Central African Republic votes under threat of violence

[ad_1] By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) – The Central African Republic voted in presidential and legislative elections on Sunday under a cloud of violence as the government, international partners and the United Nations peacekeepers seek to stop a rebel advance. Militias hostile to President Faustin-Archange Touadera, seeking a second term, …

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History tells us this will not be the last pandemic, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says of the coronavirus

[ad_1] The WHO director-general also condemned the ‘dangerously short-sighted’ cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the next one. Representative image. PTI Geneva: the coronavirus The crisis will not be the last pandemic and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without addressing climate change …

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Widespread blackouts continue in Tennessee after explosion

[ad_1] The Telegraph Israel ‘launches attack in Syria’ after low-flying planes terrorized Beirut residents Israel was reported to have launched airstrikes on military targets in Syria last night after warplanes flew low over Lebanon, terrorizing local residents. The Syrian Arab state news agency (SANA) cited a military source as blaming …

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COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic: WHO

[ad_1] © Provided by dw.com ‘Epidemics are a reality,’ says Tedros The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Saturday that the coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic. In a video message marking the first International Epidemic Preparedness Day on Sunday, Tedros said that …

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Ramaphosa de Al-Sisi, SA from Egypt discusses negotiations on GERD

[ad_1] Egyptian President Al-Sisi received a phone call from South African President and African Union (AU) President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday to discuss developments in the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations. . According to a statement by the Egyptian presidency, Al-Sisi stressed the need to reach a legally binding …

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