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18Senegal launches vaccination campaign
Several Senegalese ministers and civil-society figures received Covid-19 jabs in a televised ceremony on Tuesday, giving a high-profile push to the start...
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Tiger Woods in surgery after roll-over car crash
Tiger Woods suffered serious injuries to both legs as his car flew off the road Tuesday near Los Angeles in a crash...
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Brazil approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for widespread use
Brazil's health regulatory agency said Tuesday it had approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for widespread use, as the country races to secure...
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Nepal supreme court resinstates parliament dissolved by PM
Nepal's supreme court on Tuesday overturned the prime minister's decision to dissolve parliament, terming the move unconstitutional. The post Nepal supreme court...
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15 UN peacekeepers from Tigray refuse to return to Ethiopia
Fifteen members of a contingent of Ethiopian peacekeepers in South Sudan, originally from the Tigray region, have refused to return to Ethiopia,...
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Bazoum wins Niger election as clashes erupt
Former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum won Niger's presidential elections, according to provisional results issued on Tuesday, as the opposition cried foul and...
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At least 50 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots
Riots at three jails in Ecuador left at least 50 inmates dead and several injured on Tuesday, authorities reported as the nation...
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Climate change a grave threat to world peace, Johnson tells UN
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called a virtual meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday where he urged fellow leaders...
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Spain extends ban on arrivals from UK, Brazil, South Africa
Spain on Tuesday extended its ban on arrivals from Britain, Brazil and South Africa until March 16 to safeguard against the spread...
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Prince Philip ‘responding to treatment’ for infection: palace
Queen Elizabeth II's 99-year-old husband Prince Philip will spend more time in a London hospital where he is being treated for an...
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Nine women arrested over Philippine bomb plots: military
Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday....
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Oman bans entry from Nigeria, others over coronavirus fears
Middle East country Oman has banned international entries from Nigeria and nine other countries to curb the further spread of coronavirus. Oman’s...
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Suu Kyi’s lawyer soldiers on ‘in defence of democracy’
Staying in different lodgings each night to evade arrest, the lawyer representing Aung San Suu Kyi says her trial will help determine...
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Ugandan opposition leader drops challenge to election loss
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announced Monday he was abandoning a legal bid to overturn the results of last month's presidential election,...
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Queen to send TV message hours before Harry’s tell-all interview
Queen Elizabeth II will appear on television to celebrate the Commonwealth on March 7 -- the same day as her grandson Harry's...
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US top general urges Iran restraint amid efforts to restart talks
Iran must refrain from any provocation as Washington steps up efforts to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the head of...
