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Mon, January 18, 2021 | 22:09

Hundreds of students missing in Nigeria after attack on school

Hundreds of students missing in Nigeria after attack on school

Hundreds of Nigerian students are missing after gunmen attacked a secondary school in the country's northwestern Katsina state, police said, while the president said the military was in gunfights with bandits in a forest as it tried to find the students.

2020-12-14 11:14

Eswatini PM dies after contracting COVID-19

Eswatini PM dies after contracting COVID-19

The prime minister of Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, died in a South African hospital on Sunday after contracting coronavirus, the government said in a statement. Ambrose Dlamini, 52, had been hospitalised in neighbouring South Africa in early December, two weeks after testing positive for Covid-19.

2020-12-14 11:01

Germany tightens virus lockdown rules over Christmas period

Germany tightens virus lockdown rules over Christmas period

Germany is closing most stores and schools, and further limiting social contacts in an effort to drive down the rate of coronavirus infections that have remained stubbornly high in recent weeks.

2020-12-13 21:31

UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal

UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal

Britain and the European Union say talks will continue on a free trade agreement _ a deal that if sealed would avert New Year's chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

2020-12-13 21:00

France says ready for Brexit checks 'whatever happens'

France says ready for Brexit checks 'whatever happens'

France on Thursday said it was ready to impose new checks on goods and passengers heading to Britain from next year even if there is no deal on the terms of London's exit from the EU single market and customs union.

2020-12-10 21:19

UK warns people with serious allergies to avoid Pfizer vaccine

UK warns people with serious allergies to avoid Pfizer vaccine

Britain's medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergic reactions do not get Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse effects on the first day of rollout.

2020-12-09 21:13

Britain starts mass COVID-19 vaccination

Britain starts mass COVID-19 vaccination

Britain began the mass-vaccination of its population against COVID-19 on Tuesday, becoming the first Western nation to do so in a global endeavour that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history. On a day dubbed "V-Day", health workers started inoculating people with a shot developed by Pfizer and BioNTech , with the country a test case for the world ...

2020-12-08 17:52

UK begins roll-out of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

UK begins roll-out of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Britain will start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday, the first Western country to start vaccinating its general population in what was hailed as a decisive watershed in defeating the coronavirus. The mass inoculation will fuel hope that the world may be turning a corner in the fight against a pandemic that has crushed economies and ...

2020-12-08 10:51

Ethiopia's conflict stokes humanitarian and virus crisis

Ethiopia's conflict stokes humanitarian and virus crisis

Ethiopia's month-long war in its northern Tigray region has severely hampered efforts to fight one of Africa's worst coronavirus outbreaks, as the fighting has displaced almost 1 million people and strained local humanitarian services to the breaking point.Tens of thousands of those fleeing the conflict between Tigrayan and Ethiopian federal forces have crossed into neighbori...

2020-12-06 20:10

Last-ditch effort to save Brexit trade talks from failure

Last-ditch effort to save Brexit trade talks from failure

British and EU negotiators embark on probably their final two-day scramble to secure a post-Brexit trade deal Sunday, after failing to reach agreement for eight months.

2020-12-06 20:09

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