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COVID-19 exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerability though measures helped – IMF
November 21, 2020
COVID-19 exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerability though measures helped – IMF
NAIROBI (Reuters) – COVID-19 has exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerabilities though official measures including monetary policy easing have helped shield the…
Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
November 21, 2020
Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were…
Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win
November 21, 2020
Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary…
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
November 20, 2020
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into…
Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement
November 20, 2020
Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement
PARIS (AP) — France’s government was working Friday to get supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms to agree to a week-long…
Hong Kong, world’s most visited city, faces tourism bust
November 20, 2020
Hong Kong, world’s most visited city, faces tourism bust
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of parked tour buses are gathering dust at a northern Hong Kong container port, having…
Official: Ethiopia’s latest airstrike hits Tigray university
November 20, 2020
Official: Ethiopia’s latest airstrike hits Tigray university
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A university official says the latest airstrike by Ethiopia’s military has struck the school in the…
Exclusive: Vietnam threatens to shut down Facebook over censorship requests – source
November 20, 2020
Exclusive: Vietnam threatens to shut down Facebook over censorship requests – source
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it does not bow to government…
California, Ohio order nightly curfews on gatherings as coronavirus surges
November 20, 2020
California, Ohio order nightly curfews on gatherings as coronavirus surges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s governor on Thursday imposed a curfew on social gatherings and other non-essential activities in one…
Peru’s youth has taken down a president. Now they want more
November 19, 2020
Peru’s youth has taken down a president. Now they want more
LIMA (Reuters) – Grace Yarango is only 18 and she’s already helped take down a president. Now she – and…