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US set to ban TikTok and WeChat in 48 hours
The ban will take effect in two days unless President Trump intervenes.
New fear grips Europe as Covid tops 30m worldwide
Many northern hemisphere countries are bracing for a second wave of the pandemic as winter approaches.
Israel marks Jewish New Year with second lockdown
The nationwide measures coincide with the start of Rosh Hashanah, when families traditionally gather.
Police launch homicide inquiry after hospital hack
Woman dies being transferred from German hospital which is hit by hackers.
Afghan mothers' names added to children's ID cards
Mothers' names will now be printed on national ID cards following a three-year-long campaign.
Trump denies new allegation of sexual assault
Former model Amy Dorris alleges Mr Trump groped her and forcibly kissed her at the US Open in 1997.
Women try to rip masks off men detaining protesters
Women want to hold to account the masked people picking protesters off the street in Belarus.
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A lawyer in South Africa has been suspended for calling a judge "stupid", according to the Times Live new site.
Rembuluwani Gadabeni is said to have made the comment earlier this month and later refused to back down, IOL reports, saying he told his legal peers "I am not repentant or regretful".
Times Live says the Legal Practice Council (LPC) investigated Mr Gadabeni, leading to a high court in Polokwane temporarily revoking his licence while a disciplinary inquiry takes place.
"It seems that such conduct is becoming endemic," LPC chairwoman Kathleen Matolo-Dlepu is quoted as saying, in reference to another lawyer in Johannesburg who was filmed swearing in court.
"The unbecoming behaviour by both legal practitioners shows total disregard of our judicial system and complete lack of respect for the presiding officer and the judiciary."
Nicola Sturgeon warns that some "hard but necessary" decisions will need to be taken in the coming days.
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A Scottish engineer has ended up on an international most wanted list and in a Greek jail after a joke gift was found in his luggage.
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The ban will take effect in two days unless President Trump intervenes.
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The consortium will help firms in Northern Ireland deal with the new Irish Sea border.
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West Darfur is the latest region of Sudan to be affected by some of the worst flooding the country has faced in decades.
The UN says in an area called Foro Baranga, more than 2,000 farms have been completely submerged, 300 homes have collapsed and large numbers of livestock have drowned.
Several rivers have burst their banks damaging villages and destroying crops.
Local boats have been used to rescue people who were stranded as a result of the flash floods.
The UN says people in Sudan are in urgent need of shelter materials, drinking water, food, and medicine.
Mothers' names will now be printed on national ID cards following a three-year-long campaign.
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Intense wind and rain flood streets and fell trees on islands in western Greece.
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A soldier is scheduled to appear in court in South Africa on Friday to face an attempted murder charge, local media report.
It relates to the shooting and wounding of a man during an argument over the wearing of a face mask, in the north-eastern town of Mogwadi.
The 27-year-old victim was admitted to hospital, police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo is quoted by Motlafela Mojapelo is quoted by public broadcaster SABC as saying.
The soldier was reportedly part of a group monitoring compliance to Covid-19 safety protocols in the town.
South African National Defence Force spokesperson, Jaco Theunissen, told the News 24 website that members of the public had attempted to grab the soldier's rifle when a shot went off, wounding the victim.
More about coronavirus:
- GLOBAL SPREAD: Tracking the coronavirus pandemic
- GLOBAL TRENDS: Where are cases rising and falling?
- SYMPTOMS: What are the symptoms of the coronavirus?
- TRACKER: Coronavirus cases in Africa
The social network has activated password reset protections and is demanding stronger passwords.
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