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Microsoft releases security updates for Windows 11
Addis Ababa, September 22, 2022 (FBC) - Microsoft has announced a new operating system (OS) update with various security features for Windows 11 users.
The security improvements include…
Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak in Mubende district
Addis Ababa, September 20, 2022 (FBC) - Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola in Mubende District, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning.
The ministry said via Twitter that…
Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest with elaborate final farewell
Addis Ababa, September 19, 2022 (FBC) – Queen Elizabeth II’s elaborate final farewell got underway early Monday as Britain and the world laid the beloved and longest-reigning monarch to…
Famine, global food crisis must not be politicized – Russia
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2022 (FBC) - Russia has reaffirmed its readiness to export grain and fertilizer by the end of this year to prevent global food crisis, and stressed that famine and…
AGRA pledges $550mln fund for food security in Africa
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2022 (FBC) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra) has announced a catalytic fund of $550 million for the next five years to boost efforts to…
William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2022 (FBC) – President elect of Kenya, William Ruto was sworn in as the crowd at Kasarani Stadium cheered and ululated on Tuesday.
Wearing a dark grey suit and…
OHCHR assessment report on Xinjiang region has no credible basis: China
The so-called assessment report on China's Xinjiang region, which was released by the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR), was mulled since 2019 without taking Chinese…
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s presidential victory over Odinga
Addis Ababa, September 5, 2022 (FBC) - Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld William Ruto’s victory in the August 9 presidential election, ending weeks of political uncertainty and…
Gazprom confirms Nord Stream shutdown
Addis Ababa, August 30, 2022 (FBC) – Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, that gas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be stopped from August 31 until…
Russia considers ‘necessary’ UN team’s visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Addis Ababa, August 29, 2022 (FBC) - Russia said Monday it sees as necessary the visit by representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…