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Trump's Covid order rebuffed on his final full day
Joe Biden will reverse Donald Trump's latest decree on Covid travel, as Wednesday's inauguration looms.
Mexico urges US to make major immigration reforms
The Mexican president spoke out as thousands gathered in Guatemala en route to Mexico and the US.
Two players test positive ahead of Australian Open
The news comes amid a growing row over quarantine rules for the players ahead of the tournament.
Snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up in Japan
One person is killed and at least 10 are injured after cars collide on the Tohoku Expressway.
Italy PM Conte faces crucial vote to stay in power
The vote in Italy's upper house was triggered by a row over EU funds to tackle Covid.
Trump supporter arrested after Pelosi 'data theft'
Riley June Williams had been trying to sell the information to Russia, an ex-partner told the FBI.
Michelin first for French vegan restaurant
ONA in the south-west is the first eatery serving plant-based food to win a prestigious Michelin star.
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Tanzania's President John Magufuli has rallied farmers in the country to increase food production, predicting global food scarcity later in the year caused by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
He urged farmers to take advantage of the reduced production by the largest food-producing countries in the wake of health restrictions imposed across the world.
"This year there is a possibility of a severe famine in the world because many people are in lockdown because of corona, but this should not discourage us because even if they are imprisoned they still need to eat. We will grow crops that we will sell to them," he told a gathering in the north-western town of Bukoba.
The Tanzanian president has been criticised for downplaying the pandemic in the country, he has repeatedly said the health crisis had been exaggerated and mocked those who wear masks.
In June he declared that the country was "coronavirus-free" thanks to prayers by citizens.
The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the government's strategy on Covid-19.
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The miners are still alive after an explosion in a gold mine a week ago and are in need of urgent supplies.
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Outgoing First Lady Melania Trump released a farewell message asking Americans to "lead by example" in caring for others.
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Crowds of mainly young demonstrators gathered in the centre of the capital, Tunis, throwing stones and petrol bombs at police.
Four soldiers were killed on Monday in Niger and eight others seriously injured after an explosion at an artisanal mine in the south-eastern part of the country near the border with Nigeria.
According to the ministry of defence, the soldiers were pursuing jihadists who had attacked Chetima Wangou military post in the south-eastern region of Diffa on Sunday.
At least eight soldiers were killed when the post was targeted on 7 March last year.
In 2019, an attack in the same locality killed seven Nigerien soldiers.
Attackers linked to the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) group are suspected to be behind Sunday's attack, though the authorities often say the attackers are Boko Haram militants.
Niger is due to hold its presidential election at the end of February.
One of the main challenges for the next leader will be to curb jihadist attacks.
The Italian government faces a crunch Senate vote of confidence this morning, after ex-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pulled his ministers out of the cabinet in a row over how to spend EU Covid funding. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was backed by MPs last night but needs opposition support to survive in the Senate and he’s appealed for stability in the grip of the pandemic.
Germany is set to extend its lockdown today and probably tighten it too, when Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a video meeting with 16 state premiers. One possible measure, brought in by Bavaria yesterday, is the use of FFP2 masks in shops and on public transport. They’re safer but more expensive – Austria is bringing them in later this month too.
French officials have said this morning that home-made fabric masks don’t offer the “necessary guarantees” in public – but Health Minister Olivier Véran says most industrially made masks do provide up to 80% filter protection.
Spain has recorded the highest number of weekend infections – 84,287 – and now has an infection rate of 689 cases per 100,000 people. Top health official Fernando Simón believes the peak of Spain’s third Covid wave has either already been reached or is very close.
Norway says no link has been established between the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the deaths of 33 elderly people after vaccination. But it’s urged doctors to assess the health of those who are most frail before they are vaccinated.
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The death of Shannon Wasserfal sparked protests in Namibia against sex and gender based violence.
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Schools were closed for more than six months last year due to the pandemic.
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