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Teargas, rubber bullets on second day of protests in Uganda
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» KAMPALA - Security forces fanned out across the Ugandan capital on Thursday, firing teargas and rubber bullets at pockets of protesters angered by the arrest of presidential candidate Bobi Wine, on the second day of clashes that have already left seven dead.
Denmark says corona mink mutation 'most likely eradicated'
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» COPENHAGEN - Two weeks after sounding the alarm about a mutated variant of the new coronavirus in minks that could threaten the effectiveness of a future vaccine, Denmark said Thursday the strain has likely been eradicated.
Third co-payment round fully booked in one hour
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2020
» The third round of registration for the government’s half-half co-payment stimulus programme ended in record time, with around 700,000 people exercising their rights in just one hour.
7 dead in Uganda protests after arrest of presidential candidate
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» KAMPALA - Seven people died in violent protests that erupted in Kampala on Wednesday after Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine was arrested, police said.
Police willing to use lese majeste law against protesters
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/11/2020
» Police would use the lese majeste law against protesters if they were instructed to, Pol Maj Gen Piya Tawichai, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB), said on Thursday.
Ethiopia accuses WHO chief of backing native Tigray's leaders
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's army chief on Thursday accused WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus -- the country's highest-profile Tigrayan abroad -- of lobbying for and seeking to arm leaders in the conflict-torn dissident region.
Pompeo to make unprecedented visit to Israeli-occupied Golan
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was Thursday set to make the first visit by an American top diplomat to the Israel-occupied Golan Heights after an expected stop in a West Bank Jewish settlement, infuriating Palestinians.
Opposition: Harsh law enforcement won't solve political conflict
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/11/2020
» The two major opposition parties, Pheu Thai and Move Forward, denounced Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's decision to intensify the government's response to protest violence, saying it would not solve any problems.
Australian special forces 'unlawfully killed' 39 in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» CANBERRA - Australia's elite special forces "unlawfully killed" 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners, including summary executions as part of initiation rituals, according to evidence in a searing military inquiry now being referred to a special war crimes prosecutor.
Bags and balloons: NGO documents plastic pollution choking sea life
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - A dead manatee in Florida was found to have swallowed so many plastic bags they formed a cantaloupe-sized ball in its stomach, while a baby turtle had its intestines perforated by tiny plastic fragments.