Month: July 2021
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News
Journalists Say They Feel Constantly Watched by Pegasus Spyware
July 23, 2021 By VOA Human rights and media rights groups have expressed outrage over revelations that 180 journalists around…
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Health
South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa
July 22, 2021 By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine,…
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Many Tanzanians Still Resisting COVID-19 Preventive Measures
July 22, 2021 By VOA Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has moved away from her predecessor’s pandemic denial to urge…
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Health
WHO leader says virus risk inevitable at Tokyo Olympics
July 21, 2021 By Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the tally of…
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News
Pegasus: Human rights-compliant laws needed to regulate spyware
July 21, 2021 By UN News “Various parts of the UN Human Rights system, including my own Office, have repeatedly…
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Court
South African court grants delay in Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial
July 21, 2021 Reuters JOHANNESBURG, July 20 (Reuters) – A South African court granted former President Jacob Zuma’s request for…
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Court
ICC marks 17 July, Day of International Criminal Justice
July 21, 2021 Press Release: ICC Marking the day, ICC President Judge Piotr Hofmański stated: “The mission of the…
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Moroccan journalist convicted of spying, sex assault
July 20, 2021 By Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Casablanca court on Monday convicted prominent journalist and activist…
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Politics
Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Day
July 19, 2021 UN News “Each year, on this day, Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to this…
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Health
US to send first vaccine doses to Africa in coming days
July 17, 2021 By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin making its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments to…
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News
South Africa has identified alleged instigators of violence – Ramaphosa
July 17, 2021 Reuters CAPE TOWN, July 16 (Reuters) – President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday security agencies had identified…
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Politics
Pentagon Identifies 7 Suspects in Moise Killing Who Received US Military Training
July 17, 2021 By VOA WASHINGTON – At least seven Colombian nationals who were arrested by Haitian authorities in connection…
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Explainer: Why violence is engulfing South Africa
July 15, 2021 JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Days of riots and looting in South Africa have left more than 70 people…
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Politics
Somalia’s Only Female Presidential Candidate Says Time for Women to Lead
July 15, 2021 By VOA MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia’s top leaders, all men, have struggled for years to tame the…
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VOA Persian TV Host Says Iran Kidnap Plot Sought to Stop Her Social Media Activism
July 15, 2021 By VOA WASHINGTON – A VOA Persian TV host and outspoken Iranian government critic who says she…
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US pulls visas of 100 Nicaraguan legislators, judges
July 15, 2021 By Associated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The U.S. State Department announced Monday it is revoking the…
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Health
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
July 14, 2021 By Associated Press LONDON(AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s…
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Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over
July 14, 2021 Reuters JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities…
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Top UN Haiti envoy hails commitment to hold new elections
July 10, 2021 By UN News Helen La Lime, who also heads the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said…
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Health
COVID variants ‘winning the race against vaccines’ warns WHO chief
July 8, 2021 By UN News During his biweekly conference in Geneva, he added that passing the four millionth recorded…
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Court
South Africa’s ex-leader turns himself in for prison term
July 8, 2021 By Associated Press NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over…
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World
Manhunt Underway to Find Assassins of Haiti’s President
July 8, 2021 By VOA WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE – A manhunt is under way to find those responsible for assassinating…
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News
Hundreds of Ghana opposition supporters march in protest at killings
July 7, 2021 Reuters, Accra, Ghana – Hundreds of opposition supporters marched through the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra on…
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Two of Three Children in South Sudan Face ‘Desperate’ Humanitarian Crisis: UNICEF
July 7, 2021 By VOA UNICEF says 4.5 million children in South Sudan face a humanitarian crisis and the organization…
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Court
South African court to rule on arrest of ex-president Zuma
July 7, 2021 By Associated Press NKANDLA, South Africa A South African regional court is to rule Friday on whether…
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