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Kenyan court declares law banning seed sharing unconstitutional
https://apnews.com/article/kenya-seed-sharing-law-ruling-ad4df5a364299b3a9f8515c0f52d5f80
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Kenyan law banning seed sharing is unconstitutional, court says

A high court in Kenya has declared unconstitutional sections of a seed law that prevented farmers from sharing and selling indigenous seeds in what food campaigners have called a landmark win for food security. The case had been filed by 15 smallholder farmers, who are members of community seed banks that have been in operation for years, preserving and sharing seeds among colleagues. The court said sections of the seed law that gave government officials powers to raid seed banks and seize seeds were also unconstitutional.

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 Hacker NewsFeb 25, 2025
Unknown illness kills over 50 in Congo with hours between symptoms and death
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A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks. A medical director of a regional monitory center says the interval between the onset of symptoms – which include fever, vomiting and internal bleeding – and death has been 48 hours in most cases and “that’s what’s really worrying.” These “hemorrhagic fever” symptoms are commonly linked to known deadly viruses, such as Ebola, dengue, Marburg and yellow fever, but researchers have ruled these out based on tests of more than a dozen samples collected so far. The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, with 419 cases recorded and 53 deaths.

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Ronaldo V. LobatoDec 13, 2020

Swift backlash for Brazil students targeting misinformation
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-misinformation-coronavirus-pandemic-latin-america-ba4a7dbd4b57a53a6c4748aeb94b9bde

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Swift backlash for Brazil students targeting misinformation

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before dawn on Dec. 1, Leonardo de Carvalho Leal prepared to leave his family behind in the Brazilian city of Ponta Grossa, in Parana state. His mother overwhelmed him with...