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The price of aviation fuel has risen in Nigeria causing airlines to increase their fares.
This has put more pressure on air travellers across the country.
Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Uganda is set to resume vaccinations in the next few days.
In early June, the government halted the vaccination program after the first batch of the shots ran out.
The country recently received 175000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a donation from the French Government.
Michael Baleke has more from Kampala.
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The head of India's top genome sequencing lab says the highly transmissible Delta Plus variant may not cause a third wave.
And that the dominant Delta strain is still the main concern.
The country reported close to 54,000 new infections on Thursday – raising hopes that the second wave may be coming to an end.
Ishan Garg reports.
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The heart of government in the Australian state of New South Wales is on the verge of being added as a potential covid hotspot after Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall tested positive to Covid 19.
People who attended a National party fundraiser alongside the Minister on Tuesday, have been instructed to isolate for two weeks, although Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she's been tested and cleared to return to work.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is shutting down amid an ongoing National Security Law investigation that has seen six of its senior staff arrested. It printed its final edition Thursday, citing financial pressures and concerns for the safety of its staff.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
Britney Spears has demanded an end to the controversial conservatorship which governs much of her business and personal affairs.
Speaking by telephone to a Los Angeles court, the pop star accused her father and management team of exploiting her.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco
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As gun violence soars in the United States, President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders aimed at curbing violent crime.
Measures include a crackdown on rogue gun dealers and the use of pandemic relief dollars to hire more police officers and fund community projects.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a former high school cheerleader whose profane off-campus rant cost her a spot on the squad.
The court said the teenager's punishment violated her right to free speech.
Rachel Silverman has details.
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Britain has denied reports that Russia fired warning shots at a UK military vessel in the Black Sea.
Moscow's defence ministry stated on Wednesday that HMS Defender entered Russian territorial waters near Crimea -- in response, it claims, a Russian war jet dropped bombs in its path.
Benji Hyer has more details from London.
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Nearly 14 Million Internally Displaced Persons, refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in East and Horn of Africa are suffering some of the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the World Food Programme (WFP) shows COVID-19 has increased the vulnerability of displaced people and migrants and their challenges have been exacerbated by reduced funding for humanitarian operations.
Michael Baleke has more from Kampala.
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