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https://www.theguardian.com/ Helen Davidson in Taipei @heldavidsonThu 31 Dec 2020 Rollout to begin ‘soon’ but about a million have already received injection under emergency approvals See all our coronavirus coverage China’s health authorities have approved a Covid vaccine from state-owned Sinopharm for general use on the population, the government has announced. At a press conference in Beijing a state taskforce announced the vaccine had exceeded World Health Organization standards and would help establish effective immunity in China. Health officials said vulnerable groups would be prioritised ahead of the general population. Key groups have already been receiving vaccines under emergency approvals, including about a million receiving the Sinopharm vaccine. ...

30" December"2020 https://www.theguardian.com/ The rapid upscaling of digital technology use by international groups in Somalia is causing concern about the risk to the people whose data is being collected. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of programming by humanitarian organisations to deliver aid, but local staff working with several different NGOs say the organisations are not thinking enough about data protection or obtaining informed consent.https://356ad084f354e5f3eec869acffe54c9b.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html?n=0 “It is extremely dangerous if the data is lost or falls into the wrong hands,” said Abdifatah Hassan, director of Digital Shelter in Mogadishu, a rights organisation. “We have recently seen people who were ...

29" December "2020" ALJAZEERA The pandemic time warp we are now experiencing is something many traumatised populations have long suffered from. Migrants rest at "La Roca," or The Rock shelter in Nogales, Sonora state, Mexico, near the border fence that separates Mexico from the US [File: AP/Moises Castillo] In March, I ended up stuck in the southern Mexican coastal village of Zipolite on account of the pandemic – an abrupt change of pace from the past 17 years, which I had spent darting schizophrenically between countries. There was no official lockdown or curfew in Zipolite, but checkpoints were installed on either side of the village to restrict access and departures. In a split second, then, my daily routine changed from one of being constantly on the road to one of lyi...

29" December "2020" SOURCE : AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES Loujain al-Hathloul sentenced to five years and eight months in prison by a Saudi court. A Saudi terrorism court has sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, local media reported, despite international criticism of her detention and pressure to release her. State-linked Saudi news outlet Sabq reported on Monday that al-Hathloul had been found guilty by the court on charges including agitating for change, pursuing a foreign agenda and using the internet to harm public order. The court suspended two years and 10 months of her sentence. She has 30 days to appeal the verdict. Reactions The United Nations human rights office said the conviction was “de...

27" December "2020" SOURCE : REUTER Election commission suspends campaigning for presidential polls, citing coronavirus risks, as opposition cries foul. Uganda has suspended all campaigning for January’s presidential polls in the capital and 10 highly-populated districts, citing coronavirus risks, but critics said the real reason was the opposition’s popularity in these areas. ADVERTISEMENTS " The East African country is scheduled to hold the presidential election on January 14, “The Independent Electoral Commission has suspended campaign meetings in districts and cities categorised by the Ministry of Health as having high spread of Coronavirus. From December 26, 2020, no campaign meetings will be held in Mbarara, Kabarole, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka, Wakiso, Jinja, Kalungu, K...

27" December"2020 The Sudanese Minister of Information Faisal Mohamed Saleh has accused the Ethiopian army of being behind the attacks targeting Sudanese territory over the past few days, constituting the latest escalation in the discourse between the two countries on the ongoing border crisis. The Sudanese minister confirmed that intelligence reports indicate that the weapons used in the attacks belong to the army, in a clear reference to Addis Ababa which denied any involvement in the attacks. However, at the same time, Saleh expressed: "The Sudanese government welcomes any friendly and diplomatic solution to the differences with Ethiopia." Sudanese military sources confirmed that the Sudanese army had deployed additional military units in the eastern region of Wad Aroud...

26" December "2020 " AFP" Officials say 26 people killed and 21 rescued after the boat sank on Wednesday on the lake that divides Uganda and the DRC. The Ugandan police say a search for bodies has been called off after a boat capsized earlier this week on Lake Albert – which divides Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – killing dozens. The boat, which was carrying about 50 people, capsized on Wednesday when it “hit a strong wind” and “went under water”, leaving 26 people dead, local official Ashraf Oromo told AFP news agency on Friday. We have called off the search because we have no more claims. We suspect that overloading and bad weather was responsible for the accident. The boat was supposed to carry 40 people,” Hakiza told DPA news agency. Hundreds...

25" December 2020" SOURCE : AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES Turkish president wants to bring ties to a ‘better point’ but says Israel’s policy towards Palestinians is ‘unacceptable’. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level continue between the two sides, but has also criticised Israeli policy towards Palestinians as “unacceptable”. Speaking to reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan said Turkey had issues with “people at the top level” in Israel and that ties could have been “very different” if it were not for those issues, The Palestine policy is our red line. It is impossible for us to accept Israel’s Palestine policies. Their merciless acts there are unacceptable,” Erdogan said. ...

25" December "2020 Ugu yaraan 20 muhaajiriin ah ayaa dhintay ka dib markii doon ay la socdeen ay kula degtay badda Mediterranean-ka ee ka baxsan xeebaha Tunisia, sida ay saraakiishu sheegeen. Doonyaha ilaalada xeebaha ee Tunisia ayaa meydadka ka soo saaray magaalo xeebeedka Sfax ee bartamaha Tunisia maalintii Khamiista. Waxaa weli socda baadigoob loogu jira ugu yaraan 20 qof oo kale oo wali la la’yahay, halka shan qofna la soo badbaadiyay. Doonta oo ay la socdeen dad tiradooda lagu qiyaasay 45 qof ayaa la sheegay in ay ka yimaadeen wadamada ka hooseeya Saxaraha Afrika, waxaana ay doonayeen in ay gaaraan dalka Talyaaniga. Doonida oo uu culeys badan saarnaa isla markaana xaaladdeedu liidato, ayaa waxaa soo food saaray dabeylo xoog leh oo laga yaabo inay ka qeyb qaateen degita...

24" December " 2020" SOURCE : AL JAZEERA Women and girls are still being coerced into abusive marriages, including many under the age of 18. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 200,000 children were married in the US, where some states still allow it. A week after we got married, my husband became violent. He flew into rages and controlled every aspect of my life. I couldn’t have my own money, have a driver’s licence, go to school – I was trapped for 15 years.” Jawahir Al Naimi/Al Jazeera Fraidy Reiss, a 45-year-old mother of two daughters who lives in New Jersey, grew up in an insular, ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. When she was just 19, she entered into an arranged marriage with a 22-year-old man who was a stranger to her. Reiss had been introd...