north African country, where the authorities have launched a brutal crackdown on undocumented sub-Saharan Africans.

Issued on: 26/03/2023 - 09:11 Tunisian coast guards stand next to the covered dead bodies of migrants in the port of Sfax, central Tunisia, on December 24, 2020.Houssem Zouari, AP At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday, the latest migrant boat disaster off Tunisia.

Latest deaths come as Italian media report that a record 2,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Lampedusa within 24 hours.At least 19 refugees and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have drowned off the coast of Tunisia while trying to cross the Mediterranean and reach Italy, according to a human rights group.

FILE - A French officer speaks to a Senegalese French Colonial soldier who has joined the Allies in North Africa under Gen. Henri Giraub on Dec. 28, 1942.Some of the last survivors in France from a colonial-era infantry corps that recruited tens of thousands of African soldiers to fight in French wars around the world will be able to live out their final days with family members back in Africa after a French government U-turn on their pension rights.

Google on Tuesday announced a number of new AI-focused healthcare partnerships during its annual health event, The Check Up.The search giant has devoted a lot of attention and money to healthcare in recent years, hoping it can integrate deeper into the growing space.Google said Tuesday its large language model, Med-PaLM 2, now gives expert-level answers on queries posed by healthcare professionals and patients.

Lack of rainfall that caused severe drought in Argentina and Uruguay last year was not made more likely by climate change, scientists said Thursday.But global warming was a factor in extreme heat experienced in both countries that made the drought worse, they said.The researchers, part of a loose-knit group called World Weather Attribution that studies recent extreme weather for signs of the influence of climate change, said that the rainfall shortage was a result of natural climate variability.

The former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has warned that the world's largest fund to help developing nations weather the climate crisis remains an empty shell, despite decades of promises by rich nations.We need to see a massive acceleration in mobilising trillions of dollars needed to keep the world from climate collapse, he said.

There is no shortage of environmental problems that need to be solved.And today in Boston, Mass.at a ceremony marked by celebrity appearances and calls to action from around the worldPrince William through his Earthshot Prize handed out over $6 million dollars to help accelerate five solutions to tackling issues on conservation, air quality, oceans, waste, and climate change.

A traditional birth attendant massages a pregnant woman before assisting in delivering her baby in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.Brian Inganga/AP There's been virtually no progress in reducing the number of women who die due to pregnancy or childbirth worldwide in recent years.That's the conclusion of a sweeping new report released jointly by the World Health Organization and other United Nations agencies as well as the World Bank.

The Tecno Spark 10 Pro arrived earlier this month, and the company later introduced three other members to the new series - Spark 10 5G, Spark 10, and Spark 10 C.
The company sent out a press release announcing the new phones will be part of the Spark 10 series, but did not reveal the specs sheets of any of them.

Netflix (NFLX)has cut prices of its subscription plans in some countries as the streaming giant looks to maintain subscriber growth amid stiff competition and strained consumer spending.The stock fell nearly 5% on Thursday, underperforming the broader market and putting it on course for its worst day in more than two months.

Some of the last survivors in France from a colonial-era infantry corps that recruited tens of thousands of African soldiers to fight in French wars around the world will be able to live out their final days with family members back in Africa after a French government U-turn on their pension rights.

Eastern Congo's M23 rebels retreated Friday from some of the territory it held, the group's first withdrawal since it began seizing swaths of land more than a year ago.The rebels left the Kibumba area and its positions were taken over by the East African Regional Force  a multinational force charged with protecting the area.

Tournament hosted by West Germany and under heavy security cover following the Munich attack of the 1972 Olympics.Host: West Germany Teams: 16 Format: Group stage, second round, third-place playoff, final Matches: 38 Goals: 97 Winner: West Germany Runners-up: Netherlands Golden boot: Grzegorz Lato (Poland) Background The tournament was hosted by West Germany for the first time, and under heavy security cover following the Munich attack of the 1972 Olympics.