Tag: Al Jazeera

ZIMBABWE – ‘Overwhelmed, overrun’: Zimbabwe tightens COVID restrictions (Al Jazeera)

Zimbabwe has extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month in an effort to curb a surge in...

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – DR Congo army says lost two soldiers, killed 14 ADF fighters (Al Jazeera)

The army has said it lost two soldiers but killed at least 14 militiamen while dislodging them from a village in the eastern Democratic...

USA/IRAN – Trump may launch ‘reckless’ attack on Iran, experts fear (Al Jazeera)

US President Donald Trump could take “reckless” military action against Iran in his final days in office, experts have warned, as tensions between Tehran...

USA/IRAQ/BLACKWATER – Blackwater contractor defends actions in Iraq after Trump pardon (Al Jazeera)

One of the four Blackwater security contractors pardoned last month by United States President Donald Trump has said he “acted correctly” during a 2007 shooting rampage...

SOMALIA/TURKEY – Several people killed in attack on Turkish company in Somalia (Al Jazeera)

A suicide bombing near the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people including two Turks, the Turkish health minister said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/several-people-killed-in-attack-on-turkish-company-in-somalia

ALGERIA – Algeria frees top officials jailed during mass protests (Al Jazeera)

An Algerian military appeals court on Saturday acquitted three top officials who were jailed in 2019 during mass protests, sources close to the officials said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/algeria-frees-top-officials-jailed-during-mass-protests

JAPAN – Japan’s Suga insists delayed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead in 2021 (Al Jazeera)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga began 2021 promising that the delayed Tokyo Olympics would go ahead in July, even as Japan contends with a...

AUSTRALIA – Australia’s NSW told to mask up, as cluster of COVID cases grows (Al Jazeera)

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Saturday made masks compulsory in Sydney, reduced the size of gatherings and imposed new restrictions...

CHINA/TAIWAN – ‘Cheap trick’: China rebuffs Taiwan’s latest offer for talks (Al Jazeera)

China has rebuffed the latest offer of talks from Taiwan, saying the government was engaging in a “cheap trick” and provocation, claiming the island...

FRANCE – Mass New Year party breaks up in France amid coronavirus fears (Al Jazeera)

Revellers on Saturday began leaving an illegal New Year rave party in northwestern France that drew about 2,500 people, led to clashes with police...

LESBOS – Europe’s ‘scapegoat’ (Al Jazeera)

More than a million refugees have made the desperate journey to Europe in the last five years, risking it all. Once they get there, they...

PERU – Peru farmworkers lift roadblock as gov’t talks begin (Al Jazeera)

Protesting farmworkers in Peru have lifted a roadblock as discussions with the government about a contentious agricultural law began on Friday following the deaths of...

CHINA/USA – Top Chinese diplomat says relations with US at ‘new crossroads’ (Al Jazeera)

China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented...

USA – US judge rejects lawsuit against Pence over electoral count (Al Jazeera)

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit from a Republican congressman that sought to allow Vice President Mike Pence to reject Electoral College votes...

THAILAND – Thailand mulls tougher curbs amid fears of second COVID wave (Al Jazeera)

Health authorities in Thailand have recommended tougher restrictions on businesses and people’s movements in 28 provinces, including the capital, Bangkok, as the number of...

KAZAKHSTAN – Kazakhstan scraps death penalty after nearly 20-year moratorium (Al Jazeera)

Kazakhstan has abolished the death penalty, making permanent a nearly 20-year freeze on capital punishment in the Central Asian country, according to a notice...