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Austria withdraws AstraZeneca batch as nurse’s death probed
Austria will stop using doses from one batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine while the death of a nurse who received it is investigated, health officials have said. The decision had
Sex, death and racism: Britain’s royal scandals
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in this undated handout photo. Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese/Handout via REUTERS Prince Harry and his mixed-race wife Meghan
Iraq pegs image boost hopes on Pope’s visit, but experts sceptical
Pope Francis with Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. PHOTO: Reuters Pope Francis’ historic trip to Iraq went off without a hitch — an image boost Baghdad hopes
Niger’s outgoing president wins coveted Mo Ibrahim prize
Mahamadou Issoufou, who is stepping down as president of coup-prone Niger after two terms in office, on Monday won Africa’s top prize for leadership. He was awarded the 2020 Mo
Meghan accuses British royals of racism, says they pushed her to brink of suicide
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in this undated handout photo. Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese/Handout via REUTERS Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused
Mozambique general denies Amnesty ‘war crime’ allegations
Mozambique A senior Mozambique general on Sunday denied a recent Amnesty International report accusing government forces, a private security company and militants of killing hundreds of civilians in the country’s
Ghana hit by nationwide power outage
Ghana suffered a nationwide power cut on Sunday, the country’s electricity provider GRIDCo said, as it attempted to restore power. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) said it was dealing
George Floyd’s uncle wants justice, but frets about ‘the system’
Deeply wounded and forever changed by the death of his nephew George Floyd, Selwyn Jones is apprehensive about the trial starting Monday of the police officer charged with his murder,
Both sides claim victory as Ivory Coast counts votes
Ivory Coast’s ruling party and the main opposition both claimed victory Sunday in the West African nation’s legislative elections, with the official results still to be announced. Saturday’s polls come
Five civilian volunteers, one soldier killed in Burkina Faso ambush
Six people including civilians were killed when a military detachment was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said Sunday. The nation, among the world’s poorest, is struggling with a
