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EU border agency plane to be deployed over Channel on Wednesday

Calais, France, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Frontex, the European Union border agency, will deploy a plane to help fight migrant trafficking in the Channel from December 1, France announced on Sunday. The aircraft will “fly day and night” over the area from France to the Netherlands, French […]

UK readies new Covid rules as third Omicron case emerges

London, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Britain’s government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron strain of Covid-19 as officials reported a third case of the emerging variant, and warned of more to come. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said mandatory mask-wearing […]

‘Race against time’ to tackle new Covid variant: EU chief

Riga, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday the world was in a “race against time” to understand the new Covid variant and, if needed, modify vaccines to counter it. “We know we are now in a race against time,” von […]

S.African president wants travel bans ‘urgently’ lifted

Johannesburg, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to “urgently” reverse travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. “We call upon all those countries that have imposed travel bans on our country and our southern […]

New Covid variant throws sport in South Africa into turmoil

Johannesburg, Nov 26 (AFP/APP):South African sport was thrown into turmoil on Friday following the announcement of travel bans following the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the country. Two rounds of matches in the United Rugby Championship were postponed, with two teams from […]

Two students, driver killed in Kosovo bus shooting

Gllogjan, Kosovo, Nov 27 (AFP/APP):A gunman opened fire late Friday on a bus in Kosovo carrying school students, killing a boy and a girl and the driver, police said. Another 14 year-old student was wounded but is in stable condition, Skender Dreshaj, the head of […]

Tebboune faces another test as Algerians vote

Algiers, Nov 27 (AFP/APP):Algerians vote on Saturday in local elections seen as key in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s push to turn the page on the two-decade rule of late president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. But despite official campaigns urging Algerians to “make their mark”, the vote for municipal […]

Calm returns to Solomons capital after deadly riots

Honiara, Nov 27 (AFP/APP):Calm returned to the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara Saturday after days of rioting left at least three dead and reduced sections of the city to smouldering ruins. Petrol stations, shops and other businesses began to reopen, with Honiara residents flocking to buy […]

Violence against refugee women surged in 2020: UNHCR

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 (APP):One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally, the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR), said Friday. On the 30th anniversary of the campaign for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, […]

Stalemate in UK-EU talks over Northern Ireland

London, Nov 26 (AFP/APP):Negotiators for the UK and EU on Friday ended another round of talks without agreement as they try to resolve difficulties with post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland. Brexit minister David Frost said he and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic met in London […]

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