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  Rahul Gandhi tests positive for Covid-19

  New Age Online | Updated at 06:51pm on April 20, 2021

  Indian Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19 and isolated himself at home. ‘After experiencing mild symptoms, I’ve just tested positive...

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  Chad president Deby dies after battling rebels

  Agence France-Presse . N’Djamena | Updated at 01:11am on April 21, 2021

  Chad’s president Idriss Deby Itno died Tuesday from wounds sustained in battle after three decades in power, the army said, opening a period of uncertainty...

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  Mahathir urges king to lift coronavirus emergency

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 11:52pm on April 20, 2021

  Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad delivered a petition to the national palace Tuesday urging the king to revoke a Covid-19 state of emergency, saying it...

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  Guterres, Ban Ki-moon call for ASEAN to act on Myanmar

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 01:16am on April 21, 2021

  UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres and his predecessor Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged governments in southeast Asia to push to end the crisis in Myanmar, during...

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  NGOs call for $5.5b to save 34m from famine

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 01:17am on April 21, 2021

  More than 260 non-governmental organisations signed an open letter Tuesday urging governments to donate $5.5 billion to prevent famine from reaching 34 million people in...

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  Dozens die, go missing in Mali military ops: HRW

  Agence France-Presse . Bamako | Updated at 11:59pm on April 20, 2021

  Mali’s military has killed at least 34 people and disappeared 16 or more during recent operations in the war-torn centre of the Sahel state, Human...

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  Pakistan PM battles fallout in France blasphemy row

  Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 10:28am on April 20, 2021

  Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan had hoped a fight over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed would result in an easy win – placating the ultra-conservative quarters at home while being hailed as a defender of Islam abroad...

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  WHO says against proof of vaccination for travel

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 01:19am on April 21, 2021

  The World Health Organisation’s emergency committee said Monday it was against international travellers being required to have proof of vaccination, partly on grounds such a...