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17 killed, 59 injured by explosion in western Ghana: Govt
The Times of India 21 Jan 2022
ACCRA. At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured Thursday in a devastating explosion in a western Ghana town after a truck carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle, the government said ... Out of 59 people injured, 42 are receiving treatment in hospitals or health centres and "some are in critical condition", Nkrumah added ... .
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UK drops Covid passports, mask mandates, work restrictions - Free West Media
WorldNews.com 20 Jan 2022
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that health restrictions related to the Covid pandemic, including passes, mask mandates, and work-from-home guidance will be dropped. London The Epoch Times reported that Johnson also suggested that self-isolation rules may also be ended at the end of March as the “pandemic becomes endemic” ... .
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Libya still the most popular starting point for illegal migration to Europe
The National 19 Jan 2022
Libya was the most popular departure point for illegal crossings into southern Europe last year, the European Border and Guard Agency said. One-third of about 200,000 people who were stopped last year by coastal and border guards in European countries had arrived by crossing the Central Mediterranean ... READ MORE ... ....
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Madeleine McCann investigators find ‘shocking’ new evidence about suspect
The Independent 19 Jan 2022
A German TV channel has discovered “shocking” new evidence against a man suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann, reports suggest ... Juliane Ebling, the channel’s editor, said ... .
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Erdoğan’s indirect response to Greek Rafale’s: We make our own planes and big countries demand them
Greek City Times 20 Jan 2022
In an indirect manner, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan responded yesterday to Greece acquiring the first six of 24 French-made Rafale fighter jets. The Turkish president also called on Turkish citizens and companies to convert their foreign currency savings into Turkish liras as Ankara seeks to boost demand for the local currency ... READ MORE ... 0.
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Ex Guantánamo detainee plans legal action to restore British passport
The Guardian 19 Jan 2022
A former Guantánamo detainee is planning legal action against Priti Patel to try to restore his British passport, which was stripped from him eight years ago after two trips to Syria.
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Why did Pope Benedict XVI resign?
The Independent 20 Jan 2022
A German law firm has accused the former Pope Benedict XVI of failing to act in four historic child abuse cases that he was allegedly notified of during his tenure as archbishop of Munich and Freising ... .
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Mistakes, constraints mark Biden's first year, analysts say
China Daily 21 Jan 2022
Analysts in the United States said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden should have done things differently in his first year in office, and that, despite constraints, most of his political "wounds" were of his own doing. During a Brookings Institution webinar with the theme "Biden's first year ... .
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British doctor visiting US killed by stray bullet while lying in bed - The Independent
WorldNews.com 21 Jan 2022
A 31-year-old doctor from Surrey, England who was visiting Georgia was fatally shot while lying in bed in the middle of the night. Dr Matthew Wilson died from a gunshot wound to the head after a bullet was fired into his apartment from a different building on Sunday, police in Brookhaven said...read full story. .
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Wannsee Conference: Nazi Germany formalized 'Final Solution' - Deutsche Welle
WorldNews.com 21 Jan 2022
On January 20, 1942, details about the extermination of Europe's Jews were discussed. Even 80 years later, the minutes of the Wannsee Conference send chills down the spine. In March 1947, as officials from the German Foreign Ministry tried to justify their actions at the Nuremberg Trials, Robert Kempner made a coincidental discovery ... .
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US charges four Belarus officials with aircraft piracy over flight diversion
BBC News 21 Jan 2022
The US has charged four Belarusian officials with aircraft piracy over the diversion of a passenger plane to Minsk last May. Prosecutors allege the officials used a false bomb threat to divert a Ryanair flight to the Belarus capital, where opposition journalist Roman Protasevich and his partner were detained ... .
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Rare, pristine coral reef found off Tahiti coast
Federal News Radio 21 Jan 2022
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities ... “When I went there for the first time, I thought, ‘Wow — we need to study that reef ... Dr ... Read more ... .
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Trump held ‘secret meetings’ before 6 January, says former press secretary
The Independent 20 Jan 2022
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot that Donald Trump held secret meetings in the White House in the days before the 6 January attack, reports say ... It is not yet known what was discussed in the meetings ... .
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Taliban storm Kabul apartment, arrest activist, her sisters
The Independent 20 Jan 2022
The Taliban stormed an apartment in Kabul smashing the door in and arresting a woman rights activist and her three sisters, an eyewitness said Thursday. A Taliban statement appeared to blame the incident on a recent women's protest, saying insulting Afghan values will no longer be tolerated ... ... Please . . help!” ... .
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UK government accused of 'blackmail' to keep Johnson in power
Dawn 21 Jan 2022
LONDON. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday dismissed new allegations that his aides had tried to “blackmail” and threaten Conservative rebels, in a potentially criminal twist to Downing Street’s “partygate” scandal ... “The intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter ... But Johnson told reporters ... .