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2021-02-21 17:18:08 A convoy of interior minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord has come under attack, one of the attackers reportedly killed Open / Comment

2021-02-21 17:17:00 A convoy of interior minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord has come under attack, one of the attackers reportedly killed Open / Comment

2021-02-21 17:01:44 The Nigerian air force confirmed that all 7 personnel aboard the plane died following the crash and launched an investigation into the incident. Open / Comment

2021-02-21 16:41:01 The Georgian police detain 8 demonstrators in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi as tensions between the government and the opposition parties who still refuse to recognize the legitimacy of October elections remains high. Open / Comment

2021-02-21 15:48:31 A military aircraft has crashed in Nigeria’s Abuja, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika confirmed, adding that the incident “appears to be fatal” without giving details on casualties. The crash reportedly killed all those aboard. Open / Comment

2021-02-21 15:40:48 Germany has initiated an investigation into the engagement of Nazi soldiers in the killings of Soviet war prisoners in 250 concentration camps, German media.
The investigation would focus on Nazi soldiers that served in German concentration camps where about 5.7 million of Soviet soldiers were detained, 3.3 million of which died in captivity. Open / Comment

2021-02-21 15:13:56 Joe Biden has spurned the "maximum pressure" policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, toward Tehran only in words and pursues the same course in practice, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif believes.
Biden and other US officials have called Trump's policy of maximum pressure "maximum failure." The new president has repeatedly vowed to return the United States to the 2015 nuclear deal, abandoned by Trump in 2018, but has not taken any steps so far. Open / Comment

2021-02-21 15:11:44 The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has demonstrated 89.4% efficacy against the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Der Spiegel says.
Israel already vaccinated about one-third of its population that allowed scientists to carry out the research on the efficacy of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which covered roughly 1.7 million inoculated people. Open / Comment

2021-02-21 14:05:29 Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has won Australian Open 2021 men's final after he defeated Russian player Daniil Medvedev with a score 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. The match, held in Australian city of Melbourne, lasted almost two hours. This is the 18th Grand… Open / Comment

2021-02-21 14:00:37 Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has won Australian Open 2021 men's final after he defeated Russian player Daniil Medvedev with a score 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
The match, held in Australian city of Melbourne, lasted almost two hours. This is the 18th Grand Slam title for Djokovic, who won the Australian Open for the third consecutive year. Open / Comment