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Libyan PM survives assassination attempt, source close to him says

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Views: 5 TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. © Reuters/HAZEM AHMED FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah announces election bid in TripoliThe source said the […]

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UK minister apologises for continuing meeting after positive COVID test

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Views: 1 LONDON (Reuters) – British health department minister Gillian Keegan has apologised for continuing a meeting after she was informed she had tested positive for COVID-19. © Reuters/Dado Ruvic FILE PHOTO: Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustrationIn a thread on Twitter published late on Tuesday, Keegan

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US climate envoy John Kerry visits Mexico amid power clash

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Views: 1 MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is arriving in Mexico for talks Wednesday amid high tensions over Mexico’s plan to favor its state-owned electricity company and limit private and foreign firms that have invested in renewable energy. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador greets

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At least 14 dead in Colombian landslide following heavy rain

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Views: 1 At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured after a landslide buried several homes in central Colombia, Colombia’s national disaster agency said. © Getty Rescuers work removing debris during the search of victims after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Pereira, Risaralda department, Colombia, on February 8, 2022. – The landslide

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Cautious Macron holds advantage in French election

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Views: 1 A relatively flat campaign in which opponents have failed to score points is playing into the hands of French President Emmanuel Macron as he bids for a second term, even if much can still change ahead of the April elections. © Tobias SCHWARZ Emmanuel Macron has still not declared his candidacy ahead of the

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Pentagon chief discusses North Korean threat with Japan, South Korea

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Views: 3 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on Wednesday with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan about the threats posed by North Korea after a series of missile launches by Pyongyang, the Pentagon said. International tension has been rising over a series of North Korean ballistic missile tests, actions

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Angelina Jolie, at US Capitol, presses for domestic violence law

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Views: 0 Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately pass measures to combat domestic violence. At a press briefing in the US Capitol, Jolie expressed support for renewing legislation that would provide victims of such abuse with medical and legal assistance, as well as support to

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FUFA and UPL endorse MTN Uganda as the Broadcast sponsor of the SUPL

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Views: 6 Representatives of Uganda’s football governing bodies pose for a photo with MTN’s Chief Marketing Officer (3L) to Endorse MTN’s partnership in the growth of Uganda’s football Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) and Uganda Premier League (UPL) come in to emphatically endorse MTN as the Broadcast Sponsor of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League

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Opposition MPs walk out of Parliament over enforced disappearances, torture

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Views: 5 The MPs said their walkout was in protest for the continued injustice in the country that includes several killings and unaccounted for citizens who are missing since last year’s presidential poll and torture of citizens. Opposition Members of Parliament on Thursday walked out of a parliamentary session in protest of reported torture of

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Kampala,Uganda:Parliament to investigate human rights violations

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Views: 5 Hon Muhammad Nsereko called for action from govt on human rights violations Posted on: 08 Feb 2022 The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Committee on Human Rights to investigate the alleged human rights violations by security operatives. On 03 February 2022, Opposition Members of Parliament led by the Leader of the

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