S.Africa gets $750 mln World Bank loan to bolster COVID recovery effort
< 1 min read Cape Town (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved a loan of $750 million to South Africa linked to COVID-19,
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At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region
< 1 min read ACCRA (Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold
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Myanmar military arrests more journalists in media crackdown-editor
2 mins read Burma (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military has arrested three people working for the independent news portal Dawei Watch, an editor at
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New leader of Hong Kong barristers vows to defend rule of law
2 mins read Hong Kong (Reuters) – The new head of Hong Kong’s Bar Association pledged on Thursday to defend the Chinese-ruled territory’s
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Twitter loses online hate speech court battle in France
2 mins read Paris (Reuters) – Twitter (TWTR.N) must disclose details on what it does to tackle hate speech online in France, the
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French parliament passes motion condemning China ‘genocide’ against Uyghurs
< 1 min read Paris (Reuters) – France’s parliament passed an opposition-led motion asking the government to condemn China for “crimes against humanity and
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Ex-Pope Benedict accused of failing to act in Munich Church abuse report
2 mins read Berlin (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action against clerics in four cases of alleged sexual abuse
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Europe threatens ‘massive’ sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine
2 mins read Berlin (Reuters) – The European Union threatened “massive” economic sanctions if Moscow attacks Ukraine, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony
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Dozens of firms to make cheap version of Merck COVID pill for poorer nations
2 mins read Brussels (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed agency has struck a deal for nearly 30 generic drugmakers to make low-cost versions of
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Bomb blast kills 3 people in eastern Pakistan – police
< 1 min read Lahore (Reuters) – A bomb blast ripped through a crowded market in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing three people and
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