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December 11, 2022
WHO Seeks Global Pandemic Treaty

Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next year, the WHO announced after three days of discussions in Geneva.
December 10, 2022
2022 Tough, More in 2023

This was supposed to be the comeback year for the world economy following the Covid pandemic. Instead, 2022 was marked by a new war, record inflation and climate-linked disasters. It was a "polycrisis" year, a term popularized by historian Adam Tooze.
December 10, 2022
Tunisians Protest Ahead of December 17 Poll

Hundreds protested in Tunisia Saturday against President Kais Saied ahead of parliamentary elections that represent the latest consolidation of a power grab he began in July last year.
December 10, 2022
FIFA to Probe Argentina-Netherlands Game

FIFA on Saturday announced it had opening disciplinary procedures against Argentina and the Netherlands after a series of ugly incidents marred their bad-tempered World Cup quarterfinal.
December 10, 2022
As AI Advances, Regulators Worry

From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life.
December 10, 2022
Africa Rooting for Morocco at World Cup

Morocco's Lions of Atlas are rallying support from an entire continent in their quest to become Africa's first World Cup semifinalist team by defeating Portugal on Saturday.
December 09, 2022
US Sanctions Guinea Ex-leader Conde

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Guinea's former leader Alpha Conde over violence against opponents before he was ousted in a 2021 coup.
December 09, 2022
South Africa to Decriminalize Sex Work

South Africa on Friday said it would decriminalize sex work, hoping to tackle high levels of crime against women in a country with one of the world's highest HIV caseloads.
December 09, 2022
UN 'Appalled' by M23 Mass Executions

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday he was "appalled" by the massacre of civilians in DR Congo and added he plans to visit the country next year.
December 09, 2022
Body of Student Killed in Ukraine Returning: Zambia FM

The body of a Zambian student, Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, who died fighting in Ukraine after being jailed in Russia is to be repatriated on Sunday, Zambia's foreign ministry said.
December 08, 2022
Mkhize Vies for ANC Prize

His chances of success seem remote, but former health minister Zweli Mkhize is eagerly polishing his bid to beat South Africa's scandal-troubled president, Cyril Ramaphosa, in elections next week of the ruling ANC.
December 08, 2022
Tunisia Inadequately Protecting Women - HRW

Authorities in Tunisia have not done enough to protect women against domestic violence despite progressive legislation it adopted five years ago, advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday.
December 08, 2022
U.S. Congress Passes Same-Sex Marriage

The U.S. Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign the measure.
December 08, 2022
Zuma Court Bid Denied

South Africa's top court on Thursday dismissed ex-president Jacob Zuma's bid to force out the lead prosecutor in a years-long corruption case, a step that removed one of the last legal hurdles for the trial to get underway.
December 08, 2022
"So Sorry You're Powerless" - Pretoria

The South African government on Thursday apologized to the country after a prolonged energy crisis took a turn for the worse, with beleaguered utility Eskom forced to ramp up power cuts nationwide.
December 08, 2022
U.S. State Sues Tik-Tok

Tik-Tok was hit Wednesday with a pair of lawsuits from the U.S. state of Indiana, which accused it of making false claims about the Chinese-owned app's safety for children.
December 08, 2022
Fossil Fuel Fighting Change - Report

Oil and gas companies are spending tens of billions of dollars on new fossil fuel production that would push global temperatures to catastrophic levels, research found Thursday.
December 08, 2022
NGOs Press Montreal Biodiversity Summit

Protests, public debates and film screenings - this is the other side of the COP15 summit, where NGOs are mobilizing to raise awareness of the need to protect biodiversity and lobbying for a major deal to do just that.
December 08, 2022
WHO Wants Malaria Money

The World Health Organization called Thursday for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill hundreds of thousands of mainly African children each year.
December 07, 2022
Nigeria Denies Mass 'Abortion Program'

Nigeria's military has conducted a years-long illicit program to carry out abortions among women and girls who have been victims of jihadists, Reuters said Wednesday, in a report bluntly denied by the army.

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