Coming Up This Week Today is Congo-Brazzaville’s presidential election, but the leading opposition candidate—Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas—is “fighting with death” (COVID) in the hospital. He urged suppo …

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Middle EastThere are vague reports that Israeli PM Netanyahu flew by private jet to Neom, Saudi Arabia for a secret meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) yesterday. It would’ve been the …

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Coming Up This WeekBurkina Faso is holding a presidential election today, but several polling stations in the Center North, Sahel, and East regions either did not open or closed early due to threats f …

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COVIDPfizer is asking U.S. regulators for emergency authorization to start distributing its coronavirus vaccine to the public as early as next month.Toronto is entering a 28-day lockdown on Monday in …

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COVIDEurope’s new infections of coronavirus are falling for the first time since stricter new measures were implemented to fight a rise in caseloads.That said, the UK is said to be considering a plan …

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EthiopiaEthiopia’s PM pledged a “final and conclusive” offensive against rebels in Tigray before the end of the week, which will certainly worsen the humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.BelarusBe …

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