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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - At least 16 people died and 253 were injured in a 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Tanzania and was felt throughout the Great Lakes region, local authorities said Sunday. As rescuers scrambled to find survivors from Saturday's quake, Tanzanian premier Kassim Majaliwa headed to the worst-hit city, Bukoba, to attend a ceremony at its stadium. "This tragic event is unprecedented. We've never known this in our country," he told mourners. "The government is with you. It will not abandon you." President John Magufuli, who is from the region, said he was "deeply saddened". A group of 15 boys at a secondary boarding school in Bukoba district are believed to be among the 16 dead and 253 injured, according to Salum Kijuu, governor of Kagera province where Bukoba is located. More than 800 buildings have been destroyed, including 44 public ones, Kijuu told AFP. Across the border in Uganda, an unknown number of homes have also been razed by the … [Read more...] about 16 dead, 250 injured in Tanzania earthquake

Dar es Salaam - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Tanzania, close to Lake Victoria and the borders of Uganda and Rwanda, has killed at least 14 people and injured 200, local authorities said Sunday. As rescuers scrambled to find survivors from the Saturday quake in the worst-hit town Bukoba, premier Kassim Majaliwa headed there to attend a mourning ceremony at its stadium. President John Magufuli, who is from the region, said he was "deeply saddened." Bukoba's district commissioner Deodatus Kinawilo, said "so far 14 people have been confirmed dead and 200 injured. They are receiving treatment in different areas impacted by the earthquake." A group of 15 boys' secondary school boarders in Bukoba, located in Kagera province close to the epicentre of the quake, were believed to be among the dead and injured. The previous toll from local authorities was 13 dead and 203 injured. The epicentre of the 1227 GMT quake was 23 kilometres (15 miles) east of the … [Read more...] about Tanzania earthquake toll climbs to 14 dead, 200 injured

BANGKOK: Thailand reported 143 new coronavirus infections on Monday (Feb 15) and in quarantine detected its first case of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant first found in South Africa, its coronavirus taskforce said. Two new deaths were reported, taking fatalities to 82, with overall cases at 24,714, the majority of which have come in the past two months. The South African variant was found in a Thai man who had travelled from Tanzania and was undergoing the mandatory quarantine for all arrivals from abroad, the taskforce said at a briefing. READ: Thailand defends decision not to join COVID-19 vaccine alliance READ: Thai court overturns takedown order over criticism of COVID-19 vaccine strategy South Africa halted the planned rollout last week of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, which Thailand will use for its mass immunisation programme, after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild-to-moderate infection. South African scientists say there is no … [Read more...] about Thailand finds South African COVID-19 variant in quarantine

Video Player Close BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's success in poverty alleviation offers inspiration to and is worth learning for other countries still beset by poverty, overseas experts have said. Addressing a grand gathering held in Beijing Thursday to mark the country's poverty alleviation accomplishments and honor model poverty fighters, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China upholds a people-centered philosophy of development and unswervingly pursues prosperity for all, emphasizing that ending poverty, improving people's well-being and realizing common prosperity are the essential requirements of socialism. President Xi has vividly explained that poverty is not a human destiny, said Humphrey Moshi, a professor of economics and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The Chinese leader said poverty can be eradicated by using available natural resources and adding value to them, and the use of technology, … [Read more...] about World Insights: China’s anti-poverty experience worth learning for other countries, say experts

OSLO: Norway's Equinor is looking to sell more assets in the United States and exit several other countries as part of a major global reshuffle as it tries to return to profit after writing down US$25 billion of U.S. assets over the past decade. While the company, like other energy majors, has been hit by last year's fall in oil and gas prices, Equinor's new head of international business, Al Cook, said it lacked scale in the U.S. shale market and had underestimated the strength of local competition. Equinor disposed of its operated shale assets in the Eagle Ford in 2019, and last week said it had agreed to sell its assets in the Bakken shale oil province in the states of North Dakota and Montana for around US$900 million. "All our operated onshore positions in the U.S. are under the same kind of review that we've done in the Bakken," Cook, told Reuters in an interview. "We've got an operated position in the Utica, we've got an operated position in the Austin Chalk, those … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Equinor considers more US asset sales in global strategy revamp