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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba met on Wednesday in Tripoli with US State Department counsellor, Derek Chollet, on the promotion of the political process, particularly the organisation of general elections in Libya next December. He was accompanied by US Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Military forces responsible for a coup d’état in Guinea should immediately restore fundamental human rights, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. They should ensure respect for rights within the security forces and ensure the lawful and humane treatment of former President Alpha Condé and any others in custody, [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank: Currency                Buying   Selling Australian Dollar    30.11     31.70 Canadian Dollar     32.33     34.13 Euro                      [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday said that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded in on Tuesday. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, two of the patients with severe symptoms were admitted to a hospital for treatment. Officially, 1.04% of the population [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 54-year-old Mauritian, Salib Meerhossen, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a 32-year-old South African, Lara Rijs, in Mauritius in 2017, judicial sources told PANA on Wednesday. Meerhossen, a hotel gate keeper, pleaded not guilty to murder. The jury made up of [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Counsellor of the U.S. Department of State, Derek Chollet and Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, met on Tuesday in Tunis to discuss "issues of mutual interest and concern". A statement by Ned Price, Spokesperson of the US Department of State said Chollet and Jerandi emphasised the [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Despite setbacks and challenges, Sudan continues its transition towards democracy, the head of the UN special political mission in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Volker Perthes, head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITMAS), briefed on the authorities’ efforts to [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday in New York deepening inequalities, decimating economies and plunging millions into extreme poverty.  Antonio Guterres was speaking in New York as Volkan Bozkir, the outgoing President of [...]

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