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The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it had dropped its arrest warrant for Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo. Since 2012, she faced four counts of crimes against humanity, namely murder, rape, other inhumane acts and persecution, that would have supposedly been committed during the post-election crisis of 2010-2011, following her husband Laurent Gbagbo’s refusal to hand over… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago A fierce cold snap prompted snowfall in southern Brazil on Wednesday night. More than 30 cities in Rio Grande do Sul state registered the phenomenon, according to weather forecast company Somar Metereologia. Some still had below-freezing temperatures early Thursday. Brazilians in the town of Bom Jesus built a snowman in one of the town squares.… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops clashed on Thursday following the funeral of a child believed killed by army fire the previous day in the occupied West Bank. A Palestinian was critically injured in the violence. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the injured man was hospitalized with gunshot wounds during the clashes in the town of… Read More

The west African nation of Senegal has been experiencing its most serious surge in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Cemetery officials say they have seen an increase in burials, hospitals are straining under the load. The rise comes as the country received nearly 300,000 Johnson & Johnson doses and more than 330,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine in… Read More

Gabon’s Ivindo National Park is a temple of biodiversity. The site teems with life and beauty. Ivindo national park was listed on Wednesday as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the second natural site to be listed in the central African country, 90% of which is covered by forest and known for its efforts to preserve its natural heritage.… Read More

Last updated: 42 minutes ago Walking through the streets of Gaziantep, Turkey, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl, called ‘Little Amal’, attracts the attention of passersby. Towering over crowds, it’s the beginning of a transcontinental trip that organisers hope will bring awareness to the refugee crisis, and the plight of millions of displaced children around the world.… Read More

Burundi, one of the last countries in the world to start inoculating its population against Covid-19, said it has agreed to take Covax vaccines — but with a condition. The change of heart came a day after the IMF agreed in principle to a $78 million (65 million euro) aid package to help Burundi deal with the fallout of the… Read More

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta meet for bilateral talks at the UK prime minister’s Chequers residence. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to formally agree an initial offer of 817,000 doses for Kenya. The pair are due to host a fundraising summit in London on Thursday — attended by other world leaders as well as… Read More

Zimbabwe has approved the U.S. Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. It is the first vaccine produced by a Western country to be licensed in the country. Zimbabwe’s Drug Control Authority said in a letter to the government cited by journalists that the vaccine meets its quality, safety and efficacy requirements. Only vaccines from China, India and Russia… Read More

Moroccan authorities have arrested a Uyghur activist in exile based on a Chinese terrorism warrant distributed by Interpol, according to information from Moroccan police and Safeguard Defenders, a rights group that tracks people detained by China. Activists fear Yidiresi Aishan will be extradited to China, and say the arrest is politically driven and part of a broader Chinese campaign to… Read More