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APRM and AU’s Peace and Security Council hold first joint meeting

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– – Members of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the African Union’s Peace and Security Council are holding their first joint retreat in Durban, South Africa. The meeting is affording the two organizations the opportunity to discuss ways of better collaborating in identifying early warning signs of conflicts in Africa and devising the best way of tackling them.… Read More
Pacific 

UN expert underscores importance of human rights for Rohingya

Village Reporter
“Bangladesh saved untold numbers of lives when it opened its arms and hearts to Rohingya people who survived these most unspeakable of horrors inflicted on them by the Myanmar military”, said Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar at the end of his first official visit to the Bangladesh. “All who value human rights owe Bangladesh… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it

Village Reporter
Speaking virtually to the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths painted a grim picture of 23 million people facing hunger; malnourished children overflowing in health facilities; 70 per cent of teachers working without salaries; and millions of students – Afghanistan’s future – out… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana suspends new name for film industry amid criticisms

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– – Ghana’s Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has suspended a new name for the country’s film industry. The National Film Authority recently picked the ‘Black Star Films’ as a brand name for  the country’s film industry. The name was chosen after a process was initiated more than a year ago. But this has ruffled feathers within the creative arts… Read More
Africa Mali West Africa World 

Covid: French President cancels trip to Mali over new wave

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– – President of France, Emmanuel Macron has cancelled his trip to Mali from December 20 to 21. He was expected in the West African nation to visit French troops who are withdrawing from the country. But Macron’s office said the trip has been canceled due to France’s deteriorating health situation over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “This… Read More
Africa Football Sports World 

David Villa: The best scorer in the history of Spanish football

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– – Despite the fact that the Spanish national football team is historically considered one of the best teams in the world, it doesn’t stand out that much when it comes to scorers. None of the players in this country are among the greatest goal scorers of national teams in history. However, David Villa is the undisputed leader in the… Read More
Europe 

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe this holiday season

Village Reporter
In a message on Thursday, WHO Regional Director Hans Kluge urged Europeans to “be smart, be kind, be safe this holiday season.”  The COVID-19 threat remains high across the continent, which was already the epicentre of the pandemic even before the emergence of the new Omicron variant.   Use the tools  “My message to the people of Europe and central… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana fines airlines flying unvaccinated passengers into the country

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– – Ghana has started fining airlines that fly into the country, unvaccinated passengers, as part of measures to enforce its earlier revised protocols for travelers. Last week Ghana said it will demand full vaccination from all international travellers effective December 12, 2021. The country’s Health Service said that it had recorded about 40 percent increase in covid-19 cases at… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Importance of Bodmas Rule

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– – This mathematical rule specifies the correct order of operations to be used when answering a mathematical number sentence question with multiple operations. The first step in BODMAS Rule is to do anything in brackets, followed by orders (such as square root or indices). Division and multiplication are on the same level, which means they have equal priority and… Read More
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