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Actor Deyemi Okanlawon has reacted after Genevieve Nnaji called him out for making a joke of the Women Supporting Women Black and White Challenge.   The challenge requires women to post black and white photos on their page and pledge to support other women after being nominated.   Deyemi and a number of male celebrities like Don Jazzy, Nosa Rex, Uti, Kenneth Okoli, and Melvin Oduah dressed like women to take part in the challenge.     Deyemi made sure to repost photos of the other men who took part in the challenge.   Reacting to Deyemi's post, Genevieve accused him of making a joke of the challenge.   She wrote: "We seek solace in humour to distract us from pain or discomfort. Tell me what it is you feel exactly? You see, that feeling that triggered you to make a joke of a movement that can only be understood by those it was meant for; the feeling of being overlooked or disregarded is part of the point of the challenge. No one...

US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, contradicting his own public  Share this with Share this with WhatsA Share this with M Share th Share Media caption US President Trump on Dr Fauci's approval rating: "Nobody likes me" He said the malaria medication was only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he had recommended its use. His remarks come after Twitter banned his eldest son for posting a clip promoting hydroxychloroquine. There is no evidence the drug can fight the virus, and regulators warn it may cause heart problems.  Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  cautioned against the use of the drug for treatment of the coronavirus , following reports of "serious heart rhythm problems" and other health issues.  The FDA also revoked its emergency-use authorisation for the drug to treat Covid-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) says "there is currently no proof" that it...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has allowed motorbike taxi operators to carry passengers who must now wear face masks and helmets. The president also reduced night-time curfew by two hours - it will now start at 21:00 local time. In a televised address on Tuesday night, President Museveni allowed hair salons to reopen and some shopping arcades that were inspected and met the required health standards to also reopen. Local media report that 110 shopping arcades are compliant. Motorbike taxis commonly known as boda bodas will be allowed to operate until 18:00 local time starting 27 July. President Museveni said schools and places of worship will remain closed. He said the changes were made after advice from scientists. Motorbike taxis were initially only allowed to carry goods because it would be difficult for passengers to observe social distancing. The riders sued the government for decreased income as a result of the ban on passenger services. Uganda has 1,072 confirmed cases o...

Groups of people poured onto the streets of Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday night after President Félix Tshisekedi announced the end of a four-month state of emergency. In a televised address, President Tshisekedi announced a timetable for the gradual resumption of economic activities, including reopening of banks, shops, restaurants and pubs from Wednesday. Public transport, social gatherings, meetings and celebrations have also been allowed. Schools, universities and other educational establishments will reopen on 3 August, while places of worship, stadiums, airports and international borders will be reopened from 15 August. The state of emergency was announced on 24 March after a surge in confirmed cases of coronavirus. The country has seen a drop in newly reported cases over the last two weeks. It has so far reported 8,543 coronavirus cases and 196 deaths. The virus has spread to 14 out of the 26 provinces since 10 March when the first cases were re...

In this week's Futuris, Euronews finds out how biomolecular simulation, a combination of biology and computer science, is helping to better understand diseases like Covid-19. Finding a vaccine Like many other research institutes across Europe, one that Euronews visited in Barcelona is busy finding the weak points of SARSCoV-2 - the virus that causes Covid-19 - to develop efficient treatments or a vaccine. However, molecular biologists there are dealing with a wide array of unknown challenges, as Modesto Orozco from the Institute for Research explained. "How do we think the virus is going to keep evolving? How important is its infectiousness in animal species close to us going to be? To what extent can one of those species turn to a long-term (virus) reservoir? How can we find, or help to find, new drugs that tackle Covid-19? How can we contribute to develop more efficient vaccines?," he asked. Supercomputer assistance Given the volume and complexity of the questions, rese...

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused an irrevocable shift in working practices around the globe. Companies were forced to rethink and restructure, creating new strategies to avoid disruption to their day-to-day interactions. In the vast majority of companies, these strategies pivoted on remote working and an increase in online interactions. Inevitably, this has led to an exponential increase in cyber crimes, already a major concern in a digitised world, where social engineering and fake news are causing profound shifts in working practices and leading to fears that a ‘digital pandemic’ will follow hard on the heels of the crisis caused by Covid-19. These were the issues discussed at the Cyber Polygon 2020, an annual online event held on July 8. Organised by the World Economic Forum’s Center for Cybersecurity, the Sberbank Group and Russian cybersecurity company BI.ZONE, with the support of INTERPOL, this comprised a live stream for non-technical specialists, and, in parallel, t...