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At least 38 people have been killed in a series of armed attacks on villages in north central Nigeria, local officials say.
December, 2021
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20 December
Hundreds of thousands march to Sudan presidential palace in protest against military coup
The outpouring of protest marked the third anniversary of demonstrations that touched off a popular uprising which led to the overthrow of long-ruling Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
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20 December
Hundreds of thousands march to Sudan presidential palace in protest against military coup
The outpouring of protest marked the third anniversary of demonstrations that touched off a popular uprising which led to the overthrow of long-ruling Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
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20 December
Pakistani PM calls for int'l aid to Afghanistan to avoid crisis
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said here on Sunday that if the world does not come to the help of Afghanistan, it will unfold a big man-made crisis. Delivering a keynote speech at the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) …
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20 December
Pakistani PM calls for int'l aid to Afghanistan to avoid crisis
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said here on Sunday that if the world does not come to the help of Afghanistan, it will unfold a big man-made crisis. Delivering a keynote speech at the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) …
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20 December
Israel in fifth COVID wave, mulls adding U.S. to Omicron 'red' list
Israel is in the midst of a fifth COVID-19 wave due to the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday, urging citizens to step up vaccination and to take precautions such as working from home.
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20 December
Omicron growing fast, in 89 countries: WHO
WHO noted Omicron is spreading rapidly even in countries with high vaccination rates or where a significant proportion of the population has recovered from COVID–19. It remains unclear if the rapid growth of Omicron cases is because the variant evades existing immunity,
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20 December
North Korea bans laughing for 11 days
Strict rules imposed in North Korea, no laughter, shopping or drinking to mark the anniversary of former leader Kim Jong-il's death. Added 8 minutes ago
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20 December
Ethiopian military again controls religious town of Lalibela – media
The Ethiopian military is again in control of the town of Lalibela, famed for its rock churches, state media reported on Sunday, showing pictures of the deputy prime minister visiting the site. It was unclear when government forces recaptured the town,
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20 December
Torrential rains flood Malaysia's most populous regions, forcing more than 21,000 to evacuate
Flooding caused by torrential rains in Malaysia has driven more than 21,000 people from their homes, closed dozens of roads and disrupted shipping. More than 66,000 personnel from the police, army and fire department had been mobilised nationwide to help rescue people stranded by floodwaters and take them to shelters,