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Senegal President Macky Sall has sacked his Health Minister, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, after 11 babies were killed by a fire in a hospital on Wednesday.

Fighting between government soldiers and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels has intensified in recent weeks in North Kivu province.

Addressing the assembly soon after his re-election, Tedros said the WHO’s focus will be on emergency preparedness and improvement of the agency.

Mr Biden prefaced his remarks saying US policy toward Taiwan “has not changed”. But his comments in Tokyo are the second time in recent months he has unequivocally stated the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked.

During his speech on Sunday, Andrzej Duda thanked Ukraine for defending Europe against what he called “Russian imperialism”.

Both countries submitted their applications to be part of the Western defence alliance this week, marking a major shift in European geopolitics.

It is not clear how many people carry unregistered weapons in Amhara, but northern Ethiopia’s bloody civil war – now in its 18th month – has prompted a surge in individual gun ownership.

In Afghanistan over a million children are expected to suffer severe malnutrition – double the number in 2018.

Leaders across the world have congratulated Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for his win in Sunday’s election.Mohamud who…..

North Koreans are likely to be especially vulnerable to the virus due to lack of vaccinations and a poor healthcare system. A nationwide lockdown is in place in the reclusive country.