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The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, paving the way for a second Chinese shot to be used in poor countries.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a virtual bilateral meeting with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta during a videoconference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2021. REUTERS-Leah Millis-Pool

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Tunisian President Kais Saied gives a talk on constitutional law during a state visit to Qatar at an event hosted by Lusail University, on November 16, 2020. - Tunisia's President Kais Saied and Qatar will seek to promote dialogue between Muslims and the West to prevent anti-Muslim backlashes following extremist attacks, he said during a visit to Doha Sunday. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

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Soldiers of the Tunisian army guard the entrance of the Parliament building during a protest a day after Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the prime minister and suspended the parliament. Khaled Nasraoui-picture alliance via Getty Images

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Ghana has abandoned plans to build a new Olympic Sports Complex to host the 2023 African Games in Accra.

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Pool

US urges Tunisia to protect nascent democracy

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Tunisian soldiers cordon-off the Parliament in the capital Tunis on July 26, 2021, following a move by the President to suspend the country's parliament and dismiss the Prime Minister. - Tunisia was plunged deeper into crisis as President Kais Saied suspended parliament and dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi late July 25, prompting the country's biggest political party to decry a "coup d'etat". (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

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Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied chant slogans during a protest in front of the Parliament building, denouncing Rached Ghannouchi, Parliament Speaker and President of the Islamist Ennahda Movement. Khaled Nasraoui-Getty Images

Police shut Al Jazeera TV’s office in Tunisia amid political turmoil

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Tunisian President Kais Saied gives a talk on constitutional law during a state visit to Qatar at an event hosted by Lusail University, on November 16, 2020. - Tunisia's President Kais Saied and Qatar will seek to promote dialogue between Muslims and the West to prevent anti-Muslim backlashes following extremist attacks, he said during a visit to Doha Sunday. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Tunisia’s premier sacked after violent coronavirus protests

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FILE PHOTO - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, June 17, 2021. REUTERS-Issei Kato-File Photo

Support for Japan’s premier slides as coronavirus casts shadow over Tokyo Games

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Supporters of Tunisia's President Kais Saied gather on the streets as they celebrate after he dismissed the government and froze parliament, in Tunis, Tunisia July 25, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisian president suspends parliament, dismisses premier

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Presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin, nominated by the Russian Communist Party, attends a news conference after the end of the voting in the presidential election, at the party's headquarters in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2018. REUTERS

Russia excludes senior Communist candidate from parliamentary vote

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