Day: February 11, 2021

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WHO Recommends AstraZeneca Vaccine in African Countries Fighting Variant COVID-19 Strain

The World Health Organization says the Oxford - AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine can save lives and recommends using it even in African countries, where variant strains of COVID-19 are circulating. The WHO reports 3.7 million coronavirus infections, in...
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Malian Women’s Rights Groups Sue Government for Failing to End FGM

Women's rights groups in Mali are suing the government for not doing enough to protect girls from circumcision, known as Female Genital Mutilation or FGM.  Activists say the case shows how difficult it is to change the practice in Mali.Malian dancer F...
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Rights Group Calls For Independent Investigation of Shelling in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

A new Human Rights Watch report calls for an independent investigation into alleged shelling of civilian areas in the Tigray region by Ethiopia’s federal forces.“Artillery attacks at the start of the armed conflict struck homes, hospitals, schools, an...
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