Comboni Missionaries' Team

The misuse of facial recognition technology

The misuse of automated facial recognition technology is not limited to authoritarian countries such as China, North Korea and Myanmar. It is also happening in democracies, such as the United States or India. Automatic facial recognition (AFR) uses cameras to record faces in a crowd. These images are then processed to create a unique biometric …

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Nigeria: Coronavirus Pandemic Eclipses Other Healthcare Challenges

Many have expressed fears about the ability of Nigeria’s healthcare system to handle the spread of COVID-19 in the nation. The reason is simple: Nigeria’s health sector has been one of the weakest in the world. The country, despite being Africa’s largest economy, was in 2017 rated 187 out of 190 countries in World Health …

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Herbs & Plants: Lantana Camara, a Therapeutic Plant

Plants have been a source of effective therapeutic agents for various diseases. Globally, there is a growing interest in the development of medicinal drugs of plant origin. Lantana camara (family Verbenaceae), common name lantana, is one of the plants known to have great therapeutic potential. It is an erect or subscandent, vigorous shrub which can …

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