HARARE, Zimbabwe — . Four ZimbabweanCabinet ministers have died of COVID-19, three within the last two weeks, highlighting a resurgence of the disease that is sweeping through this southern African country. PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa said the coronavirus was reaping a “grim harvest” in the country. “The pandemic has been indiscriminate....
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The carrier group entered the region the same day Taiwanreported the presence of Chinese bombers and fighter jets in its air defence identification zone, The Associated Press noted ...reporter reassigned after questioning Pompeo MORE lifted restrictions on meetings between U.S....
A poorly explained update to its terms of service has pushed WhatsApp users to adopt alternative services such as Signal and Telegram in their millions ... Over the first three weeks of January, Signal has gained 7.5 million users globally, according to figures shared by the UK parliament’s home affairs committee, and Telegram has gained 25 million ... ....
Before the CambridgeAnalytica story had broken. Before Facebook's acknowledgement that its platform had been used to help incite ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Before the WhatsApp lynchings in India...PresidentBiden is even reportedly thinking of creating an anti-trust tsar, designed specifically to restore competition in areas like Big Tech ... ....
Under the February 2020 U.S.-Taliban deal, the government had released more than 5,000 insurgent prisoners in exchange for 1,000 security personnel ... 29, 2019. Mohib told reporters in Kabul that the prisoners' release did not contribute to peace efforts, reiterating that his government would not free more Taliban ... (1st Lt. Verniccia Ford/U.S ... U.S ... ....
Chaos of Trump's last days in office reverberates with fresh 'plot' report...Brian Deese, director of the national economic council, told reporters ... a red button that Trump reportedly used to summon a butler when he wanted a DietCoke; a portrait of President Andrew Jackson; and a bust of Winston Churchill, triggering a media kerfuffle....
Jessica Korda claims a dramatic play-off victory to win the LPGA Tour's Tournament of Champions in Florida. Korda, who shot a 60 in the third round, carded 66 in the fourth round to finish at the top of the leaderboard on 24 under with Danielle Kang. Kang was the overnight leader by two shots and hit a final round of 68 ... "It's amazing," said Korda ... ....
The vaccine had been provisionally approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) for Australians aged 16 years and over, Mr Morrison told reporters, noting it was a year since the first coronavirus case was detected in the country ...MinisterGreg Hunt told reporters....
A new world record has been set for the number of satellites sent to space on a single rocket. The 143 payloads, of all shapes and sizes, rode to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket that launched out of Florida. The number beats the previous record of 104 satellites carried aloft by an Indian vehicle in 2017 ... The SuperDoves are the size of a shoebox ... ....
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TALLINN ...The party councils of the the opposition, center-right Reform Party and the ruling. left-leaning Center Party voted in favor of joining a Cabinet headed by Reform’s prime minister-designate and chairwoman Kaja Kallas ... Ratas and his Cabinet resigned on Jan ... Local media reported earlier that he could become the parliamentary speaker in March ... ....
Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán...Law enforcers also refer to it as “Sam Gor” – or BrotherNumber Three in Cantonese – after one of Tse’s nicknames, Reuters reported at the time ... ....
A man who was missing in Australia for 18 days has been found after surviving on mushrooms and dam water, police say ... Local MP Tony Perrett and his wife were reported to have found Mr Weber on Sunday just 3km (1.9 miles) from where his car had been discovered, after searching their cattle farm ... You might be interested in watching..Related Topics. ....