Новости за 22.02.2023

Calls are growing for Ethiopia to revoke an order that suspended 15 foreign media outlets and a regional journalists' association from operating in the country's eastern Somali Regional State.  The state's media regulator issued indefinite suspensions to the news outlets, which include the BBC Somali service, on January 28.  The regulator's order said the media organizations did not have the necessary licensing for foreign media, and it blocked the news outlets and their representatives from working in the state, according to rights groups.

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A controversial Chinese biophysicist, who had been imprisoned after creating the world’s first gene-edited babies, had his Hong Kong work visa revoked after immigration officials suspected he lied on an application form for a talent scheme. He Jiankui, who sparked an international scientific and ethical debate in 2018 when he revealed he had created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies resistant to HIV, said at the time at an international conference in Hong Kong that he had modified two embryos... Читать дальше...

Researchers in Kenya say they've detected an invasive mosquito that can transmit malaria in different climates, threatening progress to fight the parasitic disease. Kenya’s Medical Research Institute this week urged the public to use mosquito nets and clean up areas where mosquitos can breed. Kenya has detected the presence of a new malaria carrier, which was first discovered in the region in Djibouti in 2012. The new carrier, the Anopheles stephensi mosquito, transmits plasmodium vivax, the... Читать дальше...

Kenya's tourism ministry says earnings jumped 83% last year as the sector recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourism revenue is expected to more than double over the next four years. A new report from Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism says earnings from the tourism sector increased to more than $2.1 billion last year. That’s a gigantic leap from the $1.16 billion earned in 2021, when the pandemic was holding down international travel. The number of international tourists also grew to over 1.4 million... Читать дальше...

Germany announced Wednesday it is expelling two Iranian diplomats in response to Iran’s sentencing a German national to death. The move came a day after Iranian authorities announced the sentence for Jamshid Sharmahd, who was convicted of terrorism charges. Iran accused Sharmahd, a German Iranian with U.S. residency, of leading the armed wing of a pro-monarchist group. His family said he was merely an opposition group spokesman and that Iranian intelligence abducted him. "We call on Iran... Читать дальше...

U.S., South Korean, and Japanese warships participated in a ballistic missile defense drill in the waters east of the Korean Peninsula Wednesday, a relatively rare display of trilateral defense cooperation that has become more frequent as North Korea becomes more aggressive. The USS Barry, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, took part in the joint drill, along with one destroyer each from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Republic of Korea Navy, the three countries announced in separate statements. Читать дальше...

South Korea will end its mandate that travelers from China undergo COVID-19 testing upon their arrival.   Kim Sun-ho, a senior official at the Interior Ministry, said Wednesday during a COVID-19 response meeting that the post-arrival test requirement will be lifted March 1, but pre-arrival testing will be needed until March 10.  Seoul imposed a requirement in January for Chinese visitors to undergo a rapid COVID-19 test within the first day of entering South Korea, and for arrivals to remain... Читать дальше...

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, goes to the polls Saturday to elect a new president amid worsening insecurity and economic struggles. Tensions over shortages of cash and fuel could also influence how people vote. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja, Nigeria.

Peru's attorney general's office said Tuesday on Twitter that the U.S. State Department had agreed to extradite former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo on corruption charges.  Peru has been trying to extradite Toledo, the Andean country's president between 2001 and 2006, since 2018.   Peruvian authorities allege that Toledo negotiated bribes of up to $20 million with Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht. Toledo has denied soliciting or receiving bribes.

Somali security forces have ended a more than 7-hour-long siege of al-Shabab militants at a residential building in the east of Mogadishu, the Somali government said. The Ministry of Information said 10 people were killed by the militants and seven were injured, including four security personnel who were involved in the operation to end the siege. The government said the victims were innocent civilians and "martyrs." In a statement the ministry said four militants behind the attack were killed. Читать дальше...

The Biden administration published a proposal Tuesday that would block certain migrants from seeking asylum in the United States and allow the government to quickly deport them. The proposal, which is part of the administration's efforts to manage the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, already has received strong criticism from immigration advocates. Under the proposal, migrants who do not use available pathways to come to the U.S. or fail to seek humanitarian refuge in another country... Читать дальше...

Cameroon's military says it has killed scores of armed separatists in clashes this month and at least 15 have surrendered. The rebels, who vowed to disrupt March senate elections in Cameroon's western regions, claim to have killed scores of government troops. Ndop district residents in Cameroon’s restive Northwest region say seven bodies were found in bushes Tuesday morning, following heavy fighting between separatist rebels and government troops. Ndop businessman Anyam Edison Penn said the clashes halted trade in Ngoketunjia... Читать дальше...