Thu 13 January 2022: According to Malian authorities, a French military plane breached the country’s airspace while flying from Cote d’Ivoire to Mali and returning on Thursday. According to the Mali administration, a French military aircraft of the “A400 type” traveled from Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to Gao, Mali, and back on Tuesday. “The named aircraft, […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: The African Centers for Disease Control’s head said the organization is in talks with Pfizer about bringing its COVID-19 treatment pill to the continent, which has just exceeded the 10 million case mark. As several countries see waves of higher infections from the omicron variant, Dr. John Nkengasong is urging government […]
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Families , Activists and journalists queue up outside Koblenz court. Thu 13 January 2022: A German court has sentenced Anwar Raslan, a former Syrian colonel, to life in prison for committing crimes against humanity at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. Thursday’s landmark ruling by the state court in Koblenz marks a first step towards justice for countless […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: According to a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday, more than half of Americans believe President Joe Biden is doing a poor job, with his disapproval rating outnumbering his favorable rating by 20%. “Americans give President Joe Biden a negative 33 – 53 percent job approval rating, while 13 percent […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: In a first for the African continent, South Africa is expected to launch three maritime-focussed nanosatellites into orbit on Thursday afternoon. The three nanosatellites – the first to be entirely developed on the African continent – will be launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States at about 5.25pm. The three […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: India’s Supreme Court has issued notice to a northern Himalayan state following a petition that sought to prosecute several Hindu religious leaders for allegedly calling for a “genocide” of Muslims at a closed-door meeting last month. Three Supreme Court judges on Wednesday said they were notifying the Uttarakhand state government that […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: Greece banned music in bars and restaurants on Wednesday in an effort to limit New Year’s Eve parties as part of new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. “Omicron is now the dominant strain and the public health system is under pressure,” Health Minister Thanos Plevris said in a […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. The news comes as the country is facing a massive surge in cases that experts say is being under-captured as a result of a testing […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: According to a report in the Guardian, around 12,000 Afghan refugees will usher in the new year in hotels as the UK government struggles to persuade enough councils to look for permanent homes. “Over 4,000 individuals have either moved into a settled home or are in the process of being moved […]
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Wed 29 December 2021: According to Hong Kong police, six people from an independent news organization were arrested for “conspiracy to print seditious publications.” Employees of Stand News, both current and former, were among those targeted. More than 200 cops were dispatched to the publication’s headquarters, where the search is still underway. According to police, […]
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