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UN confirms ban on nuclear weapons

[ad_1] The UN confirms that the ban on nuclear weapons will take effect next year. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will enter into force on January 22, 2021, according to Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General. A statement issued on Sunday October 25 said: “The …

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Africa: deaths from Covid-19 exceed 41,000

[ad_1] As of October 25, confirmed Covid-19 cases in 55 African countries have reached 1,709,387. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 41,144 and recoveries to 1,397,522. South Africa has the highest number of reported cases: 714,246, with 18,843 deaths. Other countries most affected are Morocco (194,461), Egypt (106,397), Ethiopia (92,858), …

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South Africa records 1,622 new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths

[ad_1] A medical worker checks the temperature of a local resident during a regional health screening program in Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. South Africa is halfway through a three-week national lockdown and has sealed its borders in An attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which …

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Activists welcome UN treaty banning nuclear weapons

[ad_1] History was made on Saturday when a treaty outlawing nuclear weapons was finally ratified at the United Nations. The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was opened for signature three years ago. The treaty required 50 countries to ratify it before it could enter into force. …

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IGAD calls for dialogue and commitment on the problem of GERD

[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) – The East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Sunday urged dialogue and compromise to reach a solution regarding a hydroelectric dam Ethiopia is building. The mega hydroelectric dam called the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD), currently under construction on the …

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