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One dead as Senegal faces more violent protests over rape charge
DAKAR, March 4 (Reuters) - One person died in a second day of violent protests in Senegal on Thursday, the government said, as supporters of the main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, clashed with riot police over a rape accusation that Sonko denies.
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FACTBOX-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
March 4 (Reuters) - France will extend COVID-19 weekend lockdowns to the region around the Channel coast town of Calais, following similar lockdowns around Nice and Dunkirk.
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U.N., U.S. demand Eritrean troops leave Ethiopia's Tigray region
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it is "now abundantly clear to all" that Eritrean troops are operating throughout Ethiopia's northern Tigray region and "well-corroborated" reports suggest they are responsible for atrocities.
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UPDATE 2-Mahama admits defeat after Ghana court upholds president's election victory
ACCRA, March 4 (Reuters) - Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Nana Akufo-Addo's election victory, a ruling grudgingly accepted by the runner-up John Mahama who maintained the legitimacy of his challenge over alleged irregularities in the results.
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UPDATE 1-Hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines seized in South Africa, Interpol says
JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - South African police have seized hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines and arrested four suspects in connection with the haul, the Interpol global police co-ordination agency said.
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Libya interim prime minister sends cabinet list to parliament
TRIPOLI, March 4 (Reuters) - Libya's designated interim prime minister has given the country's divided parliament a list of cabinet names, he said on Thursday, as it prepares for a possible meeting in a frontline city on Monday to debate a new unity government.
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South Africa regulator says at advanced stage of Pfizer vaccine review
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's medicines regulator said on Thursday that it was at an advanced stage of reviewing an emergency use application for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
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UPDATE 4-Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020, opposition says
CARACAS, March 4 (Reuters) - Venezuela sent gold to Mali in 2020 via Russian-owned planes to exchange for euros and U.S. dollars that President Nicolas Maduro's government used to remain afloat despite U.S. sanctions, an opposition representative said on Wednesday.
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CORRECTED-FEATURE-'Big Witches' survive eviction in Portugal to become trans music stars
LISBON, Feb 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After winning several auditions, including for a Madonna video, Aquila Correia was close to realizing her dreams in Portugal, after relying on sex work to survive as a transgender migrant.
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Hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines seized in South Africa- Interpol
JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - South African police have seized hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines and arrested four suspects in connection with the haul, the Interpol global police co-ordination agency said.
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