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• November 01, 2022

  Twitter Poised for Big Layoffs - Report

  Twitter, which was acquired last week by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to let go of a quarter of its workforce as part of what is expected to be a first round of layoffs, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

• November 01, 2022

  Egypt's Wheat Supply Adequate - Official

  Global events may temporarily affect Egypt's wheat supply but the country can adjust to them, Egypt's supply minister Ali Moselhy told Reuters on Tuesday when asked whether Russia's decision to freeze its participation in a U.N.-brokered grain export deal would affect its supply.

• October 31, 2022

  Biden Slams Big Oil's 'War Profiteering'

  U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on oil and gas companies to use their record profits to lower costs and increase production or face paying a higher tax rate, as Americans grapple with soaring inflation and an election looms.

• October 31, 2022

  Malawi Cholera Toll Hits 180

  The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi accelerated to 180 from 110 in October, the minister of health said on Monday, raising the likelihood that the situation could worsen.

• October 31, 2022

  EU Inks Egypt Deal to Control Migration

  The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe has been rising.

• October 31, 2022

  "IMF Aid Won't Chop Ghana Bonds" - President

  Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday said talks with the International Monetary Fund were going well and sought to reassure investors that the negotiations would not lead to a reduction in the face value of government bonds.

• October 30, 2022

  Somali Slaughter Now 100 - President

  The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia's education ministry next to a busy market intersection killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday, warning the death toll could rise.

• October 30, 2022

  South African Designer Revives Family History In New Collection

  Meet Thando Ntuli, winner of South African Fashion Week's 2022 Young Talent award. Her MUNKUS womenswear label draws inspiration from her mother and grandmother. This season's collection looks at the various roles that South African women, in particular mothers, take on in the course of their lives.

• October 30, 2022

  Tik-Tok Wins "Choking" Case

  TikTok Inc won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of causing the death of a 10-year-old girl by promoting a deadly "blackout challenge" that encouraged people to choke themselves on its video-based social media platform.

• October 29, 2022

  Thai Trans Takes Over "Miss Universe"

  A Thai celebrity media tycoon and transgender rights advocate has bought the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, marking the first time the beauty pageant organizer will be owned by a woman, her company announced.

• October 29, 2022

  Sunak Rejects Truss UK Fracking Plan

  Fracking will be banned in England under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, reversing a decision made by his predecessor Liz Truss, as the new British leader returned to a 2019 Conservative Party manifesto pledge.

• October 28, 2022

  Qatar Kicks Out Migrant Workers as World Cup Nears

  According to workers who were evicted from their homes, Qatar has evacuated apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the capital Doha, where visiting soccer fans would stay during the World Cup. A Qatari official, however, said the evictions are unrelated to the upcoming World Cup.

• October 28, 2022

  Tigray Without Medical Supplies - WHO

  Ethiopia's Tigray region has run out of medical supplies such as vaccines, antibiotics and insulin, World Health Organization officials said on Friday, warning that many deaths were probably going unrecorded from preventable and treatable diseases.

• October 28, 2022

  Musk Takes Twitter, Brooms Execs

  Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc.with brutal efficiency, firing executives but providing little clarity over how he will achieve the ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform.

• October 28, 2022

  Cholera Hitting Borno Children

  Nigeria's government declared a cholera outbreak in the northeastern state of Borno on Sept. 14 after cases were confirmed in seven local government areas.

• October 27, 2022

  Addis Accused of Oromiya Airstrikes

  Two organizations from Ethiopia's Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed hundreds of civilians, just as peace talks on the separate Tigray conflict were about to start.

• October 27, 2022

  Ghana Minister Sacking Demands Suspended

  A coalition of Ghana's ruling party members of parliament have called off demands that finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta be removed from office until a support package is negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

• October 27, 2022

  Uganda Ebola Not Uncontrolled - Africa CDC

  Africa's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was "not getting out of hand" and that it was still under control, despite an increase in cases that have spread to the capital Kampala.

• October 26, 2022

  ECOWAS Chairman Visits Ukraine After Trip to Russia

  President of Guinea-Bissau and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Umaro Embalo met with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday in Kyiv. Embalo said that Putin told him “direct dialogue between the two countries would be very important and desirable.“

• October 26, 2022

  DRC's Tshisekedi Named Facilitator for Chad Crisis

  DRC President Felix Tshisekedi will serve as a facilitator for the political transition process in Chad. The group help an emergency summit in Kinshasa on Tuesday, to discuss the situation in Chad after around 50 people were killed in protests against military leader Mahamat Idriss Deby.

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