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Iranpress: UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots

UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots

Sunday, 01 August 2021 05:41

Hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots in the next three months with the highest alerts for catastrophic situations in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, southern Madagascar, Yemen, South Sudan, and northern Nigeria, two UN agencies warned Friday.

Iranpress: A court in Nigeria acquitted Sheikh Zakzaki

A court in Nigeria acquitted Sheikh Zakzaki

Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:48

The Federal High Court in Kaduna State acquitted Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria and his wife Malamah Zeenah.

Iranpress: World

World's third largest diamond unearthed in Botswana

Friday, 18 June 2021 05:44

The world’s third-largest diamond was unearthed in Botswana last week, government officials announced.

Iranpress: African Union suspends Mali following military coup

African Union suspends Mali following military coup

Wednesday, 02 June 2021 05:42

The African Union suspended the membership of the west African country of Mali late on Tuesday, days after the military detained the interim prime minister and president and took control.

Iranpress: South Africa tightens pandemic restrictions as new cases rise

South Africa tightens pandemic restrictions as new cases rise

Monday, 31 May 2021 02:41

South Africa on Sunday introduced new COVID-19 restrictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country inches into a third wave of the pandemic.

Iranpress: 400,000 people flee DR Congo after warnings of 2

400,000 people flee DR Congo after warnings of 2'nd volcanic eruption

Saturday, 29 May 2021 00:56

Around 400,000 people have fled the city of Goma and its surroundings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the threat of another volcanic eruption at Mount Nyiragongo looms, a provincial government spokesperson said Friday.

Iranpress: World’s most vaccinated nation reintroduces curbs as cases surge

World’s most vaccinated nation reintroduces curbs as cases surge

Wednesday, 05 May 2021 04:39

Seychelles, which has fully vaccinated more of its population against Covid-19 than any other country, has closed schools and canceled sporting activities for two weeks as infections surge.

Iranpress: Equatorial Guinea: explosion kills at least 20, injures hundreds

Equatorial Guinea: explosion kills at least 20, injures hundreds

Monday, 08 March 2021 05:23

At least 15 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea, the health ministry says.

Iranpress: First Russian warship enters Port Sudan ahead of plans to open naval base

First Russian warship enters Port Sudan ahead of plans to open naval base

Monday, 01 March 2021 05:30

The Russian warship Admiral Grigorovich frigate entered the Sudanese port where Moscow plans to build a naval base on the country’s Red Sea coast, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Sunday.

Iranpress: South Africa stops using AstraZeneca over new strain

South Africa stops using AstraZeneca over new strain

Monday, 08 February 2021 03:32

South Africa is halting its rollout of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s minister of health said.

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