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Johnson, Sunak lead race to be UK’s next PM

Former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and his former Finance Minister, Rishi Sunak, were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest. After Truss quit on Thursday, ending her six weeks in power, those who want to […]

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Truss resigns as UK PM

By Al-Jazeera Report British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced she will stand down as leader of the Conservative Party after her policies triggered economic turmoil and sharply divided the party. Speaking outside her Downing Street office on Thursday, Truss said she could not deliver the promises she made when she was running for Conservative […]

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Economy Foreign News

Oil rises on tight supplies, China possibly easing COVID curbs

Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Thursday in response to tighter supplies and on news that China is considering a cut in the duration of quarantine for inbound visitors. Brent crude futures rose $1.33, or 1.4 per cent, to $93.74 a barrel at 1020 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery, […]

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Agriculture Foreign News

Kenya introduces regulatory framework to boost GMOs’ safety

Kenya said on Wednesday that it has put a robust policy, the legal and institutional framework in place to promote the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Eliud Kireger, the Director-General of Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), said that regulatory agencies like National Biosafety Authority (NBA), National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and Kenya […]

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Foreign News Health

Non-communicable diseases cause 46% deaths in Botswana – Research

Botswana has embarked on an aggressive campaign to educate its citizens about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and appropriate preventative measures, an official said on Tuesday night. Given the high burden on NCDs in the southern African country, health authorities in Botswana are now giving more focus than it has in order to combat the scourge of […]

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Foreign News General

Ukraine reports further missile attacks, also affecting Kiev

Ukraine reported further Russian missile attacks on central regions of the country, on Wednesday afternoon. According to the authorities, the Vinnytsia region, in west-central Ukraine, was among those hit but explosions were also heard in Kiev. The Ukrainian armed forces reported that Russia had fired missiles and combat drones from the territory of its ally […]

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Environment Foreign News

Veld fires kill 18 in Zimbabwe

Veld fires in Zimbabwe have killed 18 people this year, with the hectarage burnt up 58.6 per cent from last year, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday. “The nation is being informed that the year 2022 is showing an upsurge in uncontrolled fire problems threatening the gains made in the past,” said Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister […]

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Foreign News Health

Tanzania to build referral hospital in western region of Kigoma

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tuesday the government has set aside five billion Tanzanian shillings ($2.1 million) for the building of a state-of-the-art referral hospital in the country’s western region of Kigoma. Addressing a public rally after she laid the foundation stone for the construction of an emergency room and intensive care unit for […]

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Protests paralyse Tunisian town after migrant deaths

A southern Tunisian coastal town was paralysed by protests on Tuesday amid growing anger over the fate of people who drowned in a migrant shipwreck last month, with some buried in unmarked graves. The powerful UGTT labour union called a general strike in Zarzis on Tuesday, bringing to a head day of smaller protests to […]

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Russia destroys power, water infrastructure across Ukraine

By Agency Report Ukraine said Russia had destroyed almost a third of its power stations over the past week as Moscow stepped up a pre-winter campaign to strike infrastructure, a move the West says is a calculated attempt to disrupt and demoralise. Missiles struck power-generating facilities in a clutch of Ukrainian cities home to millions […]

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