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What is happening in Myanmar and why?

satofsatFebruary 22, 2021February 22, 2021

by satofsatFebruary 22, 2021February 22, 2021022

Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, a 20 year old woman has died a week after police used water cannon, rubber bullets and live ammunition to try...

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala set to make WTO history

satofsatFebruary 6, 2021February 6, 2021

by satofsatFebruary 6, 2021February 6, 2021030

Her path has just been finally cleared after Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister withdrew from consideration to head the World Trade Organization. Ngozi...

Africa Our World

Covid -19: President of Ghana warns of health system overload as cases rise

satofsatJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021

by satofsatJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021050

Covid-19 infection rates are rising and new strains of the virus have entered the scene in the country. Treatment centres are bursting at the seams....

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Uganda elections 2021: A tale of Bobi Wine and long-serving President Yoweri Museveni

satofsatJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 2021

by satofsatJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 2021073

As Ugandans vote on Thursday, popular singer Bobi Wine looks to unseat long-serving President Yoweri Museveni. In a campaign marked by misinformation and violence which...

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Indonesia plane crash: What happened to the aircraft?

satofsatJanuary 10, 2021January 10, 2021

by satofsatJanuary 10, 2021January 10, 2021071

The Sriwijaya Air passenger plane departed from Jakarta airport at 14:36 local time on Saturday. At 14:40, the last contact with the plane was recorded...

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Nigerian scientist is sequencing new COVID strain as cases surge

satofsatJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021

by satofsatJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021048

A Nigerian scientist has been in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn more about the country’s COVID-19 variant, as cases increase in the country....

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Brexit: What are the implications of the UK leaving the EU?

satofsatJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2021

by satofsatJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2021073

After months of negotiations, the United Kingdom and European Union finally agreed to a deal so the next phase of Brexit came into effect at 23.00GMT...

Asia Our World

Chinese journalist jailed 4 years over Wuhan Covid report

satofsatDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020

by satofsatDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020049

Zhang Zhan a Chinese journalist who covered Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. She was found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking...

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