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UN food agency says it has two weeks' worth of supplies in Gaza

UN food agency says it has two weeks'...

Gaza [Palestine], March 6: The World Food Programme has said it only has enough food supplies in Gaza to keep...

Romanians on the march after arrest of far-right presidential favourite

Romanians on the march after arrest of far-right...

Bucharest [Romania], March 6: Tens of thousands of Romanians marched on Bucharest's Victory Square, the seat of the Romanian government,...

AU to establish Africa Food Safety Agency to strengthen continent-wide standards

AU to establish Africa Food Safety Agency to...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 6: The African Union (AU) announced Wednesday that the Africa Food Safety Agency will be established...

Mali suspends artisanal mining permits granted to foreigners

Mali suspends artisanal mining permits granted to foreigners

Bamako [Mali], March 6: Permits for artisanal mining in Mali granted to "individuals of foreign nationality" have been suspended on...

South Africa condemns Israel's refusal to allow aid into Gaza

South Africa condemns Israel's refusal to allow aid...

Johannesburg, March 6: South Africa has strongly condemned Israel's refusal to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and its...

Leaders of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana discuss bilateral ties, cooperation

Leaders of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana discuss bilateral ties,...

Abidjan [Cote d'Ivoire], March 6: Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his Ghanaian counterpart, John Dramani Mahama, discussed bilateral relations and...

UN efforts important for voluntary repatriation of migrants: Libyan minister

UN efforts important for voluntary repatriation of migrants:...

Tripoli [Libya], March 6: Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi stressed Wednesday the importance of support from the United Nations Support...

Moroccan police seize 4.3 tonnes of cannabis near capital

Moroccan police seize 4.3 tonnes of cannabis near...

Rabat [Morocco], March 6: Moroccan police have seized 4.3 tonnes of cannabis resin near the capital of Rabat, the official...

Iraqi PM, Turkmen president discuss ties over phone

Iraqi PM, Turkmen president discuss ties over phone

Baghdad [Iraq], March 6: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Turkmen President Serdar...

Israel says has conveyed to Washington stance on U.S.-Hamas talks over hostages

Israel says has conveyed to Washington stance on...

Jerusalem [Israel], March 6: Israel said on Wednesday that it has conveyed to Washington its position on direct talks between...

Human body's protein recycling system fights bacteria like antibiotics: study

Human body's protein recycling system fights bacteria like...

Jerusalem [Israel], March 6: Israeli researchers have discovered a surprising immune defense role of the proteasome, a cellular structure known...

UN agencies fear Gaza crossing closures deal blow to humanitarian progress

UN agencies fear Gaza crossing closures deal blow...

Gaza [Gaza City], March 6: The closure of all Gaza cargo crossing points is undoing critical progress in delivering vital,...

European stock markets tumble amid global trade war concerns

European stock markets tumble amid global trade war...

London [England], March 5: European stock markets suffered heavy losses on Tuesday as fears of a global trade war intensified...

Ukraine ready for peace talks "as soon as possible": Zelensky

Ukraine ready for peace talks "as soon as...

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country stands ready to enter peace negotiations...

Greece reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008

Greece reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008

Athens [Greece], March 5: Greece's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January, marking its lowest level since December 2008,...

German parties agree on plan to boost infrastructure, defense

German parties agree on plan to boost infrastructure,...

Berlin [Germany], March 5: German parties seeking to form the next government agreed on Tuesday to set up a 500-billion-euro...

Kenyan scholars hail China's "Ne Zha 2" for showcasing cultural heritage to global audiences

Kenyan scholars hail China's "Ne Zha 2" for...

Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: The record-breaking Chinese animated film "Ne Zha 2" is raising the bar in immersing global audiences...

At least 7 killed, 49 injured in separate road accidents in Tanzania

At least 7 killed, 49 injured in separate...

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: At least seven people were killed and 49 others were injured in two separate...

Tanzanian official confirms invasion of new weed in Lake Victoria

Tanzanian official confirms invasion of new weed in...

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: A new type of weed has invaded Lake Victoria, affecting marine transport on the...

Ethiopian producers, business leaders set sight on Canton Fair for market expansion

Ethiopian producers, business leaders set sight on Canton...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 5: Ethiopian producers and leaders in the import-export sector have expressed interest in leveraging the upcoming...

WFP warns of 412-million-USD funding shortfall for South Sudan's humanitarian needs

WFP warns of 412-million-USD funding shortfall for South...

Juba [South Sudan], March 5: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it faces a critical funding shortfall...

Kenya hosts Canton Fair promotional conference amid deepening trade ties with China

Kenya hosts Canton Fair promotional conference amid deepening...

Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: A promotional conference for the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known...

AU steps up training of Somali police officers to counter violent extremism

AU steps up training of Somali police officers...

Mogadishu [Somalia], March 5: The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) said on Tuesday that its police...

Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers: UN

Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers:...

New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Guinea-Bissau president says ECOWAS mediation "no longer welcome"

Guinea-Bissau president says ECOWAS mediation "no longer welcome"

Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], March 5: Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Tuesday that the mediation mission from the Economic Community...

Over 2,500 schools affected by ongoing DR Congo conflict: minister

Over 2,500 schools affected by ongoing DR Congo...

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], March 5: More than 2,500 schools have been affected by an ongoing conflict in...

UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria

UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria

Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes,...