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In Zimbabwe, fourth Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 amid surge
The Los Angeles Times 24 Jan 2021
HARARE, Zimbabwe — . Four Zimbabwean Cabinet ministers have died of COVID-19, three within the last two weeks, highlighting a resurgence of the disease that is sweeping through this southern African country. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the coronavirus was reaping a “grim harvest” in the country. “The pandemic has been indiscriminate....
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US carrier group enters South China Sea amid tensions between China, Taiwan
The Hill 24 Jan 2021
A U.S. aircraft carrier group entered the South China Sea on Sunday with the stated intent to promote “freedom of the seas,” according to the U.S. military, as tensions between China and Taiwan continue to rise. According to a statement released by the U.S ... Doug Verissimo in the statement.ADVERTISEMENT ... Austin takes helm at Pentagon ... .......
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Afghan Official: 600 Freed Taliban Prisoners Rearrested
Beijing News 24 Jan 2021
ISLAMABAD - Authorities in Afghanistan say they have rearrested 600 members of the Taliban who were freed from imprisonment as part of a peace-building agreement between the United States and the insurgent group ... FILE - Afghanistan's National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2019 ... U.S ... ....
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Millions of users move away from WhatsApp after terms of service update
The Irish Times 24 Jan 2021
A poorly explained update to its terms of service has pushed WhatsApp users to adopt alternative services such as Signal and Telegram in their millions ... Over the first three weeks of January, Signal has gained 7.5 million users globally, according to figures shared by the UK parliament’s home affairs committee, and Telegram has gained 25 million ... ....
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Undoing Trump's legacy: Biden wastes no time in first 100 hours as president
The Observer 24 Jan 2021
On Sunday afternoon, the US will reach the 100th hour of Joe Biden’s presidency. Already, there has been a blitz of executive actions and a bewildering pace of change. Four years after Donald Trump set about undoing Barack Obama’s legacy, Obama’s vice-president appears to be returning the gesture with interest ... Read more ... Read more ... 05.44 ... Read more ... In ... ....
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Zuckerberg's Biden problem
BBC News 25 Jan 2021
Before the Cambridge Analytica story had broken. Before Facebook's acknowledgement that its platform had been used to help incite ethnic cleansing in Myanmar ... "If you thought disinformation on Facebook was a problem during our election, just wait until you see how it is shredding the fabric of our democracy in the days after." ... ....
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Suspected Asian ‘El Chapo’ arrested by Dutch police
The Irish Times 24 Jan 2021
Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán ... “He was already on the most-wanted list and he was detained based on intelligence we received,” Mr Aling said ... Highly potent ... Dozen countries ... ....
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Six Malian soldiers killed in ‘complex and simultaneous’ attacks
Al Jazeera 24 Jan 2021
At least six Malian soldiers have been killed in two “complex and simultaneous” attacks in Mali’s conflict-wracked centre, according to the military. The coordinated assault took place at about 3am (03.00 GMT) on Sunday in the villages of Boulkessi and Mondoro in the Mopti region, near the country’s border with Burkina Faso ... Mopti, Mali – map ... ....
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Western Sahara rebels attack Morocco’s Guerguerat border
Al Jazeera 24 Jan 2021
Western Sahara’s pro-independence Polisario Front has bombarded the Guerguerat buffer zone under Moroccan control in the far south of the desert territory in an attack Rabat described as part of a “propaganda war” ... ‘Harassing fire’. A senior Moroccan official in Rabat told AFP news agency ... ‘Broken promises’ ... “We have waited 30 years ... ....
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Joe Biden speaks with Emmanuel Macron, seeks to cement US-France ties
Hindustan Times 25 Jan 2021
Biden and Macron also agreed to work together on shared foreign policy priorities, including China, the Middle East, Russia, and the Africa's Sahel region, the White House said. US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, expressing his desire to strengthen bilateral ties, the White House said....
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Australia man missing for 18 days 'survived on mushrooms'
BBC News 24 Jan 2021
A man who was missing in Australia for 18 days has been found after surviving on mushrooms and dam water, police say. Search efforts launched after Robert Weber, 58, went missing in the state of Queensland were called off last week ... Mr Weber was "suffering exposure to the elements" but otherwise safe and well, police said ... Related Topics. ....
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ATM transactions in Fiji have doubled in last decade: central bank
Beijing News 24 Jan 2021
SUVA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF), Fiji's central bank, said that the volume of ATM transactions in Fiji doubled from 12.6 million transactions in 2010 to 23.2 million at the end of 2019 ... Payments totalling 71.1 million Fijian dollars (about 34.9 million U.S ... dollars) in 2014 ... dollars) five years ago ... ....
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SpaceX: World record number of satellites launched
BBC News 24 Jan 2021
A new world record has been set for the number of satellites sent to space on a single rocket. The 143 payloads, of all shapes and sizes, rode to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket that launched out of Florida. The number beats the previous record of 104 satellites carried aloft by an Indian vehicle in 2017 ... The SuperDoves are the size of a shoebox ... ....
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Jessica Korda wins Tournament of Champions in Florida after play-off
BBC News 25 Jan 2021
Jessica Korda claims a dramatic play-off victory to win the LPGA Tour's Tournament of Champions in Florida. Korda, who shot a 60 in the third round, carded 66 in the fourth round to finish at the top of the leaderboard on 24 under with Danielle Kang. Kang was the overnight leader by two shots and hit a final round of 68 ... "It's amazing," said Korda ... ....
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Myanmar's displaced Christians rebuild lives on Yangon's outskirts
The Jakarta Post 24 Jan 2021
Shares. Hammering at bamboo poles to erect a stilt house, minority Christians who have fled conflict in northern Myanmar are building a sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon. The small Christian community in the Buddhist-majority nation is part of 200,000 people displaced since 2018 by fierce fighting in northern Rakhine state ... Topics .. ....
