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Czech president back in hospital over positive Covid test

by Jan Flemr PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- Czech President Milos Zeman returned to hospital hours after being released Thursday…

UK to ban travel from six African countries due to new Covid variant

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South…

Chile approves Covid shots for childen aged 3 and up

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile on Thursday announced it would start vaccinating children aged three and up against the coronavirus,…

Cathay Pacific to cut flights as Hong Kong Covid rules bite

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cathay Pacific on Thursday said it will slash passenger flights into Hong Kong next…

Interpol elects Emirati general accused of torture as new president

  by Remi BANET Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Interpol elected an Emirati general accused of torture as…

Violence against women rising amid pandemic, says UN on Int’l Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

  (Eagle News) – “Nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime,” according to the United Nations…

Several buildings ablaze in Solomon Islands’ capital riots

HONIARA, Solomon Islands  (AFP) -- Several buildings were set alight in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara Thursday as thousands of…

Ethiopia PM at ‘battlefield’ front to fight rebels: state media

by Robbie COREY-BOULET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday reportedly joined the front line…

Germany’s Covid death toll passes 100,000: health ministry

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic,…

Three white men found guilty of murdering Black jogger in US

by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Three white men were found guilty of murder Wednesday for shooting dead…

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