Coronavirus: Mali introduces drastic measures
The president of the transition in Malia called on citizens to comply with the preventive measures, warning that “we should not fall into demobilizing fatalism”.
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Protesting Indian farmers enter into talks with government
Thousands of farmers have been camping out at Delhi’s border points since Thursday in protest against laws they say will impact their income.
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Algerian president, Tebboune, to return home soon after treatment in Germany
President Tebboune spent over a month in the German hospital.
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Facebook, YouTube blamed as Vietnam sees rise in jailed activists
Amnesty uncovered 170 prisoners of conscience in the South East Asian nation, with 40 per cent of them behind bars as a result of their social…
Read morePfizer, BioNTech apply for EU’s conditional approval of COVID-19 vaccine
Their vaccine has been found to be 95 per cent effective against COVID-19 in clinical tests.
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Amnesty International urges UN to renew South Sudan arms embargo
The Security Council first imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan in May 2018, which it renewed a year later and again in May 2020.
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Uganda to compensate victims of violent riots – Museveni
The violent riots erupted in the country following the arrest of an opposition leader allegedly on the order of Mr Museveni for flouting COVID-19 campaign guidelines.
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Family announces date for Jerry Rawlings’ funeral
The family of the late Jerry Rawlings chose Dec 23 for his funeral after agreeing with Ghanian government.
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COVID-19 spike: Eight inmates killed, 50 injured in Sri Lanka prison riot
Sri Lanka’s prisons have been heavily overloaded, with more than 26,000 inmates placed in detention facilities with a capacity of 10,000 people.
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Britain to ban installation of Huawei 5G kit beginning September 2021
The British government in July said it would exclude the Chinese tech giant from its 5G infrastructure, citing security concerns.
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