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Addis Ababa, January 16, 2021 (FBC) - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the world’s biggest Coronavirus vaccine programme, which aims to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people…

Addis Ababa, January 15, 2021 (FBC) -North Korea has unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, described by state media as "the world's most powerful weapon". Several…

Addis Ababa, January 14, 2021 (FBC) –A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to investigate the origin of the coronavirus…

Addis Ababa, January 13, 2021 (FBC) - Immature locust swarms continue to migrate southwards from different breeding areas in eastern Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said…

Addis Ababa, January 12, 2021 (FBC) -South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that its land borders will be closed to most travellers until 15 February, in an effort to slow…

Addis Ababa, January 11, 2021 (FBC) - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shared with lawmakers plans to remove President Donald Trump from office before starting an impeachment process.…

Addis Ababa, January 10, 2021 (FBC) - Another new variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in Japan, the health ministry said Sunday. The new mutant strain, which is partly similar…

Addis Ababa, January 9, 2021 (FBC) -A passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has gone missing shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The Sriwijaya Air…

Addis Ababa, January 8, 2021 (FBC) -Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal charges that it hid information from safety officials about the design of its 737 Max planes.…

Addis Ababa, January 7, 2021 (FBC) - Congress has certified Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice-president of the US. The electoral votes were approved after both…