Year: 2021
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Tech
Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
July 29, 2021 By Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus…
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Politics
‘Happy to see you’: Ivory Coast political rivals hug in reconciliation push
July 29, 2021 By Reuters ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and long-time rival Laurent Gbagbo hugged…
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Court
Equatorial Guinea VP loses appeal against French embezzlement verdict
July 29, 2021 By Reuters PARIS, FRANCE – France’s highest appeal court on Wednesday upheld a guilty verdict against the…
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Business
Biden Administration Launches Initiative to Build US-Africa Trade
July 29, 2021 By VOA NAIROBI – The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has kicked off the Prosper Africa…
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Politics
Activists Condemn Terror Charge Against Tanzania Opposition Leader
July 28, 2021 By VOA DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Tanzania’s main opposition party and rights activists are condemning the…
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Environment
African nations criticise push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks
July 28, 2021 Reuters African countries, many of which are heavily reliant on mining, have criticised a move by the…
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Politics
Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM
July 27, 2021 By Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Troops surrounded Tunisia’s parliament and blocked its speaker from entering…
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Environment
UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought
July 28, 2021 By UN News The assessment comes as record-breaking heat waves, devasting floods and drought struck across three…
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News
Equatorial Guinea to close embassy in London
July 28, 2021 Reuters DAKAR, SENEGAL – Equatorial Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country’s foreign minister…
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Fashion
Gymnastics Team, Tired of ‘Sexualization,’ Wears Unitards
July 28, 2021 By VOA TOKYO – The team’s outfits looked similar to the others in the room as the…
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Sports
US loses to France 83-76, 25-game Olympic win streak ends
July 26, 2021 By Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The final buzzer sounded and France barely celebrated. To them,…
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News
How Social Media Gave Cuban Protesters a Voice
July 26, 2021 By VOA MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA – When thousands of Cubans took to the streets to protest this month,…
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Health
Uganda, struggling to buy COVID-19 vaccines, splashes on new vehicles for lawmakers
July 26, 2021 Reuters KAMPALA, – Uganda has spent over $30.2 million on buying new vehicles for lawmakers, a move…
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News
Eritrean refugees under attack in Ethiopia’s Tigray war
July 25, 2021 By Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of Eritrean refugees are increasingly caught in the middle…
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Life Style
Thousands march in Hungary Pride parade to oppose LGBT law
July 25, 2021 By Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Rising anger over the policies of Hungary’s right-wing government filled…
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News
UN experts: Africa became hardest hit by terrorism this year
July 23, 2021 By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the…
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Life Style
UK sanctions Equatorial Guinea leader’s son over “lavish lifestyle” spending
July 23, 2021 Reuters LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president for misappropriating millions…
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Health
COVID-19: Africa ‘third wave’ not yet over, while vaccine inequity threatens all
July 23, 2021 By UN News Cases on the continent fell by 1.7 per cent this week to nearly 282,000,…
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Sports
Milwaukee Bucks’ fans celebrate NBA championship with parade
July 23, 2021 By Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch…
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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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Health
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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