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Teen who recorded George Floyd Murder wins prize citation.
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Teen who recorded George Floyd Murder wins prize citation.

Darnella Frazier -- the teenager who recorded George Floyd's death under Derek Chauvin's knee -- has just earned a special citation in this year's Pulitzer Prize. Pulitzer Prize co-chair Mindy Marqués said during Friday's announcement that the Floyd story, in particular, highlighted not only the essential role of journalists, but the increasing importance of ordinary citizens. She added, "We want to note that the board has awarded a special citation to Darnella Frazier, the teenage witness who filmed and posted the transformative video that jolted viewers and spurred protests against police brutality around the world." The honor was presented after the board awarded the Minneapolis Star-Tribune with the Pulitzer -- arguably journalism's most prestigio...
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US to buy 500 million Covid vaccine doses for the world.
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US to buy 500 million Covid vaccine doses for the world.

US President Joe Biden's administration will provide 500 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to about 100 countries over the next two years, US media report. About 200 million doses will be distributed this year with the remainder delivered in 2022. The US has been under pressure to do more to increase vaccination in poor countries. The move comes as Mr Biden embarks on his first foreign trip as US president The White House is yet to officially comment on the plan to roll out 500 million doses worldwide. But when asked if the US government had a vaccination strategy for the world, Mr Biden said: "I have one, and I'll be announcing it," before boarding Air Force One. Mr Biden is set to meet European partners and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The eight-...
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DR Congo volcano aftershocks rattle residents
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DR Congo volcano aftershocks rattle residents

Aftershocks from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern DR Congo rattled the nearby city of Goma on Wednesday, four days after its eruption, badly damaging several buildings and prompting hundreds of residents to flee and the UN to relocate some of its staff. The tremors were felt throughout the night. Two powerful shocks from Africa's most active volcano caused terrified people to run out of their homes. The seismic monitoring agency RSM in neighbouring Rwanda, whose border runs close to Goma, said it had detected a 5.1-magnitude quake at 5:46am local time, followed by a 4.1-magnitude tremor at 6:12 am. The Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG) said that it registered more than 269 tremors between Saturday and Tuesday, with one measuring 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale. Auth...
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7 killed including Ethiopian government official, in militant ambush.
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7 killed including Ethiopian government official, in militant ambush.

An Ethiopian government official and several others were killed after recently “terrorist designated” militants ambushed a government convoy that has been visiting development projects in West Guji Zone in Ethiopia's Oromia region. Seven people, including the head of the Gelan district's Security and Administration Office, were killed in the attack, a regional police source told The EastAfrican on Sunday. The injured are being treated at Dilla Town Referral Hospital. Speaking to the state-run Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), Commander Obsa Hundesa, the head of the Gelana Woreda, West Guji Zone police department, said authorities are searching for the attackers. He urged the public to support and cooperate with the government to wipe out milit...
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UN calls for immediate release of Mali President.
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UN calls for immediate release of Mali President.

The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. This comes after reports that interim President Ndaw and Mr Ouane were driven by soldiers to the Kati military camp near the capital, Bamako. This raised fears of a second coup within a year in the country. Defence Minister Souleymane Doucouré has also reportedly been detained. Late on Monday, Mr Ouane told AFP in a phone call that soldiers "came to get him". The news agency said the line was then cut. The African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the EU and the US also condemned the arrests, saying Mali's top politicians must be released without any preconditions. The reported detentions came just ...
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Eritrea’s Isaias visits Sudanese leaders amid Ethiopia tensions.
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Eritrea’s Isaias visits Sudanese leaders amid Ethiopia tensions.

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki is in Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials, in a two-day visit taking place amid tensions between the governments of Ethiopia, a close ally of the Eritrean leader, and Sudan. Accompanied by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and presidential adviser Yemane Ghebreab, Isaias was received on Tuesday at the Sudanese capital’s international airport by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council. The two leaders then began closed talks on cooperation and ways to strengthen ties between their countries, according to a statement from the council. Eritrea’s information ministry said in a separate statement that Isaias and al-Burhan had “agreed to strengthen their efforts in the implementation of the Agreement of Cooperati...
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Trump launches his own communication website.
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Trump launches his own communication website.

Donald Trump has launched a new "communications" website, which says it will publish content "straight from the desk" of the former US president. Trump was banned by Twitter and suspended by Facebook and YouTube after the Capitol riots in January. The former president has since been releasing statements by press release - which the new website will now host. Users will be able to like posts - and also share them on Twitter and Facebook accounts. The move comes a day before a decision is due from Facebook's Oversight Board on whether to permanently ban Trump. Trump's senior adviser, Jason Miller, had previously said a new social media platform was to be launched. "This new platform is going to be big," he said in March. ut Miller tweeted on Tuesday that the new w...
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44 Killed,150 Hurt at Religious festival in Israel.
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44 Killed,150 Hurt at Religious festival in Israel.

At least 44 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in the north-east of Israel. The national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said dozens more had been wounded at the Lag B'Omer festival, at the foot of Mount Meron. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as a "heavy disaster" and said he was praying for the casualties. Tens of thousands reportedly attended, making it the largest event in Israel since the coronavirus pandemic began. Dozens of ambulances attended the scene and emergency services laid out bodies under foil covers on the ground. Police asked everyone at the site to evacuate. Emergency officials said 38 people were in critical condition at the site, with six more critically injured but evacuated and scores more wou...
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Minneapolis on edge as jury deliberates Chauvin verdict.
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Minneapolis on edge as jury deliberates Chauvin verdict.

The prosecution told jurors that Mr Chauvin had murdered Mr Floyd, but the defence said their client had correctly followed police training. The court is being protected by barbed wire, high barriers and armed soldiers from the National Guard. Cities across the country are bracing for protests regardless of the verdict. On Monday, the prosecution and defence made their closing statements in a trial that lasted three weeks. The prosecution then had another opportunity to rebut defence arguments before the jury was sent to deliberate. The jury will be sequestered to consider testimony from 45 witnesses, including doctors, use-of-force experts, police officers, bystanders and people who were close to Mr Floyd. The defendant is charged with second-degree unintentional murde...
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Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara.
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Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara.

Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency in the southern part of Amhara regional state amid violence in various towns. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Defense said the last three days saw deadly armed violence in the town of Ataye and several other areas in Oromia special zones. The statement said an unspecified number of people were killed in attacks by gunmen and property was destroyed. It added that many civilians fled the armed conflict. The Amhara region is dominated by the ethnic Amhara group – Ethiopia’s second-largest – but the Oromo special zone is populated mainly by Oromos, the numerically dominant group. The declaration of emergency came a day after Ethiopia’s military deployed troops to the North Shoa zone and Oromo special zone. The move u...
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