NAIROBI, Kenya – The family was frightened awake by a loud bang in the middle of the night on the gate of their home in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The police officers threw themselves in without a command, searched the living room and searched under the beds. They arrested three family members, among them a …
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Two civilians and a police officer were killed in the blasts, police spokesman Fred Enanga told reporters at a news conference in the city. The ISIS-affiliated Amak news agency reported the incident on its telegram channel Tuesday, saying three fighters had come out with bags loaded with explosives. Two went to the Kampala Central Police Station, and the third to …
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Police officers monitor the agreement with the lockdown in Innsbruck during the first day of a nationwide lockdown for people who are still not vaccinated against the Cowid-19. Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images Austria has imposed recent lockdown measures on around 2 million unvaccinated people, with people facing fines if they fail to comply with the rules. Those who have …
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Recent eyewitness testimony in one of the graft cases against former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicates that he knew about illegal gifts allegedly delivered to his wife by wealthy benefactors, according to a Tuesday report. Case 1000, one of three graft cases against Netanyahu, involves suspicions that he illegally accepted some $ 200,000 in gifts such as cigars and champagne …
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A woman holding a small bottle with a “coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of the displayed Novavax logo in the painting taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / File Photo / File Photo Kovovax is 9th vaccination approved in Philippines Novavax applying for emergency use in Europe, Canada MANILA, Nov. 17 (Reuters) – …
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Canadian authorities on Tuesday recovered the body of a woman who was killed in mud slides brought by heavy rain in British Columbia over the weekend. David MacKenzie, the Pemberton district search and rescue manager, said his team encountered seven vehicles at the landslide site on Highway 99 near the town of Lilloet and police were trying to determine if …
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Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports showed strong growth in October, signaling an upbeat outlook for fourth-quarter economic growth when the city-state opens up after ditching a zero-coronavirus strategy. Exports rose 4.2 percent in October month-on-month, a faster pace than the previous month’s 1 percent increase in what analysts described as a strengthening of momentum. Year-on-year, total trade expanded by 24 percent …
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A mix of factors like vehicle and industry emissions, dust and weather patterns make Delhi the world’s most polluted capital. The air becomes especially toxic in winter months as farmers in neighboring states burn crop stubble. And fireworks during the Diwali festival, which happens at the same time, only deteriorate the air quality. Low wind speed also plays a part …
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The Nigerian army has shot dead and killed at least 11 unarmed, peaceful protesters and wounded dozens more during a demonstration last year, in a massacre incident, a government panel said. Four others were missing and are now “assembled dead,” according to the panel’s report on October 20, 2020, shot at a toll in Leki, an upscale suburb of Lagos, …
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On the border crossing of Bruges-Kuznyk there were chaotic scenes, where one could see where masses of migrants had already been smashed to the ground. And collect tree branches to throw to the Polish side. Loud shouts echoed throughout the crowd and a thick cloud of smoke hung over his head. Belarussian state media “Beta” reported that the water cannons …
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