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North Korea ‘fires two missiles in first test of the year’
Addis Ababa, March 2, 2020 (FBC) -North Korea has launched two unidentified projectiles, South Korea's military says, in its first apparent weapons test of the year.
The projectiles were…
Turkey’s Erdogan asks Russia’s Putin to step aside in Syria
Addis Ababa, February 29, 2020 (FBC) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to step aside in Syria and leave Turkey to deal…
US, Taliban set to sign deal to end war in Afghanistan
Addis Ababa, February 28, 2020 (FBC) - A week after the "reduction in violence" (RIV) agreement announced by the US and the Taliban armed group in Afghanistan, the two are set to sign a…
At least 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syrian air raid in Idlib
Addis Ababa, February 28, 2020 (FBC) - At least 33 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an air strike by Syrian "regime forces" in north-western Syria, a senior Turkish official has said.…
AU to send troops to fight Sahel militants
Addis Ababa, February 27, 2020 (FBC) - The African Union (AU) says it plans to send 3,000 troops to the Sahel, where international and regional forces are struggling to contain Islamist…
Governments ramp up preparations for coronavirus pandemic
Addis Ababa, February 27, 2020 (FBC) -Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a global pandemic of the coronavirus as the number of infections outside China, the source of the…
Russia’s Putin agrees to hold nationwide vote on constitutional changes
Addis Ababa, February 26, 2020 (FBC) -President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday agreed to hold a nationwide vote to allow Russians to have their say on a raft of changes to the country’s…
Bill Gates donates $10m to fight locusts in East Africa
Addis Ababa, February 26, 2020 (FBC) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10 million to help fight locusts in the East African region.
The contribution will be given to…
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak dies
Addis Ababa, February 25, 2020 (FBC) -Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died in Cairo at the age of 91.
Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept…
South Korea to launch mass coronavirus testing
Addis Ababa, February 25, 2020 (FBC) -South Korea aims to test more than 200,000 members of a church at the center of a surge in coronavirus cases as countries stepped up efforts to stop a…