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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to raise awareness about domestic violence and support those at risk, during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, a release received by PANA here said Thursday. The campaign kicks off on Thursday's International Day for [...]

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Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias held talks with his Ghanaian counterpart Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on Thursday in Accra. According to a statement by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dendias pledged to bring Greek’s friendship with Ghana to a higher level and strengthen communication and coordination. The [...]

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 Johannesburg-South Africa (PANA) - A new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant detected in South Africa by scientists is raising concerns due to its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province, Minister of Health Joe Phaahla announced here Thursday. According to an AP report [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite controversy over the law and criteria for candidates, the presidential election scheduled for 24 December in Libya, a first in the country's history, has generated a lot of interest, with 98 candidates having registered for the ballot by the close of the registration process last [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is participating in an international campaign, "16 days of activism against gender-based violence", by adopting the theme "combating violence against women is everyone's responsibility". Tunisia, which has actively joined this international campaign, wanted, through this theme, to emphasize the responsibility of all parties in the fight [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on completion of the third review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), has approved US$6.97 million disbursement, and concludes 2021 article IV consultation with The Gambia. A statement, made available to PANA on Thursday, stated [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the Gambian government that the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) report, submitted to President Adama Barrow in Banjul on Thursday, must lead to justice and reparations for victims. Established in December 2017, the main objective of the TRRC was to [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of former president Yahya Jammeh, should be followed by a process of criminal accountability, 11 Gambian and international groups said on Thursday. The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) delivered its final report to President Adama Barrow.  In a public statement, the TRRC Chair, [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Five persons were killed by Covid-19 on Thursday in Mauritius, according to the health authorities of the island. This brings to 40 the number of fatalities recorded in Mauritius. Some of the dead were completely vaccinated this week, the local media reported, quoting the Ministry of Health and [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi, has stressed his country's interest in the advancement of the political process in Libya and restoring stability in the country. He said the role of neighbouring countries and regional organisations, including the African Union (AU), is [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday delivered 150,000 vaccines against COVID-19 to Ghana in Accra. According to a statement by the Greek Foreign Ministry in Athens this is “as an expression of Greece's solidarity with Ghana and its people”. Dendias on Thursday began a three-day visit to [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-five out of the 98 contenders for the 24 December presidential election in Libya, including Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan leader, have been rejected for various reasons. They failed to make the cut for reasons including violation of the electoral law, criminal records, dual [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has threatened to impose sanctions against anyone who obstructs the elections in Libya, urging all parties concerned to commit to accepting the results and respect the rights of their political opponents before, during and after the vote. In a statement issued on Wednesday, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, met in Geneva on Wednesday with their discussions focusing on cooperation on national reconciliation and transitional justice. They also discussed the issues of missing persons, mass [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni and the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel, Emanuela Claudia Del Re, on Wednesday discussed the dimensions of joint Libyan-European strategic cooperation in the Sahel region to address the threats of illegal immigration, terrorism and extremist [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank: Currency                   Buying    Selling Australian Dollar       30.16      31.75 Canadian Dollar         33.00     34.84 Euro          [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Wednesday approved $40 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to promote the development of inclusive, resilient, and competitive agricultural value chains, with specific focus on smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in The Gambia. The Gambia Inclusive and Resilient Agricultural Value Chain Development [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates  for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of The Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                   51.50          52.30 Pound Sterling                          [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Health Bulletin on the COVID-19 pandemic issued on Wednesday evening by the Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare reports 136 new positive cases, of which 80 have been admitted to hospital. It said 20,752 positive cases have been recorded since March 2021, the time of the [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - In a virtual event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, commemorated annually on 25 November, UN Women chief Sima Bahous has described gender-based violence (GBV)  as “a global crisis”.  “In all of our own neighbourhoods, there are women and girls living in danger. Around [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community remains united in support of the process, the outgoing UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš told the Security Council on Wednesday.  He reported that the political climate remains “heavily polarised” ahead of [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - With the dire humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region continuing to deteriorate, it is critical to establish a regular flow of humanitarian aid into the region, the Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday.  On Tuesday, almost 40 trucks with humanitarian supplies, including food, left the Afar capital of Semera for Tigray – the first convoy to do so since 18 [...]

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