Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (pictured) said Tuesday he would stand aside later this year as chief executive of the company he built from a startup into one of the world's most valuable firms. The world's richest person based on his Amazon stake, Bezos said he will transition to the role of executive chair in
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Farmers have broken through barricades in some parts Farmers have fought through barricades and tear gas to enter Delhi on India's Republic Day. Tens of thousands of them are driving into the city on tractors to protest against new market-friendly reforms. In some places, farmers broke barricades and diverted from
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US President Donald Trump (pictured) has made his farewell address before leaving office, saying: "We did what we came to do - and so much more." In a video posted on YouTube, he said he took on "the tough battles, the hardest fights... because that's what you elected me to do". Mr
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The US embassy in Kampala has urged the Ugandan government to respect their citizens’ human rights and fundamental freedoms. This follows the house arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine (pictured). The embassy issued a statement after U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown attempted to visit Bobi
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SMan, which stands for Stingy Men Association of Nigeria, is trending on Twitter in Nigeria as more and more Nigerian celebrities share mock-ups of membership cards for the group. A tweet by music producer Don Jazzy of his own card has been retweeted more than 11,000 times. https://twitter.com/DONJAZZY/status/1348620059065913345?s=20 London based
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African countries participated in several human clinical trial for potential vaccines The Associated Press is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as saying the African Union has secured close to 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses. The continent is estimated to have over 1.2 billion people.
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A new era has begun for the United Kingdom after it completed its formal separation from the European Union. The UK stopped following EU rules at 23:00 GMT, as replacement arrangements for travel, trade, immigration and security co-operation came into force. Boris Johnson said the UK had "freedom in our
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Both the UAE and Bahrain have already granted emergency use of the Sinopharm vaccine for key workers Chinese authorities have given conditional approval for general public use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm. The move came a day after the firm said interim data showed its leading
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Asia has a new richest person thanks to his vaccine-making firm and bottled water company. Zhong Shanshan has seen his wealth surge $7bn (£5.1bn) this year, helping him leapfrog India's Mukesh Ambani and China's Jack Ma. His is worth $77.8bn, making him the world's 11th richest person according to the
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The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban. So how has it
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