Fri 24 June 2022: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has recommended vigilance among its members and the public after the discovery of the first monkeypox case in South Africa on Thursday. While the case has been confirmed in Gauteng, SAMA cautioned other provinces to be on the lookout for the virus. According to the […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: Two parliamentary by-election losses for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom have weakened the position of embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson and forced the resignation of the party’s chairman. According to early results released on Friday morning, Britain’s dominant Conservative Party lost two seats in the by-election held on Thursday. […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: The UN rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Thursday, urged Ethiopian authorities to launch “prompt, impartial and thorough” investigations into the weekend attacks in the country’s west that left hundreds dead. “I am horrified by the senseless killing as well as the forced displacement of the local population in the attack on […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: As per the president of the UN drug agency, more than 280 million individuals took drugs globally in 2020. The director-general of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, Ghada Fathi Waly, stated that drug trafficking is also on the rise in a message that was made public ahead of the […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: Former Ennahda party leader and prime minister Hamadi Jebali was detained by Tunisian authorities on Thursday, his family said. According to a statement made by his family and put on Facebook, Jebali’s phone and his wife’s phone were taken by police in the city of Sousse, who also took him to […]
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Thu 23 June 2022: The European Union has approved the application of Ukraine to become a candidate country for admission to the 27-strong bloc. EU leaders meeting in Brussels have followed the recommendation of the European Commission, which was made on Friday 17 June. The move comes just one day short of the four-month anniversary […]
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Mohammad Kazemi (L) Hossein Taeb (R). Thu 23 June 2022: Tehran, Iran – Iran appointed a new commander to head the powerful intelligence service of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with no reason given as to why the previous chief left the job. Ramezan Sharif, spokesman of the elite force, announced in a statement on […]
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Thu 23 June 2022: US sportswear maker Nike is making a full exit from Russia, three months after suspending its operations there, the company said in an emailed statement to the Reuters news agency. “NIKE has made the decision to leave the Russian marketplace. Our priority is to ensure we are fully supporting our employees […]
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Thu 23 June 2022: According to tech giant Microsoft, Russian hackers are launching major cyberattacks against Ukraine’s Western allies. The software company warned on Wednesday night that hackers were specifically targeting government computers in NATO member states. It also noted that while the United States was the main target, Microsoft’s experts had discovered cyberattacks on […]
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Wed 22 June 2022: Saudi state media on Wednesday hailed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman‘s visit to Türkiye and the distinguished relations between Riyadh and Ankara. The state-run Al-Ikhbariya television said Saudi-Turkish relations “witness a new phase of development and prosperity with tangible steps between the leaderships of both countries.” “Cooperation between Riyadh and Ankara is important to […]
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