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‘Happy to be with you’: Europe’s oldest person survives COVID
Sister Andre, who will be 117 this week, tested positive in her retirement home in southern France on January 16....
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Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Fourteen dead after India glacier bursts dam
At least 14 people are dead and 150 missing after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river...
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A Black woman will be the world’s top trade official for the first time
The path has been cleared for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead...
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Cuba opens up its economy to private businesses
Many private businesses work in Cuba's tourist industry which has been hit hard by the pandemic Cuba has announced it...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo reports new Ebola case, months after end of its last outbreak
A woman has contracted Ebola and died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking the first case since the...
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Pope appoints first woman Under-Secretary with right to vote in Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis has for the first time appointed a female Under-Secretary to the Synod of Bishops, the Vatican announced Saturday....
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a Jerusalem court he is not guilty of one charge of bribery and...
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South Africa suspends Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine roll-out
Move comes after trial data shows jab offered limited protection against mild and moderate disease caused by 501Y.V2 coronavirus variant....
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Covid-19: Hotel bookings for quarantine being made ‘at pace’
Thousands of hotel rooms are being block-booked by the government hours after it confirmed quarantine rules related to Covid variant...
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ECOWAS Holds 34th Session, Inaugurates Team Ahead Elections
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has held its 34th extraordinary session in preparation for the election of...
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