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Region must help to fight Mozambique jihadists

Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe on Tuesday called on Southern African countries to help Mozambique fend off an escalating jihadist insurgency in a remote northern region of the country.

World Bank warns pandemic could push 60 mn into extreme poverty

The head of the World Bank warned Tuesday that the coronavirus crisis threatens to push some 60 million people into extreme poverty, wiping out the gains made over the past three years.

US borders with Canada, Mexico closed another month

The US government on Tuesday extended for another month restrictions on non-essential travel across the borders with Canada and Mexico to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide

Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released on Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic.

British MPs vote for new post-Brexit immigration system

British MPs on Monday gave their initial backing to legislation ending free movement of workers with the European Union, but the vote was overshadowed by a row over foreign healthcare staff and coronavirus.

Virus fears as India, Bangladesh evacuate millions ahead of cyclone

India and Bangladesh began evacuating more than two million people on Monday as a cyclone barrelled towards their coasts, with officials racing to ready shelters amid fears of coronavirus contagion in cramped facilities.

Mental health of Europe's teens on the decline: study

The mental health of Europe's teenagers has deteriorated since 2014, a study by the regional branch of the World Health Organisation covering 45 countries showed on Tuesday.

Japan slides into recession -- with forecasts of worse to come

Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data on Monday, with the world's third-largest economy shrinking by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter as it wrestles with the fallout from the coronavirus.

WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensions

The World Health Organisation will on Monday kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears abound that US-China tensions could derail the strong action needed to address the COVID-19 crisis.

Global virus vaccine race heats up, but not without controversy

Global tensions simmered over the race for a coronavirus vaccine Thursday, as the United States and China traded jabs, and France slammed pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi for suggesting the US would get any eventual vaccine first.

Typhoon forces 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines

Over 140,000 people were forced into cramped shelters as a powerful typhoon hammered the Philippines on Friday, compounding the nation's battle with the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese police seize largest-ever haul of counterfeit cash

Chinese police have seized counterfeit notes with a face value of 422 million yuan ($59 million) in the largest haul since the 1949 founding of the People's Republic of China.

Pompeo visits Israel on eve of new govt amid West Bank violence

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Israel on Wednesday, a day before its new government was to be sworn in, to discuss plans to annex much of the occupied West Bank into the Jewish state.

Japan seeks to lift virus emergency in most regions

Japan's government said Thursday it wants to lift a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus in most of the country, though not yet the capital Tokyo and other urban centres.

Taliban say ready to fight attacking Afghan forces

The Taliban on Wednesday said they were prepared to battle Afghan forces after the president told troops to resume offensive operations following grisly attacks that have further unravelled a fragile peace process.

Australia media group wants tech giants to pay $400m a year

A leading publisher called Thursday for Google and other tech giants to pay Australian news outlets some US$400 million a year under a mandatory code of conduct ordered by the government.

Mozambique court annuls loans of $1.4 bn

Mozambique's constitutional court on Tuesday declared null and void loans worth US$1.4 billion that triggered the country's worst financial crisis when they were revealed, in a ruling welcomed by debt campaigners.

Pompeo urges Kabul, Taliban cooperation after 'appalling' attack

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged the Afghan government and Taliban to cooperate after grisly attacks on a maternity hospital and a funeral dealt a blow to US efforts to end the war.