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Addis Ababa, January 28, 2021 (FBC) -The European Commission has told Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft to continue monthly reports on their efforts to tackle fake news, especially on…

Addis Ababa, January 27, 2021 (FBC) - Despite the pandemic, almost two thirds of people around the world now view climate change as a global emergency. That's the key finding from the…

Addis Ababa, January 26, 2021 (FBC) -Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned - and it is not clear if he will be able to form and lead a new coalition government. He has been…

Addis Ababa, January 25, 2021 (FBC) -A high-ranking North Korean diplomat has defected to South Korea, media reports say. Ryu Hyun-woo was acting ambassador to Kuwait and is thought to…

Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 (FBC) - The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin next month under an agreement reached between Senate Democrats and Republicans. House of…

Addis Ababa, January 21, 2021 (FBC) - US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in, including ending the travel ban on some…

Addis Ababa, January 20, 2021 (FBC) -Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president, ending one of the most dramatic political transitions in American history. "Democracy has…

Addis Ababa, January 20, 2021 (FBC) – The 41st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU) kicked off today. The two-day meeting will…

Addis Ababa, January 19, 2021 (FBC) - Iraq’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone the general election to Oct. 10 from June, the state news agency INA said. The elections been brought…

Addis Ababa, January 17, 2021 (FBC) -Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say. Museveni won almost 59% of the vote, with Bobi Wine trailing with…