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By Ebi Kesiena School bullies could be jailed for up to three years in France after its MPs voted to make bullying a criminal offence. The proposed legislation will make school bullying a specific criminal offence,...

By Ebi Kesiena Russia's Covid death toll has reached at least 578,020, the third worst in the world. According to Reuters calculations based on official statistics for October, the country's deadliest month so far. Russia ranks...

By Ebi Kesiena The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief Scientist on Friday urged people not to panic over the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant and said it was too early to say if vaccines would...

By Ebi Kesiena A Libyan court has ruled  that son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi can compete in upcoming Presidential elections, overturning a decision by the country's top electoral body to disqualify him. According...

By Emmanuel Nduka Sri Lanka announced on Friday that it has confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in an unvaccinated person who returned from Nigeria. The county's Health Ministry spokesperson, Dr....

By Chioma Iruke The United Nations (UN) estimates that about 40 million more people worldwide are likely to be added to the number of those in need of humanitarian assistance or protection in 2022. The UN...