Plaxtil, a French start-up company recycles used face masks to make plastic objects. The masks are first put on quarantine, then cut into small pieces, grinded, disinfected by X-rays and mixed to a substance that binds the fabric to allow the production of plastic items. An employee detailed Plaxtil-based parts: “We produce Personal Protective Equipment…
Kenya has extended its coronavirus curfew for another thirty days. Bars and nightclubs will stay closed for another month, but the number of people allowed to attend weddings, funerals and other events has been increased. The Kenyan curfew from 9pm to 4am was introduced on the twenty fifth of March. The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta…
At least 18 dead dolphins have washed up on the coast of the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, where a Japanese ship, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, has spilled more than 1,000 tons of fuel after running aground on a coral reef last month. Other dolphins have stranded on shore and appear seriously…
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Ousted president no longer interested in power Coupists seek lifting of sanctions Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has demanded the installation of an interim government in Mali to be headed by a civilian or retired military officer for a maximum duration of one year. Giving President Muhammadu Buhari…