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UK set to deport first group of asylum seekers to Rwanda
Addis Ababa, June 14, 2022 (FBC) - The British government is set to send the first plane of asylum seekers to Rwanda, a plan the UN refugee chief has described as “catastrophic”.…
Moscow says Russian forces have destroyed US, European weapons in eastern Ukraine
Addis Ababa, June 13, 2022 (FBC) - Russia says its forces have managed to destroy American and European weapons in eastern Ukraine, where heavy fighting is under way between Russian and…
US removes Covid test requirement for international air travelers
Addis Ababa, June 11, 2022 (FBC) - The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for Covid-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the…
China, Russia defend North Korea veto at UN meeting
Addis Ababa, June 9, 2022 (FBC) - China and Russia have defended their vetoes of a strongly backed US resolution that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea, speaking at a…
China calls on BRICS countries to deepen financial cooperation
Addis Ababa, June 7, 2022 (FBC) - The People's Bank of China will further deepen financial cooperation with other BRICS members, the central bank's governor Yi Gang said at the Finance…
U.S. mulls lifting some China tariffs to fight inflation
Addis Ababa, June 6, 2022 (FBC) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday that President Joe Biden has asked his team to look at the option of lifting some tariffs on China that…
China aims to finish building space station with new mission
Addis Ababa, June 4, 2022 (FBC) - China will launch a spacecraft carrying three astronauts on a scheduled flight to the core module of the unfinished Chinese space station, where they will…
Five killed in U.S. hospital campus shooting
Addis Ababa, June 2, 2022 (FBC) - Five people, including the shooter, were killed in a hospital campus shooting on Wednesday evening in Tulsa, the second largest city in the U.S. state…
Turkey to try to help with demining Ukrainian ports – Lavrov
Addis Ababa, June 1, 2022 (FBC) - Turkey will try to assist in demining seaports in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
"Following a conversation with…
Executive Secretary of IGAD welcomes Sudan’s decision to lift state of emergency
Addis Ababa, June 1, 2022 (FBC) - The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, welcomes the decision of the Sovereign Council of the…