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Genocide in Rwanda led to changes in the DNA of women and their children
(ORDO NEWS) — The Rwandan genocide experienced by pregnant women led to epigenetic changes in their DNA and the DNA of their children, scientists from the University of South Florida along with Rwandan colleagues found. They talked about this in an article in the journal Epigenomics. In 1994, the Rwandan Tutsi people faced a genocide initiated by the Hutu people. About 800 thousand Tutsis were killed (in total, up to…
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Oxfam to withdraw from 18 countries
US, WASHINGTON (ORDO NEWS) — The humanitarian aid organization Oxfam International has not escaped the coronavirus crisis. It is preparing to lay off nearly 1,500 people, and to end its activities to combat inequality in 18 countries. The global financial crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic added to several difficulties that the organization had already faced for some time. Heavily dependent on its stores, notably located in Europe, and on…