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African Union says benefits outweigh risks of AstraZeneca COVID shot 18 Mar 2021 - 01:59 pm
A man receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Masaka hospital in Kigali, Rwanda March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo
Tanzania's 'Bulldozer' president and COVID-19 sceptic dies 18 Mar 2021 - 12:33 am
FILE PHOTO: Tanzania's President John Magufuli addresses a news conference during his official visit to Nairobi, Kenya October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
Armed men attack another Nigerian school, as 39 students still missing 14 Mar 2021 - 04:46 pm
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Number of missing Nigerian students raised to 39 after armed raid: Kaduna state 13 Mar 2021 - 12:35 pm
A view shows one of the hostels where gunmen abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, in Kaduna, Nigeria March 12, 2021. Reuters/Stringer
Kenya extends nationwide COVID-19 curfew for two months 12 Mar 2021 - 04:55 pm
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta in Paris, France, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool/File Photo
South Africa could get 20 million more J&J vaccine doses, minister says 12 Mar 2021 - 12:27 pm
FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 17, 2021. Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
Mauritius shuts down after more COVID-19 cases 10 Mar 2021 - 08:35 pm
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One person killed as police, students clash at South Africa's Wits university 10 Mar 2021 - 02:23 pm
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Zimbabwe authorises Sputnik V, Sinovac coronavirus vaccines for emergency use 09 Mar 2021 - 10:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: Workers offload boxes as the country's first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines arrives from China, in Harare, Zimbabwe, February 15,2021. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Cheers and hope as doctor gets Nigeria's first COVID-19 vaccine 05 Mar 2021 - 07:22 pm
Dr Ngong Cyprian receives his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, at the National hospita
WHO sees Ebola risk as "very high" for Guinea's neighbours 05 Mar 2021 - 02:26 pm
The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO), is seen before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo/File Photo
South Africa in African Union talks on COVID-19 shots for 10 million people 05 Mar 2021 - 01:06 pm
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Hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines seized in South Africa, Interpol says 04 Mar 2021 - 11:58 pm
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South Africa regulator says at an advanced stage of Pfizer vaccine review 04 Mar 2021 - 08:13 pm
A medical worker fills a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the COVID-19 vaccination centre of 'Healthcare Centre' in Nis, Serbia, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Nigeria takes delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines 02 Mar 2021 - 02:49 pm
Nigeria's first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrives at the international airport of Abuja, Nigeria March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Abraham Archiga
Nigerian Police confirm release of abducted school girls 02 Mar 2021 - 01:19 pm
Girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara are seen after their release in Zamfara, Nigeria March 2, 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
Three new Ebola cases confirmed in Congo, two in Guinea 01 Mar 2021 - 09:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a boy who had contact with an Ebola sufferer in the village of Mangina in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Olivia Acland//File Photo
Zimbabwe Vice President Kembo Mohadi resigns 01 Mar 2021 - 07:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Zimbabwe vice president Kembo Mohadi is seen at Singapore Casket, the funeral parlour where the body of the late former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was being held in Singapore September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim/File Photo

Americas

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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after an explosion in an industrial area of Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on November 15, 2025. Powerful explosions rocked an industrial area and ignited a fire south of Buenos Aires on the night of November 14, 2025, officials said, with at least 22 people sent to the hospital. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP Huge fire sparked by explosions near Argentine capital 'contained'
Former first lady Michelle Obama addresses the crowd at the When We All Vote Rally outside Atlanta, a campaign appearance stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris last year. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post Michelle Obama says America is ‘not ready’ for a female president
Visitors walk through the recently re-opened National Museum of American History on November 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Heather Diehl/Getty Images/AFP 'So happy': Tourists flock to Washington museums after US shutdown

Gulf

File photo of Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Saudi crown prince departs for US
A Boeing 777-9 sits on the tarmac at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace / AFP) Emirates orders 65 Boeing 777X planes in $38 bn deal
Representational photo Indian embassy in Saudi says pilgrim bus crashes near Medina
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Middle East

Peninsula Iraq's Federal Court dissolves parliament, transforms government into Caretaker Government
Displaced Palestinian walk past a vehicle carrying others west of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip, on November 15, 2025 as a low-pressure system impacts the area. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) Over 900 Gaza patients die due to medical evacuation delay, WHO warns
Iranians perform a prayer for rainfall at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on November 14, 2025, as the country suffers from severe water shortages. Stringer / AFP Iran begins cloud seeding operations as severe drought bites
Paniz Faryoussefi, the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, leads the ensemble at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran on November 13, 2025. (Photo by AFP) Iran's first woman orchestra conductor inspires

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