TUNIS, TUNISIA – Tunisia’s president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday, prompting crowds to fill major cities in support of a move that dramatically escalated a political crisis and that his opponents called a coup. President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge yet to […]
Switzerland is helping Indonesia to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Swiss Humanitarian Aid sent 600 oxygen concentrators to Jakarta on Saturday, with a total value of nearly CHF 1 million. This is the sixth delivery of oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies that Switzerland has made to another country since May 2021, worth over CHF 15 million in total. In view […]
TOKYO – Chase Kalisz got things rolling, claiming the first U.S. gold at the Olympic pool. By the time the morning was done, the powerhouse team had a whole bunch of medals. Six of them in all, quite a start Sunday for the Americans in the post-Michael Phelps era. “I’m happy to be here and kick the U.S. off,” said […]
A sign points to a COVID-19 screening station at Kayelisha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. /VCG A sign points to a COVID-19 screening station at Kayelisha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa ADDIS ABABA, The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,415,413 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa […]
TUNIS, Tunisia reported record daily COVID-19 deaths on Saturday with 317 new fatalities, bringing the death toll from the virus to 18,369. The tally of infections in the North African country rose by 5,624 to 563,930, while the number of recoveries from the coronavirus reached 457,597, according to its health ministry. A total of 2,154,063 lab tests have […]
Boukhiam got his ticket for the next stage after holding the 2nd place in the 4th qualifying round with a total of 10.23 points, behind Australian Owen Aus Wright (10.40 pts), while the third place went to American John John Florence (8.37 pts). In the round of 16, scheduled for Monday, the Moroccan surfer will face Frenchman Michel Bourez. […]
Eighteen members of Ennahdha's regional and local offices said they quit the party on Sunday evening. The overall number of resignations reached 131, including…
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Organisations and associations denounced, Monday, the lack of "real" guarantees for the establishment of democracy in the country, considering that the Presidential Decree No.…
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