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C.Africa rebel groups call off ceasefire before election
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» BANGUI (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) - A rebel coalition that has been fighting the government in Central African Republic said Friday it was calling off a three-day ceasefire ahead of a tense general election at the weekend.
Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» LONDON - Britain is set for a new chapter Friday after securing a hard-fought post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union as EU envoys awaited a briefing on an accord reached only after months of tortuous negotiations.
UK Covid strain confirmed in Japan
News Agencies, Published on 25/12/2020
» Japan has confirmed its first cases of the new coronavirus variant spreading in Britain, the health ministry said on Friday.
Pope pleads for fraternity 'at this moment in history'
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said in his Christmas message Friday that fraternity was a watchword for these unusually troubled times exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope calls for sharing amid pandemic
Reuters, Published on 25/12/2020
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Friday to call for nations to share Covid-19 vaccines, saying walls of nationalism could not be built to stop a pandemic that knows no borders.
Christmas celebrated under pandemic's shadow
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» Christmas festivities on Friday saw hundreds of millions across the world under coronavirus restrictions celebrating a pared-down version of a holiday typically marked by travel and large gatherings.
GoDaddy apologises for fake Christmas bonus email security test
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - US web company GoDaddy apologized Thursday after an email that promised employees a Christmas bonus in the midst of the economic crisis turned out to be a computer security test.
Japan delays women leadership target after falling short
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» TOKYO: Japan is "extremely behind" in promoting gender equality its government said Friday, as it delayed an almost two decades-old target to have at least 30 percent of leadership positions occupied by women by the end of 2020.
EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» LONDON: Britain and the European Union struck a trade deal Thursday after 10 months of intense negotiation allowed them to soften the economic shock of Brexit.
Touadera favourite as troubled Central Africa heads to vote
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» BANGUI (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) - Voters in the Central African Republic head to the polls on Sunday, with incumbent President Faustin Archange Touadera on course to win a second term in an impoverished country haunted by violence.