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Myanmar military has taken control of the country after staging a bloodless coup. The country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had also been arrested by the army during predawn raids on Monday. Military-owned Myawaddy…
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The EU says UK-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca will now supply an additional nine million COVID-19 vaccine doses by March, after days of criticism of the bloc’s vaccination programme. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was a…
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Nine people died in an attack at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Reuters news agency reports quoting the police spokesperson. The security forces ended the assault early Monday after a gun battle with Islamist militants,…
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Several protestors on Sunday poured out onto the streets in Venezuela to demand the release Alex Saab, a special envoy for the South American country. The protestors, numbering over 200,000 gathered in different cities of the country…
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US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in. In his initial acts as the 46th US president, he signed 15 executive orders - the first to boost the federal response to the…
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China is rushing to build a massive quarantine camp that can house more than 4,000 people, after an outbreak of Covid-19 this month that has left tens of millions of people under strict lockdown. The quarantine camp is located on the…
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After vowing to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, Joe Biden has officially been sworn in as US president. His oath of office was administered by America’s Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Speaking of the…
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Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has died after succumbing to Covid-19, the government says. Born in 1960, the former army general gained international prominence in 2017, when he announced the military takeover that ousted…
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A provisional 270 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been secured by the African Union (AU) for distribution across the continent. All of the doses will be used this year, promises current AU head South African President Cyril…
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The Brazilian city of Goiânia is mourning the death of its mayor, Maguito Vilela, from complications related to Covid-19. Fellow politicians and members of the football club he supported have expressed their condolences on social media.…
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