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Gabon: new vote to decriminalise homosexuality
Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan...
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South Africa and Oxford: continent's first trials for COVID-19 vaccine
Oxford University rolled out Africa’s first human trials for a potential vaccine against the current COVID-19 in South Africa just...
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Mexico invites Twitter boss to talk about fighting fake news
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador yesterday announced his formal invitation to the head of Twitter Inc to come to Mexico to...
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Nigeria: Buhari sees threats to West African currency plan
The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that West Africa’s plan to adopt a common currency was being put at risk by...
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Up to 45% of COVID-19 infections may be asymptomatic
An extraordinary percentage of people infected by the virus do not show any symptoms.
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Britain's economic sector lacks diversity to hire women to top jobs
Britain’s finance ministry yesterday declared that he wants more ambitious diversity targets at financial firms as the pace of hiring...
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Pakistan: 'scourge of racism' targeted by first lawmaker from the Sheedi minority
Pakistan’s first lawmaker from the Sheedi minority is on a humanitarian mission to fight centuries-old discrimination against her...
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Fears that major clearouts during quarantine will "overwhelm" charity sector
As many as 22 million pairs of shoes and 67 million clothing items could soon be disposed to charity shops.
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