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UK court discontinues prosecution of seven Nigerian ship-hijack suspects
Seven men detained by special forces after the suspected hijacking of an oil tanker (Nave Andromeda) off the Isle of Wight will face no ...White House condemns invasion of Capitol Hill by Trump supporters
The White House has condemned the violent unrest that took place on Capitol Hill on Wednesday orchestrated by President Donald Trump’s supporters. Trump’s repeated ...COVID-19: WHO says a further 172 candidate vaccines being developed in labs, assures poorest countries can expect vaccines within weeks
The world’s poorest countries can expect to start receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine doses between the end of January and mid-February, the World Health ...German President blames Capitol violence on lies by US leadership
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has blamed the Capitol violence on lies and provocations from the highest level of authority in the U.S. “The scenes ...Iraqi court issues arrest warrant against U.S. president, Trump
An Iraqi court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against U.S. President Donald Trump in connection with the murder of a top Iranian general ...Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for ‘couple of years’
Moderna’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said on Thursday, even though ...US Congress certifies Joe Biden winner of Presidential election despite siege on Capial
The US Congress on Thursday certified Joe Biden’s win in November’s presidential election and comes after President Trump’s supporters laid siege on the Capitol ...COVID-19: PEC says over 600 journalists killed worldwide, calls for priority access to vaccines
More than 600 journalists have died of COVID-19 last year since March 1, a press freedom organisation said, calling for media workers to have ...Facebook hands Trump “a 24-hour feature block” as Twitter threatens a permanent ban over inciting messages
Facebook barred US President Donald Trump from posting Wednesday over messages it said were promoting violence as his supporters stormed the US Capitol — ...World leaders express shock over U.S. political unrest
World leaders have expressed shock at the political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday, which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the ...
