[ad_1] The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen receives in his office the new representative of UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) in Ethiopia, Dennia Gayle. On the occasion, Demeke thanked UNFPA for providing support to Ethiopian refugee women in Sudan. He addressed the representative’s …
Read More »US withdraws MCC from Sri Lanka ‘due to lack of commitment’
[ad_1] The JVP held a protest in Colombo against the MCC earlier this year during the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The United States announced that it has withdrawn its offer of Rs. 89,000 million grants from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to Sri Lanka, “due to …
Read More »Netflix shows can have an audio-only mode, because nothing is sacred
[ad_1] Netflix is working on an audio-only listening mode for its Android app, apparently. A small selection of Android users are looking at a video off feature that allows them to turn off the video and just keep the audio playing. As reported by Android police, the feature was first …
Read More »Vaccine fears slow launch of Moscow’s Sputnik V
[ad_1] As a teacher in a large school in the southern suburbs of Moscow, Nina Zhukova should have been one of the first to receive the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine offered to priority workers throughout the Russian capital. Instead, having contracted and recovered the virus in the fall, Zhukova is …
Read More »Bulgaria to keep restaurants and shopping centers closed until the end of January By Reuters
[ad_1] © Reuters. Man dressed in protective suit disinfects an area outside a future temporary COVID-19 vaccination unit in Sofia SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria extended its soft lockdown until the end of January to contain the spread of coronavirus infections that soared in the autumn and affected the Balkan country’s …
Read More »George Clooney says he understands Tom Cruise rants in Mission: Impossible 7 crew
[ad_1] The Hollywood star gave an expletive reprimand to the two crew members, telling them that they would fire them if he saw them do it again. Appearing on Howard Stern’s radio show, Clooney said he didn’t feel like Cruise had overreacted. “He did not overreact because it is a …
Read More »Hubble Telescope: How Far You Can See, Location and Size
[ad_1] Launched into Earth orbit on April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the distant Universe for more than 30 years. Designed to examine ultraviolet, visible and infrared light waves, the solar-powered space telescope collects about 40,000 times more light than the human eye. This has allowed …
Read More »New locust swarms in Africa and Yemen fuel appeal for UN funds
[ad_1] Photographer: Getty Images / Getty Images Photographer: Getty Images / Getty Images Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa On twitter The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is seeking $ 40 million to help combat desert locusts, with new swarms observed in …
Read More »George Clooney says he understands Tom Cruise rants in Mission: Impossible 7 crew
[ad_1] The Hollywood star gave an expletive reprimand to the two crew members, telling them that they would fire them if he saw them do it again. Appearing on Howard Stern’s radio show, Clooney said he didn’t feel like Cruise had overreacted. “He did not overreact because it is a …
Read More »Coronavirus Summary: Amnesty Criticizes Rights Violations in Confinement | News | DW
[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 …
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