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Zambia to start administering China's COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine

CFP Image Zambia will soon start rolling out the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine received from China early this month, a government official said on Wednesday.Kennedy Malama, Permanent Secretary in

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Uganda receives first batch of evacuees from Afghanistan

Taliban fighters stand guard outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport during an evacuation at Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghanistan on Tuesday, August. 24, 2021. (Photo by Bashir Darwi

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OnlyFans scraps new policy banning 'sexually explicit' content

The adult content site's U-turn follows last week's announcement that it would ban images and videos showing "sexually explicit conduct".

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Satellite shows chaos around Kabul airport

Tens of thousands of people, mostly Afghan civilians, have been evacuated from Kabul in the last week following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.Satellite images show th

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Civil liberties groups demand government bans facial recognition cameras

Police and Home Office are accused of bypassing parliament over guidance allowing officers, local councils and enforcement agencies to use facial recognition across England and Wales in defiance of court rulings against invasive filming.

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Uganda planning body calls for strengthening border restrictions

A man walks past a banner advertising the vaccination program on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images via CFP) The Uganda National Planning Authority (NPA) on Tu

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Drinking red wine can help lower blood pressure, study says

A higher intake of foods rich in flavonoids - including berries, apples, tea and red wine - has been linked to lower blood pressure in new research.

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IAG-2021: Chinese team wins 1st day at Xinjiang army games

02:22 A Chinese team has claimed victory on the opening day of the International Army Games-2021 (IAG-2021), held in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.On Monday, the fi

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Texas congressman tests positive for coronavirus

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced on Saturday that he had tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19."I shared with you on Wednesday a close family member ha

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Equity Monday: Stocks up, cryptos up, regulation up

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private

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PayPal launches crypto buying and selling in the UK

PayPal Holdings will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company said on Monday.The roll-out, whi

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G7 to hold urgent talks on Afghanistan on Tuesday

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that the leaders of the Group of Seven(G7) would meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan."I will convene G7 leaders on Tuesday for urgen

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UK records another 32,253 coronavirus cases

Children run in front of the Tower Bridge in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2021. /Xinhua Another 32,253 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronav

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Six U.S. commercial airlines ordered to provide planes in Afghanistan

The U.S. Department of Defense on Sunday activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to assist in the massive evacuation of people from Kabul, Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the nation la

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UK records 32,058 more COVID cases, 104 deaths

FILE PIC: The United Kingdom has recorded 32,058 more COVID cases and 104 further deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. /Getty Images The United Kingdom has record

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Much of UK at risk of thunderstorms with possible flooding

FILE PIC: A car runs on a flooded road during a heavy rain in London, Britain, on July 25, 2021. /Xinhua Weather forecasters have said much of the United Kingdom is at risk of thunderstorms on

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Container ship Ever Given crosses Suez Canal for return trip

FILE PIC: Rescue vessels work at the site of the grounded container ship Ever Given on the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 28, 2021. /Xinhua The Panamanian-flagged and Japanese-owned ship Ever Given