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4 dead after rioters stormed US Capitol to block Biden’s win

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The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead — including one woman who was shot — after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one of the most iconic American buildings, engulfing the nation’s capital in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the electoral votes that will confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s… Read More
Europe 

UN human rights expert ‘cautiously welcomes’ UK court’s refusal to extradite Julian Assange

Village Reporter
In a news release on Tuesday, Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on torture, noted that such conditions would almost certainly cause Mr. Assange to commit suicide.  #UK: UN expert @NilsMelzer welcomes British court’s refusal to extradite Wikileaks founder #JulianAssange to US on basis that he would be exposed to “oppressive” conditions of imprisonment that would almost certainly cause him to… Read More
Africa Central Africa Central African Republic World 

President of Central African Republic wins re-election

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– – The president of the Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra has won re-election in last month’s presidential election. He secured almost 54% of the votes in the December 27 first round of voting, according to results from electoral commission. Mathias Morouba, president of the National Election Authority (ANE) told journalists in the capital, Bangui that the president… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa: Covid-19 vaccinations to begin in February

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– – South Africa, which has been hard hit by a second wave of Covid-19 cases, hopes to obtain its first vaccine doses for the disease next month, the country’s health minister announced Sunday. In recent weeks, the South African government has come in for criticism, particularly from health experts, over the delay in starting a programme of inoculation against… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Covid-19: Kenya schools reopen after months of closure

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– – Schools in Kenya on Monday reopened for children to return to the classroom for learning and teaching activities. Millions of primary and secondary school children in Kenya are expected to get back to the classroom. In October final year students resumed learning ahead of Monday’s official reopening date. Meanwhile the head of the Kenya National Union of Teachers… Read More
Africa Football Sports World 

Why a ‘wall’ in front of goalkeepers doesn’t help to save a free kick

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– – A goalkeeper is less likely to save a free kick if there is a wall of players in the way, according to new research. The ten-yard side-by-side barrier is in place to make it harder for the free kick taker to score a goal, but this technique has now been called into question. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Schools to reopen from mid-January

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– – Schools in Ghana are reopening from January 15 after ten months of closure. In March last year, the government of Ghana ordered the closure of schools from the basic to the tertiary levels after the country recorded its first cases of Covid-19. But President Akufo-Addo has announced that it is now safe to reopen schools from mid-January starting with students… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Niger: Death toll from jihadist attacks rises to 100

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– – Some 100 people have now been confirmed dead from the suspected jihadist attacks on two villages in Niger. According to the Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, 70 people were killed in the village of Tchombangou and 30 others in Zaroumdareye – both near Niger’s border with Mali. Analysts say this was one of the deadliest attacks recorded in the country… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zimbabwe 

Covid-19: Zimbabwe reimposes nationwide lockdown

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– – The government of Zimbabwe has reimposed a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. There has been a surge in cases in the past weeks and the government hopes the latest move will contain the spread. Only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will be exempted from the lockdown to be operational for the… Read More
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