WORLD

Italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. A mask-wearing PM Giuseppe Conte said the measures were needed “to avoid a new lockdown”. Mayors will get powers to close public…
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Polls closed and counting began in Guinea on Sunday evening following a largely peaceful day in which voters decided whether to give 82-year-old President Alpha Conde a third mandate, made possible by a constitutional change in March. At…
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The governor of Nigeria’s Osun state has escaped what officials call an “assassination attempt” when armed people attacked anti-police brutality protesters in the state capital Osogbo. After marching with the protesters, Governor…
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US President Donald Trump has completed his course of treatment for Covid-19 and can return to public engagements this weekend, his physician has said. Dr Sean Conley said the president had responded “extremely well” to medication and…
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Gunmen have killed 14 passengers in an attack on public transport vehicles in western Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency has reported. The security forces retaliated by killing the same number of…
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Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has cut short his visit to Tanzania to attend to planned protests organised by women in his country against gender balance in government appointments. His departure came a day before his scheduled…
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Protests have been held in several cities in Algeria to demand more action to stop violence against women following the rape and murder of a teenager. In Algiers and Oran, demonstrators staged sit-ins and brandished pictures of…
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The Centre of Awareness (COA) has inaugurated a new company known as the COA Research and Manufacturing Company Limited to enhance its operations. Additionally, its COA Food Supplement product has also been re-branded as COA Herbal…
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A wave of risk aversion swept markets on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19 and will isolate, weeks ahead of the elections. Shortly before 0500 GMT, Trump said on Twitter that…
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Mali’s junta has abandoned a controversial proposal that would have paved the way for its leader to replace interim President Bah Ndaw. This is contained in a roadmap for restoring civilian rule after the 18 August coup published by the…
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