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Sudan military reinstates prime minister, but protests continue
Tens of thousands of people joined scheduled rallies in the capital, Khartoum, and its twin cities of Omdurman and Bahri. Security forces fired bullets and tear gas to disperse them, witnesses said. A 16-year-old protester in Omdurman died from a bullet wound, the Central Committee of Sudanese Docto...
Four more Bayern Munich players in quarantine amid COVID-19 chaos
Bayern, who suffered a 2-1 shock loss to Augsburg on Friday and play Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League next week, will be without Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting and Michael CuisanceBayern were without defender Niklas Suele until a few days ago after he tested positive, while...
Biden says US considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
A diplomatic boycott would mean that US officials would not attend the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February
Diabetes problem makes Africa more vulernable to COVID-19 deaths, says WHO
A WHO analysis of data from 13 African countries found a 10.2% case fatality rate in COVID-19 patients with diabetes, compared with 2.5% for COVID-19 patients overall.An estimated 70% of people with diabetes on the continent were unaware they had the disease, according to the WHO.
Delhi trapped under blanket of toxic air two days after festival
New Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 456 on a scale of 500, indicating "severe" pollution conditions that can affect healthy people and seriously impact those with existing diseases.
U.S. embassy in Ethiopia allows voluntary departure of some staff, family
The step came after the U.S. said on Wednesday it was "gravely concerned" about the escalating violence and expansion of hostilities, repeating a call for a halt to military operations and the beginning of ceasefire talks. read more"On November 3, the (State) Department authorized the voluntary depa...
African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines -officials
The AU's doses will be delivered over the coming months, with 15 million arriving before the end of 2021, 35 million in the first quarter of next year and up to 60 million in the second quarter."This is important as it allows us to increase the number of vaccines available immediately," AU coronavir...
'Children are going to die', U.N. agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse
World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley told Reuters that 22.8 million people - more than half of Afghanistan's 39 million population - were facing acute food insecurity and "marching to starvation" compared to 14 million just two months ago."Children are going to die. People are...
