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Top Advantages of Playing Slots Online

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– – Slot machines have a terrible reputation in the gambling sector since they are chance-based games that do not involve any skills or techniques. Yet, contrary to common belief, slot machines are the most prevalent type of real money gambling in the United States. Slot machines alone account for up to 80% of the casino income in well-known parts.… Read More
Europe 

Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears

Village Reporter
Addressing the Council in Geneva amid steadily increasing international tensions over Ukraine, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, said that similar violations continued to be documented in the Crimea, which she described as having been “temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation” since 2014.    Ms. Nashif noted that the UN rights office, OHCHR, had documented 29 incidents targeting journalists,… Read More
Pacific 

COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific

Village Reporter
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)’s 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition also pointed out that as hunger increased, so too did access to sufficiently nutritious food. Overall, more than 375 million in the region faced hunger during 2020, up from around 321 million in 2019. Both agencies said… Read More
Pacific 

‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to stem war in Yemen

Village Reporter
“Even as the conflict parties all profess to me their desire for peace, their focus remains on military options… will not result in sustainable solutions”, he said. Grundberg to #UNSC:”The process should be designed to allow for parallel progress on different agenda items of importance to Yemenis. It’ll address the parties’ priorities in the context of a broader agenda that… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

SA President being treated for Covid after West Africa tour

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– – President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa is being treated for Covid-19 after testing positive over the weekend. According to the President’s office, Mr. Ramaphosa has mild symptoms and is isolating in Cape Town. The 69-year old South African had just completed his tour of some West African nations-namely Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Senegal. President Ramaphosa adds to the… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Around The World: Accra to host multicultural food and drink festival

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– – With just days to this year’s Christmas, EchoHouse Ghana Limited has announced it is hosting the biggest family event this holiday season called Around the World: Food and Drink Festival. The maiden edition of the festival, which will be held on December 24, 25, and 26 at the Polo Court in Airport City, will feature some of the… Read More
Pacific 

Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’  

Village Reporter
In a strongly worded statement on Friday, OHCHR said that it was “appalled by the alarming escalation of grave human rights abuses” in the country.  “In the last week alone, security forces have killed and burned to death 11 people, among them five minors, and rammed vehicles into protesters exercising their fundamental right to peaceful assembly”, said Spokesperson Rupert Colville at a news briefing in… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana rolls out compulsory Covid vaccination for unvaccinated travellers

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– – Ghana is to demand full vaccination from all international travellers effective December 12, 2021 after reviewing its travelling protocols as cases of covid-19 surge in the country. Last month, Ghana’s Health Service (GHS) announced that it had recorded about 40 percent increase in covid-19 cases at its main airport, the Kotoka International Airport compared with same period last… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan: Political affairs chief has ‘frank and useful exchanges’ with the Taliban  

Village Reporter
“I had frank and useful exchanges about what needed to be done to bring about an Afghanistan that is inclusive, abides by its human rights obligations and is a resolute partner in suppressing terrorism,” she said.  During her discussions, the Under-Secretary-General stressed the importance of ensuring that all Afghans – men, women, youth and religious and ethnic groups – can take… Read More
Africa World 

Record high number of journalists jailed globally in 2021

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– – A record high number of journalists were jailed in 2021, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said. In a report released on Thursday, the group said the high numbers showed how bleak the year was for defenders of press freedom. According to CPJ’s 2021 prison census found the number of reporters jailed for their work hit a… Read More
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