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UN: Biden doubling vaccine purchase, calls for more global shots

YoopyaSep 22, 2021June 13, 20230

President Joe Biden is set to announce that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to share with the world to

World: Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet

YoopyaSep 22, 2021June 13, 20230

Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday, a day after the U.N. chief

Officials: Many Haitian migrants are being released in US

YoopyaSep 22, 2021June 11, 20230

Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said, undercutting the Biden administration’s public statements

Zambian ex-president Kaunda’s burial begins despite court challenge

YoopyaJul 7, 2021June 13, 20230

The burial of Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, started on Wednesday despite a court challenge by one of his sons against his burial site. Kaunda

Saudi Arabia updates decision to limit loudspeaker use for mosques

YoopyaJun 8, 2021June 13, 20230

In a country with tens of thousands of mosques, many welcomed the move to reduce decibel levels Saudi Arabia’s Islamic affairs minister has approved the use

Coup in Mali: Assimi Goïta back in charge

YoopyaMay 25, 2021June 13, 20230

The president and prime minister of Mali were ousted by the officer who led last year’s coup and became vice-president of an interim government. Colonel

Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s first woman president

YoopyaMar 19, 2021June 13, 20230

Samia Suluhu Hassan, 61, made history Friday when she was sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president at State House, the government offices in Dar

Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere

YoopyaMar 19, 2021June 13, 20230

The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far beyond their shores, potentially

Death of Tanzania’s Magufuli draws sorrow but ire from some

YoopyaMar 18, 2021June 13, 20230

News of the death of Tanzania’s President John Magufuli drew mixed reactions; sorrow from many but bitterness from a critic who said he suffered during

Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has died at 61

YoopyaMar 18, 2021June 13, 20230

President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight,