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[ad_1] The global human rights group Amnesty International released a new report on Thursday documenting rights violations committed by security forces in nearly 60 countries in the fight against COVID-19. “Security forces around the world are widely violating international law during the pandemic, using excessive and unnecessary force to implement …

[ad_1] Twitter said Wednesday that it will begin removing false or misleading tweets about COVID-19 vaccines that could be harmful, including false claims that the vaccines will intentionally cause harm or control populations or that they invoke “a deliberate conspiracy.” Twitter policy update, announced in a blog post The same …

[ad_1] At the invitation of His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland paid an official visit to Kenya from 13 to 14 December 2020.The Presidents reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to deepen cordial relations bilateral relations between Kenya and Somaliland. …

[ad_1] Ayasu Gebriel (Ethiopia) (AFP) Tesfaye Berhe watched in concern as her laborers plucked leaves from sorghum stalks dried brown by the scorching sun, wondering how she could save a crop interrupted by heavy fighting in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. The burly 60-year-old man with a gray beard …

[ad_1] December 16, 2020 Saudi Arabia detains hundreds of migrants in inhuman and degrading conditions at a deportation center in Riyadh, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report alleging that guards have also tortured and beaten detainees. The US-based rights monitor said most of the migrants at the …

[ad_1] Another valuable health feature has been added to the iPhone and Apple Watch with iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2: Cardio Fitness. Measurement is based on your VO2 max that Apple Watch can estimate when recording certain workouts. Follow to see how to use Cardio Fitness on iPhone and Apple …

[ad_1] Twitter announced Wednesday that it will remove tweets that make false or misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines. Any tweet that claims that vaccines “intentionally harm control populations” or invoke conspiracy theories will be subject to removal, according to the Twitter blog post. Tweets that falsely suggest that COVID-19 does …

[ad_1] ANKARA Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday accused Saudi authorities of holding hundreds of migrants in inhumane conditions amid no proceedings to protect them from the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report released by the US-based HRW, the migrants were held in small overcrowded rooms for long periods of …

[ad_1] This story was co-reported by a journalist in Addis Ababa whose name is withheld for security reasons. The fighting between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) came as no surprise to the Tigrayans living in Addis Ababa – they had seen it coming for …

[ad_1] An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC / Courtesy of Cynthia S. Goldsmith While the world witnessed impressive progress in vaccinating children against measles between 2000 and 2010, in the past 10 years these efforts have stalled in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new scientific …