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10.01.2021 / 12:49

US consulate a turning point for disputed Western Sahara

DAKHLA – Trawlers pack the bustling Western Saharan port of Dakhla, where fish scales glisten from workers’ arms as they roll up their nets and buyers shout bids in a sprawling auction warehouse. Nearby, turquoise waters lap wide, nearly empty Atlantic beaches and diners sip tea in sidewalk cafes.Plans by the United States to open a consulate in Western Sahara mark a turning point for the disputed and closely policed territory in North Africa.

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Morocco acquires 65 million vaccine doses from China, UK

RABAT – Morocco announced it has acquired 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinopharm and Britain’s AstraZeneca, as the north African kingdom prepares to launch a COVID-19 vaccination program that aims to immunize 80% of the country’s adult population.Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb announced the figure at a Cabinet meeting Thursday, but didn't say whether the first doses have already arrived in Morocco. The government didn't indicate whether the vaccines were purchased or provided by Covax, the global project to provide vaccines to developing countries, or a combination of both.Morocco has one of the most advanced vaccination plans in the region.

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US says it will open a consulate in disputed Western Sahara

WASHINGTON – The State Department said Thursday the United States will open a consulate in Western Sahara following President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed region. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the process of opening the facility has begun.

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Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread

RABAT – Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings for three weeks — including the usually festive New Year's Eve — to curb the spread of the virus.The curfew between 9 p.m and 6 a.m went into effect Wednesday night and is set to last until Jan. 13.

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Royal Photographer Names 3 of His Favorite Photos of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle!

Royal photographer Samir Hussein revealed his personal three favorite photos of Duchess Meghan Markle and Prince Harry that were taken in the year 2019.

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Mariah Carey enjoys a 'merry little road trip' to Aspen with her twins Monroe and Moroccan

Mariah Carey hit the road with her nine-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan to Aspen in a two-bedroom luxury Outdoorsy Prevost Winter Wonderland RV.As the family traveled from Los Angeles to Aspen, Colorado, the 50-year-oldsinger-songwriter documented their festive ride as they prepared to hit the snowy mountains.'Our merry little road trip,' the five-time Grammy winner captioned the video on her Instagram, which showed them riding around in afully-decorated Outdoorsy RV.

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Trump announces Israel-Morocco to normalize relations

WASHINGTON – Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israel agreement in four months. As part of the deal, the U.S.

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Morocco to kick off mass vaccination plan with Chinese drug

RABAT – Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month that's relying initially on a Chinese vaccine that has not yet completed advanced trials to prove it is safe and effective.The first injections could come within days, a Health Ministry official told The Associated Press. Facing a public skeptical about the vaccines’ safety and effectiveness, medical experts and health officials have appeared on television in recent weeks to promote the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage Moroccans to get immunized.While Britain began its vaccination program Tuesday with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the U.S.

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A migrant's odyssey from boat to COVID nursing job in Spain

BILBAO – The six migrants listen attentively to Mbaye Babacar Diouf, whose own journey across the Atlantic to a job nursing COVID-19 patients in Spain and giving back to the community through his own nonprofit would seem to scream success.But Babacar warns the men who've arrived from Senegal, Ghana and Morocco that he's no role model. Behind the appearance of triumph, he's scarred from years of humiliation and exploitation trying to repay a 4,500-euro ($5,350) debt to human traffickers.“I wish every one of you achieves your life goals, but I don’t desire for anybody the complicated and tough journey that I went through,” Senegal-born Babacar, 33, tells the group.

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Spain in diplomatic push over migrant flow to Canary Islands

MADRID – The Spanish government is ratcheting up its response to the steady build-up of migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands from Africa, including a fresh diplomatic offensive.The ministers in charge of migration and transportation, José Luis Escrivá and José Luis Ábalos respectively, were on Friday visiting the archipelago, whose nearest island is around 70 miles (110 kms) west of Morocco.They are set to detail a long-awaited plan of action on how to ensure the islands don't become Europe's next migrant hot spot.Nearly 17,000 people fleeing poverty, violence or other circumstances at home have arrived in the archipelago this year, half of them in the past 30 days.

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Morocco launches military operation in Western Sahara

RABAT – The Moroccan military has intervened in a U.N.-patrolled border zone in the disputed Western Sahara to clear a key road it said was being blockaded for weeks by supporters of the pro-independence Polisario Front.Moroccan forces set up a security cordon overnight in the Guerguerat buffer zone on Western Sahara’s southern border with Mauritania, “in order to secure the flow of goods and people through this axis,” the General Staff of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said in a statement Friday.It said they intervened because about 60 people supervised by Polisario were blocking a road connecting Morocco with Mauritania, and called it a “non-offensive operation” that would involve use of arms “only in the case of self-defense.”The

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China under pressure to reveal covid vaccine data after Pfizer success

‘China Public Good’The “problem for me is global public good or China public good -- it’s two different notions," said Nicolas Chapuis, the European Union’s ambassador to China. While he praised China’s decision to join the WHO-backed vaccine program, he said many questions remain on distribution, price and international certification.“To be certified samples have to be given," he said.

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Morocco reopens some mosques, even as infections grow

RABAT – Moroccans across the country performed their first weekly prayers in more than seven months as authorities eased some restrictions aimed at containing the virus pandemic. Morocco announced the suspension of prayers in mosques back in March to limit the spread of the coronavirus, including the five daily prayers and the important Friday prayers.The restrictions were lifted for 10,000 mosques across the country Friday, but another 40,000 remain closed because of growing new infections.Scores of worshipers attended the Friday prayers in the Hay Riyadh mosque in the capital Rabat amid strict precautionary measures.

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Sadio Mane tests positive for coronavirus ahead of Liverpool's trip to Aston Villa

Liverpool have been dealt another blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday after Sadio Mane tested positive for coronarvirus.

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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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Moroccans protest Arab nations normalizing ties with Israel

RABAT – Despite a government ban on large gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, scores of demonstrators protested outside the Moroccan Parliament to denounce Arab countries agreeing o normalize ties with Israel.Israel on Tuesday signed historic diplomatic pacts with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in a U.S.-brokered deal.

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China's CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test Covid-19 vaccines

BEIJING: China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Saturday four more countries have agreed to run late-stage clinical tests of their coronavirus vaccine candidates, as China steps up its efforts in the global race.Serbia and Pakistan are among the new countries agreeing to Phase 3 trials, as the two companies seek more data overseas amid dwindling new cases in China.Serbia will test two vaccines developed by CNBG's Wuhan and Beijing units, and Pakistan will test the Beijing unit's candidate, the company told Reuters.CNBG's Phase 3 trials are expected to involve 50,000 people in about 10 countries, said CNBG vice president Zhang Yuntao.

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4 of the 7 world's covid vaccines in final trials are from China. Latest updates

BEIJING/SINGAPORE : China has several novel coronavirus vaccine candidates in the late stage of development.Below is a summary of its efforts to develop vaccines.How many Chinese vaccines are in phase 3?Four of the world's seven vaccines that are in the third phase of trials are from China.Two of the candidates are from China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).Sinovac Biotech is developing the third candidate called CoronaVac, while CanSino Biologics is working with state military research unit Academy of Military Medical Sciences on Ad5-nCoV.Who is partnering with China for trials?Argentina, Peru, Morocco, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have allowed

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Beirut explosion: BBC Arabic interview dramatically interrupted by blast

A dramatic illustration of the power of the explosion that rocked Beirut on August 4 came during a video interview on BBC Arabic, during which the journalist Maryem Taoumi was speaking to Faisal Al-Asil, of the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy.

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UK’s longest-suffering coronavirus patient has spoken of her miraculous recovery

The UK’s longest-suffering coronavirus patient says it feels like a dream to still be alive after her miraculous recovery.

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Latest global developments in Covid-19 crisis

Here are the latest global developments in the coronavirus crisis:

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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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Holiday prices to Spain, Portugal and Croatia slashed by up to 50%

The price of holidays has been slashed by up to half as travel firms battle to tempt Brits abroad.

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Amnesty says spyware used to monitor critics in Morocco

RABAT – Amnesty International says sophisticated telephone surveillance software appears to have been used to spy on a journalist-activist in Morocco, in a continuing crackdown on dissent in the North African kingdom.In a report Monday, Amnesty said forensic analysis it carried out on the mobile phone of Omar Radi indicated that his communications were monitored from January 2019 using technology developed by Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group.Radi gained prominence last year after he was arrested for a tweet that defended anti-government protesters. Radi was subsequently put on trial in March this year, accused of insulting a judge with his tweet that slammed prison sentences handed down to protest leaders.

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TUI is selling cheap holidays as flights return soon – including all inclusive trips

TUI flights will be running again from July 11, the airline has announced.

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Nick Cannon Reflects On His Marriage To Mariah Carey, Calls Her ‘One Of The Most Talented Women’

Nick Cannon has a lot of love for his ex-wife, Mariah Carey. The 39-year-old musician, actor and TV personality speaks with Variety about his time with the 50-year-old pop superstar, with whom he shares 9-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan.

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Nick Cannon Reflects on His Marriage to Mariah Carey, Calls Her 'One of the Most Talented Women'

Nick Cannon has a lot of love for his ex-wife, Mariah Carey. The 39-year-old musician, actor and TV personality speaks with about his time with the 50-year-old pop superstar, with whom he shares 9-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan. Of their 2008 wedding, which took place weeks after they started dating, Cannon says, «It was more that whimsical fantasy idea of let’s have as much fun as we possibly can and when it no longer feels like fun, when it feels like a task and a job, then we should amicably be able to move on.”Cannon feels that he and Carey had a good dynamic when they were together. “I always used to say it worked so well because it was a healthy balance,” he explains.

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Nick Cannon praises ex Mariah Carey and reflects on whirlwind 2008 wedding just weeks after meeting

Nick Cannon graces the cover of the latest issue of Variety, and in the issue he discusses his successes including Wild N' Out and The Masked Singer, as well as his spirited activism around Black Lives Matter and the fight against systemic racism.Another topic he touches upon extensively in the article is his ex-wife Mariah Carey, who is mother to Nick's twins Moroccan Scott and Monroe, nine.Cannon, 39, spoke candidly about his relationship with the music superstar, 50, to whom he was married to from 2008 to 2016.

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Morocco's king, 56, undergoes successful heart surgery

RABAT – King Mohammed VI of Morocco has undergone successful surgery in Rabat for a heart rhythm disorder, state news agency MAP reported Monday.The king, 56, was treated for a disorder known as atrial flutter, a non-life-threatening condition in which the heart beats less efficiently. The king had similar surgery in 2018 in Paris to normalize his heart rhythm.

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An uneasy summer made better with mint recipes

Uncharted and Restaurant On The Edge, both featuring stunning locations from around the world and their local food, I was elated to find Somebody Feed Phil back with a third season. This show features Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, eating his way through a city in each episode.

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Coronavirus might lead to faster adoption of Retail 4.0 solutions

Over the last month, a small Delhi-based startup called Mirrorsize has been signing small and mid-sized retail customers “almost on a daily basis". Mirrorsize is a 3D body measurement solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI), advanced computer vision, deep learning models, and mesh processing to instantly provide precise body measurements.

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An antidote to coronavirus blues? A Picasso on your wall

LE PECQ – How’s this as an antidote for coronavirus blues: A genuine painting by Pablo Picasso on your wall.

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Phil Rosenthal Returns for a Third Course of 'Somebody Feed Phil' (Exclusive Trailer)

Phil Rosenthal is back with another season of tasting the world in his Netflix food and travel series, . ET has the exclusive first look at season three, which sees the creator traveling to Canada, England, Morocco, South Korea and even around the United States.

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How Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech transfer is affected by Premier League rule changes

Hakim Ziyech will not be able to play for Chelsea if the 2019/20 Premier League campaign spills over into the summer, despite proposals that could see top-flight clubs register 25-man squads.

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Wizz Air announces six new routes to Greek islands and Faro

Budget airline Wizz Air has announced the launch of six new routes serving Luton Airport from next month.

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Ex-convict helps neighbors cope in Morocco virus lockdown

RABAT – When the coronavirus came, Noureddine Elmihnida saw it as the scourge it was. But he also says he saw it as “an opportunity.”

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24 Cutest Photos Of Celebs With Their Children At Kids’ Choice Awards: T.I, Tiny More

Things will look a bit different at the 2020 Kids’ Choice Awards on May 2. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show will have to take place virtually, with stars calling in from home to make appearances on fans’ television screens. However, in years’ past, the award show has been the perfect opportunity for celebrity parents to bring their kids to a red carpet event. So many stars have walked the KCA’s orange carpet with their little ones, and it’s given us so many adorable family photos over the years.

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Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears

RABAT – When Moroccan nurse Mofadal Ahyane lost his first patient to COVID-19, he had a recurring nightmare: His patient in agony slips from his body, which gradually transforms into Ahyane's own father, then brother, then friend.

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Mariah Carey throws virtual Zoom birthday bash for her twins Monroe and Moroccan: 'My babies are 9!'

Five-time Grammy winner Mariah Carey threw a virtual 9th birthday bash - complete with custom T-shirts and baseball caps - for her fraternal twins Monroe and Moroccan while in quarantine at home on Thursday.The 50-year-old R&B diva - who boasts 58.6M social media followers - gushed: 'Happy Birthday Roc & Roe! My babies are 9! I love you so much!''Dem Babies' were joined by friends and family via Zoom projected on a big screen and they snacked on Sour Patch Kids from tables covered with Roblox tablecloth featuring the online game, Five Nights at Freddy's.

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Mariah Carey Nick Cannon: How They Will Celebrate Their Twins’ 9th Birthday While Quarantined

It’s going to be a different kind of birthday for Moroccan and Monroe Cannon. The twins of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrate their ninth birthday on April 30, right in the middle of the COVID-19 quarantine. If not being able to spend the birthday wasn’t bad enough, a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Mariah, 50, and the kids are self-isolating in New York while Nick, 39, is in Los Angeles. “Mariah and Nick always celebrate the twins’ birthday together with a big party, but this year it’s going to be tough because they are quarantined on opposite coasts. … The twins are still going to get spoiled on their birthday, but once quarantine is over, Nick and Mariah will throw them a huge party with all their friends.”

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The Latest: Track body sets up fund to help athletes

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Art Market Picture of the Month: why this stylish portrait proved irresistible to online bidders

Plus, play the Art Market Picture of the Month yourself, by sending images and reasons to our expert Colin Gleadell

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Eredivisie cancellation on Friday to clear Hakim Ziyech Chelsea transfer hurdle

Hakim Ziyech will be free to complete his transfer to Chelsea on the date anticipated should Eredivisie bosses decide to end the season prematurely.

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The rags to riches story of Dehill Group International, the British textiles supplier behind multiple clothing retailers

For over 30 years, Coventry-based manufacturer, T.G Bros Limited Group, under the umbrella of Dehill Group International Ltd, has been producing and supplying clothing and textiles for various retailers and factories across England and parts of Europe.

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Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship grows

BERLIN : Facing rising unemployment and with many of their citizens struggling to make ends meet, governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to ease the restrictions designed to control the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Countries call for cooperation to lessen virus’ economic impact

As unemployment rises and many around the world face the first rent payments after losing their jobs, governments are wrestling with when and how to ease restrictions designed to control the coronavirus pandemic.

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Arsenal and Chelsea target Achraf Hakimi teases transfer with Real Madrid comments

Arsenal and Chelsea target Achraf Hakimi has teased a potential switch to the Premier League, admitting he has a decision to make over his Real Madrid future this summer.

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