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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | African Americans are much less in favor of sending U.S. forces to defend Ukraine than the general U.S. population, according to the findings from a new poll from the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment. Only 21 percent of Black Americans supported sending military …

  In Africa alone, Huawei has laid more than 250,000 kilometers of optical fibers, enabling 30 million households to access high-speed broadband Shenzhen, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union’s Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 …

🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Wales vs Iran 1pm ⚽ Qatar vs Senegal 4pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Netherlands vs Ecuador 7pm ⚽ England vs USA 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The second round of group games in Groups A and B get underway on Friday with …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden renewed his call to ban assault weapons on Thursday. “I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons,” Biden told reporters during a visit to firefighters in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The remarks came on the heels of a pair of high-profile mass …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to expand the supply of fertilizers and work with all partners in this area. There are artificial barriers created by some countries to the export of Russian fertilizers, which are negatively affecting global markets, Putin said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has arrived in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a three-day state visit at the invitation of his counterpart President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. In a statement by the Presidential Press Unit, at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, Museveni was …

London, England | Xinhua | The United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the approval of the UK parliament. “The Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence,” said …

Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | As the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicks off, the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA have launched a new digital app designed to help increase physical activity and improve the health and well-being of millions of young …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua |  Hospitalizations due to coronavirus are on the rise again in Italy, according to official data released on Monday. This could signal a potential surge in cases during the upcoming winter. The Gimbe Foundation, a health monitoring entity, said that the number of patients in intensive …

Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that there were “no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns” at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine despite intense shelling at the facility over the weekend. The United Nations nuclear watchdog said in a statement …