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Hope, tension mark kickoff of Algerian election campaign

ALGIERS – Candidates hopeful of winning one of the 407 seats in the Algerian parliament kicked off campaigning this week for next month's legislative elections under a new system meant to weed out corruption and open voter rolls — a major step in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s promise of a “new Algeria.”

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Algeria protesters at crossroads as Islamists take spotlight

ALGIERS – Algeria's pro-democracy movement is at a crossroads two years after it ousted the country's long-serving leader, confronting fears it's been infiltrated by a group with links to an Islamist party outlawed during a dark era of strife in the 1990s.

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France to speed up opening of secret archives on Algeria War

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron announced a decision Tuesday to speed up the declassification of secret documents related to Algeria’s 1954-62 war of independence from France.

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Algerian students restart weekly protests cut off by virus

ALGIERS – Hundreds of students restarted their weekly Tuesday protest marches that were called off last spring because of the coronavirus.

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People above 50 may get Covid vaccines starting next month, says Indian govt

₹35,000 crore for vaccination in the budget and she has assured that it could be increased if required.He said two vaccines -- Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech -- have been approved for emergency use authorisation.Besides these, work is in progress on seven vaccines. Of the seven, three vaccines are in phase 3 clinical trial stage.

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Covid vaccine in Delhi: Over 9,200 people get shots on Friday; turnout 50%

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India sent 56 L COVID-19 vaccines to foreign nations as gift;100 L doses as commercial supplies: MEA

NEW DELHI : India provided 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines under grants assistance to a number of countries while 100 lakh doses were sent under commercial supplies, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Indian vaccines are scheduled to reach the Caribbean countries, Pacific Island states, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Mongolia, in the coming weeks."We have so far supplied vaccines to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, the UAE, Brazil, Morocco, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Algeria, Kuwait and South Africa," he said at a media briefing."Supplies made under grant amount to 56 lakh doses and commercial supplies amount to over 100 lakh doses," he

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India sent 56 lakh COVID-19 vaccines to foreign nations as gift: MEA

New Delhi: India provided 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines under grants assistance to a number of countries while 100 lakh doses were sent under commercial supplies, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Indian vaccines are scheduled to reach the Caribbean countries, Pacific Island states, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Mongolia, in the coming weeks."We have so far supplied vaccines to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, the UAE, Brazil, Morocco, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Algeria, Kuwait and South Africa," he said at a media briefing."Supplies made under grant amount to 56 lakh doses and commercial supplies amount to over 100 lakh doses," he

India a major player at home and world in covid vaccination drive

vaccine makers finding it difficult to meet rising demand as countries race to vaccinate their populations against the coronavirus, India has managed to steadily ramp up production of these shots and step up exports.As per a list drawn up by the Centre, seen by Mint, there are 24 countries to which New Delhi is either supplying or plans to supply vaccines in the coming days.

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Algerian ex-president’s brother, former spy bosses cleared

ALGIERS – A military appeals court in Algeria on Saturday cleared the brother of the country’s longtime former leader, two ex-intelligence chiefs and the leader of a leftist political party who had all been accused of plotting against the state.Among the four defendants was Said Bouteflika, the brother and once-powerful special counsellor of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who forced to resign from office in April 2019 amid growing peaceful street protests. The others were former intelligence figures Gen.

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After battling virus, Algerian leader suddenly reappears

ALGIERS – Still recovering from COVID-19, Algeria's president suddenly reappeared Sunday after nearly two months out of the public eye, saying in a video message that it may still be several more weeks before he is fit enough to return to his North African country.President Abdelmadjid Tebboune fell ill and then left for treatment in Germany in late October. Before his 4-minute, 54-second video on Sunday, his last public appearance had been in mid-October, meeting France's foreign minister when he visited the former French colony.

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Mystery over absence of Algeria leader treated for COVID-19

ALGIERS – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune marks a year in office Saturday but he is nowhere in sight since his evacuation to Germany more than six weeks ago for treatment of COVID-19.The president’s office issued a statement on Nov. 30 saying Tebboune had left a “specialized” medical facility, was continuing his convalescence and should be returning home “in the coming days.” The statement compounded the growing mystery surrounding the 75-year-old Tebboune, his whereabouts and his health.

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Man sentenced to life after failed French church bombing

LYON – A Paris criminal court sentenced a 29-year-old Algerian man Thursday to life in prison for killing a woman and trying to bomb a church near the French capital in a failed 2015 attack that investigators said was plotted by Islamic State group extremists in Syria.The court imposed the sentence after a jury convicted Sidi Ahmed Ghlam on charges of murder and attempted terrorist murder. The life sentence allows no chance for parole for at least 22 years.Ghlam testified at his trial that at the time of the alleged crimes he had “embraced” IS ideology.

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Coronavirus cause of Algeria president's hospitalization

ALGIERS – Algeria’s secretive presidency confirmed Wednesday that the mysterious illness that caused President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to be hospitalized in Germany last month was the coronavirus.The presidency said that the state of 74-year-old Tebboune’s health is “gradually improving” and he “continues to receive treatment in a specialized German hospital after contracting COVID-19.”It was the first time that officials explicitly mentioned COVID-19 in connection with the Oct. 28 hospitalization.

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US signs 10-year military cooperation deal with Morocco

RABAT – The United States and Morocco on Friday signed an accord that aims to strengthen military cooperation and the North African kingdom's military readiness over the next decade.U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper signed the 10-year agreement during a two-day visit to Morocco, his last stop on a tour of three North African nations, which began this week in Tunisia, where a military accord also was signed.

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Famed French actor Michael Lonsdale dies at 89

PARIS – Michael Lonsdale, a giant of the silver screen and theater in France who worked with some of the world’s top directors in an acting career that spanned 60 years, died on Monday, his agent said. He was 89.From his role as villain in the 1979 James Bond film “Moonraker” to that of a French monk in Algeria in the 2011 movie “Of Gods and Men,” Lonsdale acted, often in brilliant second roles, under top directors including Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg, Francois Truffaut and Louis Malle.The child of a French mother and British father, Lonsdale, with a soft voice and beard, was a man consumed by his art.

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EU reopens to outside visitors in bid to save tourism

The European Union has reopened its borders to visitors from 15 countries, but excluded the United States where deaths are rising again and a top health official warned the country was heading in the "wrong direction".

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EU to unveil ‘safe list’ of nations allowed to enter amid coronavirus. Where does Canada stand?

European borders begin to loosen but travel won’t return to pre-COVID-19 levels yet The 27-member bloc is expected to give outline approval to leisure or business travel from Wednesday to 14 countries beyond its borders when they vote on the list by midday Brussels time, the diplomats said.The countries are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay, they said.Russia and Brazil, along with the United States, are among countries that do not make the initial “safe list.”The vote is aimed at supporting the EU travel industry and tourist destinations, particularly countries in southern Europe hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.As Europe’s economies

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US reported not on EU 'safe' travel list

The United States is not on a "safe list" of destinations for non-essential travel due to be unveiled by European Union governments later today, three diplomats have said.

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Haris Belkebla in Rangers link as Algeria international midfielder faces transfer choice

L’Équipe suggest the Ibrox men could firm up their move quickly with a bid for the star who enjoyed a consistent season in the French top flight before the coronavirus crisis brought it to an early end. RC Lens are also said to be in for the attack minded star after they lost out on Kévin N’Doram, who chose to go to Metz instead.Belkebla came through the youth ranks at Valenciennes before making his breakthrough at Tours.

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Chelsea eyeing move for Brentford star Said Benrahma dubbed the 'Algerian Messi'

Chelsea have made Brentford winger Said Benrahma one of their top summer transfer targets, according to reports in France.

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France’s first coronavirus case may have been in December: researchers

A study by French scientists which suggests a man was infected with COVID-19 as early as Dec. 27, nearly a month before France confirmed its first cases, could be important in assessing when and where the new coronavirus emerged, experts said.

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French doctors: First virus case may have been in December

LONDON – French scientists say they may have identified a possible case of the new coronavirus dating back to December — about a month before the first cases were officially confirmed in Europe.

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Algerian singer Idir, a Berber icon, has died in Paris

PARIS – Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died in Paris. He was 70.

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Rioting breaks out on French housing estates as lockdown tensions mount

Rioting broke out on French housing estates as tensions escalated over the coronavirus lockdown.

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Stocks mixed in Asia as rally eases, Oil climbs

Shares in Tokyo dipped and were higher in Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul

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Seven Irish citizens to be repatriated from Algeria

Seven Irish citizens are being repatriated from Algeria in North Africa into Shannon Airport later this evening, following an agreement to get them home between the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the US State Department.

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Anxiety over threat of coronavirus in Africa

Africa could be devastated by Covid-19 if it spreads across the continent like the way it has in Europe, according to the deputy director for Africa with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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UN releases US$15 million to help vulnerable countries battle the spread of the coronavirus

UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock today released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fund global efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0