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Chinese cities on high COVID-19 alert as peak Lunar New Year travel season starts

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travellers to report their trips days before their arrival, as the Omicron variant reached more areas including Beijing. © Reuters/STRINGER People line up during the fifth round of nucleic acid testing in AnyangAuthorities […]

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Why Nigerians are buying sanitary pads in packs of two

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No woman in the world can have their period using just two disposable sanitary pads. A typical pack of eight is hardly enough, yet in Nigeria a sachet, or small plastic pouch, containing two pads are now being widely sold as an affordable option. In richer countries, the sachet may be considered a convenient, portable

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Former Haiti senator arrested in Jamaica over president’s murder

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A former Haitian lawmaker who is a suspect in the assassination of the country’s president has been arrested in Jamaica, Jamaican authorities said Saturday. © VALERIE BAERISWYL Haitian police officers stood guard outside of presidential residence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after President Jovenel Moise was assassinated on July 7, 2021Ex-senator Jean Joel Joseph, wanted in the July

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US Africa envoy to visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia

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eek amid ongoing crises in the two African nations, the State Department announced Friday. © Adem ALTAN David Satterfield (C) took over as US special envoy for the Horn of Africa after his predecessor stepped down amid two major crises David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee will travel to Riyadh, Khartoum and Addis

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Tottenham players ‘fear’ Antonio Conte will ‘quit’ in February

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Tottenham players are concerned that Antonio Conte will walk away from the club in February if he doesn’t get any backing in the January transfer window, according to reports. © PA Images Antonio Conte points and shouts instructions to his team Video Player is loading. Pause Current Time 0:00 / Duration 2:03 Loaded: 4.87% Unmute 0 LO Caption Full

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Ethiopia objects to alleged “misconduct” of WHO chief Tedros

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GENEVA (AP) — The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of “misconduct” after his sharp criticism of the war and humanitarian crisis in the country. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), talks to the

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Queen Margrethe, Denmark’s unifying force, fetes 50th jubilee

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Denmark on Friday fetes 50 years of Queen Margrethe II, an artistic, chain-smoking monarch who came to power in 1972 amid waning support for the royals but who is now beloved for her unifying presence. At 81 years old, the always elegant-Margrethe, with her trademark white-haired bun, is now the second longest-serving monarch in Danish

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Standard Chartered offers a Repayment Holiday of up to 75 days at reduced interest rate as low as 16% and loan amounts of up to Ugx 250 million with a guarantee to give response in 24 hours or pay Ugx 500k

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Kampala, Thursday 13th January 2022: Standard Chartered Bank Uganda unveiled its annual Repayment Holiday campaign encouraging its clients to take personal loans before 31 March 2022 to enjoy a repayment holiday of up to 75 days on loan amounts of up to Ugx 250 million before their first instalment is recovered. Mr. Moses Rutahigwa Head,

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COVID: France makes travel easier for vaccinated British tourists

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PARIS (Reuters) – France announced it was slightly easing COVID-19 protocols for vaccinated travellers from Britain, dropping a requirement for proof of an essential reason for the trip and for obligatory self-isolation upon arrival. © Reuters/STEPHANE MAHE COVID-19 outbreak in NantesThe demand for a negative COVID-19 test, conducted 24 hours before a trip, remains in place,

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Russian troops begin leaving Kazakhstan

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Russian-led troops sent to help Kazakhstan’s government quell violent protests have begun leaving the country, according to Russia’s defense minister. Pause Current Time 1:18 / Duration 1:38 Loaded: 61.08% Unmute 0 LO Caption Full screen Constitutional order restored after last week’s protests, Kazakhstan’s president says   Click to expand   Roughly 2,300 troops were dispatched to Kazakhstan last

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