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Tue, July 14, 2020 | 23:25

UK bans Huawei from its 5G network

UK bans Huawei from its 5G network

Britain's government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.'s new high-speed mobile phone network in a decision with broad implications for relations between London and Beijing.

2020-07-14 21:30

Reopening strategist Castex named new prime minister in France

Reopening strategist Castex named new prime minister in France

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister as the country focuses on reviving an economy hard-hit by the pandemic and months of strict lockdown

2020-07-03 21:34

Malawi's new president, former evangelical preacher

Malawi's new president, former evangelical preacher

Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera is a former evangelical preacher who says he ventured into politics in answer to God's call. "One day God spoke to my heart, and God was not saying I'm pulling you out of ministry, God was saying I'm extending your ministry so that you are able to pastor a whole nation," he said in a recent video clip released during the electoral campa...

2020-06-28 13:18

Sudan moves to criminalize female genital mutilation

Sudan moves to criminalize female genital mutilation

Sudanese officials said Saturday they are working to criminalize the widespread practice of female genital mutilation after the transitional government approved a landmark draft law. Under the proposed amendment to the criminal code, anyone found guilty of performing the procedure would be sentenced to up to three years in prison, according to a copy obtained by The Associate...

2020-05-03 09:41

Back at work, British PM urges patience over UK lockdown

Back at work, British PM urges patience over UK lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged his lockdown-weary nation to be patient Monday, arguing that easing social and economic restrictions too soon would create a second deadly spike of coronavirus infections. On his first day back at work in three weeks after a bout of COVID-19 that left him dangerously ill, Johnson said Britain had reached the moment of ``maximum risk'...

2020-04-28 09:38

Britain nears grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus hospital deaths

Britain nears grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus hospital deaths

Close to 20,000 people have died in hospital in the United Kingdom after testing positive for COVID-19, data showed Friday, as Britain approached a milestone it had hoped never to reach. As the death toll has risen relentlessly, speculation has mounted that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who himself spent three nights in intensive care battling the new coronavirus earlier this...

2020-04-25 13:11

COVID-19 found in non-drinking water source in Paris

COVID-19 found in non-drinking water source in Paris

French authorities have assured residents that there is no risk from tap water, saying drinking water for Paris comes from another “totally separate” water network.

Park Si-soo | 2020-04-22 13:57

COVID-19 to have 'profound' mental health fallout

COVID-19 to have 'profound' mental health fallout

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a "profound and pervasive impact" on global mental health as billions struggle to cope with isolated living and anxiety spikes, experts warned Thursday.

2020-04-16 17:17

Virus-stricken British PM out of hospital, says medical staff saved his life

Virus-stricken British PM out of hospital, says medical staff saved his life

Virus-stricken British Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked medics for saving his life after leaving hospital on Easter Sunday, as hundreds of millions of Christians observed the holiday under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-04-13 11:54

France knife attack suspect charged with terrorism, murder

France knife attack suspect charged with terrorism, murder

A man who killed two people in a knife attack in southeastern France at the weekend is a refugee from Sudan and has been charged with terrorism offences and murder, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor's office said on Wednesday. Five people were also wounded in Saturday's attack. The 33-year-old suspect probably acted alone, "without having been given any orders by a terrori...

2020-04-10 13:31

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