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Covid-19: PM and Chancellor To Self-Isolate In U-Turn

Web News 18 July 2021 52 0

The prime minister and chancellor are now self-isolating after contact with Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who has tested positive for coronavirus. No 10 initially said they would not have to isolate, as they were taking part in a pilot scheme that involves daily testing instead. But opposition Read More...

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Europe Floods: Merkel Expresses Shock Over The Level Of Destruction

Web News 18 July 2021 48 0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed shock at what she described as surreal destruction caused by last week’s flooding. Mrs Merkel visited affected areas of western Germany on Sunday, talking to survivors and emergency workers. According to report, at least, 183 people in Germany and Belgium are dead in the floods. Heavy rain is continuing […]Read More...

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Germany floods: At least 33 dead and dozens missing after record rain

Web News 15 July 2021 50 0

At least 33 people have died in western Germany and many more are missing following severe floods. The worst of the flooding has been in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, where buildings and cars have been washed away. At least six others have died in neighbouring Belgium, and the city of Liège has […]Read More...

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Jacob Zuma Gets 15-Month Jail Term For Defying Court Order

Web News 29 June 2021 44 0

Former South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, who’s been repeatedly implicated in aiding and abetting the plunder of state funds during the nine years he led South Africa, was sentenced to 15 months in jail for defying a court order to testify at a graft inquiry. The South African Constitutional Court ruled in January that Zuma […]Read More...

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Miami Building Collapse: Search For Survivors Continues

Web News 24 June 2021 52 0

A huge rescue operation is under way in Miami-Dade County, Florida, after a 12-storey residential building partially collapsed, killing at least one person. According to report, rescuers are combing through the rubble, searching for survivors, and were seen pulling a boy out alive,as images from Surfside, north of Miami Beach, show a pile of debris […]Read More...

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Zambia Founding President Kenneth Kaunda Dies Aged 97

Web News 17 June 2021 43 0

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, has died aged 97 at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia, his son Kambarage said on Wednesday. Kaunda ruled Zambia from 1964, when the southern African nation won its independence from Britain, until 1991, and afterwards become one of Africa’s most […]Read More...

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Algeria’s FLN, Wins Most Seats In Parliamentary Elections

Web News 16 June 2021 32 0

Algeria’s ruling party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has won most seats in last Saturday’s parliamentary election, which saw a low turnout of 23%. The FLN grabbed 105 out of 407 available seats, followed by an historic win for independent candidates who took 78 seats. The National Democratic Rally, RND, the party that was in […]Read More...

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Biden, Putin Set For Tense Talks In Geneva

Web News 16 June 2021 42 0

US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are preparing sit down for their first, highly-anticipated summit. The talks in Geneva, Switzerland, come at a time when both sides describe relations as being at rock bottom. Issues include arms control, sanctions and US allegations of Russian cyber-attacks and election interference. No major breakthroughs Read More...

Foreign Politics

ECOWAS Suspends Mali Over Coup

Web News 31 May 2021 82 0

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday suspended Mali’s membership in response to last week’s coup and urged authorities to adhere to a timetable for a return to democracy. This was the decision after the Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States held an emergency summit in Ghana, the capital of Accra […]Read More...

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UN Calls for Immediate Release of Mali President

Web News 25 May 2021 79 0

UN chief António Guterres has demanded the immediate release of Mali’s President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, who have been detained by soldiers. They were driven by soldiers to a military camp near the capital, Bamako. The two men have been leading an interim government which took power after a military coup last August. […]Read More...