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South Africa’s minister in the Presidency said on Thursday that data from experts suggested the country had passed its Omicron peak with no significant rise in the number of deaths. New data have given South Africa the green light to change Covid 19 regulations. Following a special cabinet meeting on Thursday, Mondli Gungubele, the minister in the Presidency announced that… Read More

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. “ “Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning. “ “I can’t for the life of me imagine that God would say, I punish you because you are homosexual; you ought to have been heterosexual.… Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago A group of 120 Rohingya Muslims disembarked from a boat that had drifted for days off Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh and was towed by a navy ship into port, officials said Friday. The refugees’ wooden boat was reportedly leaking and had a damaged engine. Efforts to rescue its passengers, who are overwhelmingly women and… Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago The drumbeats start early in the morning, heralding the arrival of hundreds of people who descend on the northern Romanian city of Comanesti dressed as bears, in full body costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It’s a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went… Read More

Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu criticized what he called the shameless stealing of public funds under President Felix Tshisekedi’s government, reported French broadcaster RFI Friday. In his end-of-year speech, Fayulu who controversially lost to Tshisekedi in the 2018 election singled out the missing funds intended for Covid-19 response and civil servants’ salaries. The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing a… Read More

Anti-government protestors blocked roads in Khartoum on Friday to protest against an outburst of violence the day before that left five people dead and prompted a wave of condemnations. On Thursday, the repression by the authorities reached a new level. First, the security forces cut off mobile internet, all telephone communications — including calls from abroad – and the bridges… Read More

The deputy chairman of Ennahdha Noureddine Bhiri, close to Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist party and bête noire of the head of state, was arrested Friday, sources said. “Civilian agents aboard two cars arrested Noureddine Bhiri as he was leaving his home in El Manar with his wife,” said lawyer Samir Dilou, a member of parliament who resigned from… Read More

Faith based organizations across South Africa are remembering the late anti-apartheid and human rights activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu by promising to promote equality and speak out against injustices. In 1985, Tutu became the first black bishop of Johannesburg. He said only harsh economic sanctions can force the white apartheid government to change its course. St John’s Anglican Church Reverend, Dr… Read More

Ivory Coast reported on Thursday its all-time coronavirus daily infections record. With 1,578 cases recorded on Thursday, Ivory Coast faced the highest single-day spike of cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Presenting the new figures, the ministry of Health gave no further explanation as to the reason behind the surge. For the last couple of days more tests are… Read More

Last updated: 11 minutes ago Amid a COVID-19 surge, health officials closed coronavirus testing sites or reduced hours in the Seattle-area because of days of snow and freezing temperatures. The Seattle has been hammered by cold fronts that brought inches of snow and below freezing temperatures leaving roads slick with ice. More snow fell overnight Wednesday, forcing more closures of… Read More