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Quadruplets die in government-run hospital

July 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Quadruplets die in government-run hospital
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — When 21-year-old Anne Christelle Ntsama gave birth to quadruplets, she was over the moon. She believed her children, who had been born prematurely at Yaounde Central Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in Cameroon, would grow […]
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Driveway drag shows and backyard violins: Business takes off for performers who deliver

July 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Driveway drag shows and backyard violins: Business takes off for performers who deliver
Artists are blazing a new path to battle isolation, boredom and sagging spirits: home delivery. The Driveway Drag Show carries on, even for Richmond’s city clients with no driveways. (Courtesy: Andy Jordan)of performances, either to your driveway, balcony, or backyard. […]
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African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why

July 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why
Black Americans are dying from Covid-19 more frequently than white people. But two researchers found it’s not because of obesity or poverty. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management professor Christopher Knittel and graduate research assistant Bora Ozaltun analyzed […]
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Movie review: ‘The King of Staten Island’

July 2, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Movie review: ‘The King of Staten Island’
If you haven’t found Pete Davidson funny after six years on “Saturday Night Live,” two hours watching his semi-biographical film “The King of Staten Island” likely won’t change your mind. Prolonged adolescence, arrested development,and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have become […]
Health

VIDEO: Fauci warns a coronavirus vaccine is not guaranteed

July 1, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on VIDEO: Fauci warns a coronavirus vaccine is not guaranteed
The nation could see thousands more cases of coronavirus, the country’s top infectious disease specialist said Tuesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, testified for three […]
Business

Pandemic boosts profits for Big Tech

June 18, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Pandemic boosts profits for Big Tech
Internet domain registrar GoDaddy recently launched an initiative to support small businesses forced to close their physical spaces because of COVID-19. Called #OpenWeStand, the collaboration also involves Silicon Valley heavyweights PayPal, GoFundMe and Salesforce — which have been thriving despite […]
International

Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again

June 16, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again
Fire doesn’t occur naturally as part of the deforestation process in the ultra-humid Amazon rainforest. But vegetation is cut down, put in the sun to dry and then burned to clear the area. With the area “cleaned,” the land is […]
International

Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business
HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of clientele. Today is no different. Before winding up the last of her scheduled deliveries and returning to the warehouse in Waterfalls, the 27-year-old Mbambo […]