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Three men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery as he jogged. The three white men, Travis McMicheal, Greg McMichael, and William ‘Roddie’ Bryan, who chased and killed Arbery in February 2020 in South Georgia, claiming without evidence that he had been involved in a series of burglaries in their neighborhood, all face the possibility of life in prison as a result of the verdict handed out on Wednesday.

At least 31 migrants drown crossing from France to UK by boat. The boat which capsized in the English Channel on Wednesday has led to one of the worst death tolls in recent years for migrants making the dangerous crossing and includes five women and a little girl, with two survivors who were hospitalized with severe hypothermia. An estimated 31,500 migrants have attempted to cross the Channel since the beginning of the year.

Ethiopian leader heads to the battlefront. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who won the Nobel peace prize has gone to direct the war from the frontlines, state media is reporting. Ahmed who is a 45-year-old former soldier previously said martyrdom might be necessary for the yearlong war with rebels who are now approaching the capital. Two Olympian athletes, Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lelisa also announced they were enlisting in the military.

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France to announce new Covid-19 measures. The guidelines come as infections rise across France with the number of infections per week per 100,000 people - predicted to go above 200 in the next day or two. Stricter regulations on using the health pass, as well as a hastening of the vaccination campaign are expected in the announcement today.

Perjury case of former South African minister resumes. Bathabile Dlamini who was South Africa’s former social development minister is set to reappear in court today after she pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the charges leveled against her. Dlamini is being charged in relation to a testimony she gave during an inquiry to her role in a 2017 grants crisis at the South African Social Security Agency.

Indian farmers to form human chain in support. The humain chain in Kolkota is set to coincide and mark one year today of the farmers’ siege at the gates of Delhi where farmers protested against three new farm laws which they said would worsen their livelihoods. The laws were repealed last week after a year of protests but some organizations say a televised address is not enough and the government would have to repeal the law legally too.

Camels bearing healthcare deliver hope in Kenya. Even when the roads are not up to it, a mobile clinic chaired by Communities Health Africa Trust (CHAT) on an older type of transport, camels, brings family planning and other medical supplies to remote and underserved communities where access to healthcare is expensive and women have no control over their reproductive health.

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In Gabon’s forests, endangered elephants are prospering. This is according to a new study by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and the National Parks of Gabon. The research disclosed that while previous estimates put the population of forest elephants to be around 50,000 to 60,000, the country on the contrary has around 95,000.

Uganda’s Ugabus acquired by Nigerian startup Treepz. The acquisition comes as Treepz, the mobility-as-a-service platform which was formerly called PlentyWaka raised a $2.8M seed round geared towards an East African expansion. Ugabus, which is to be renamed Treepz Uganda currently has 70% of all bus operators on its platform, as well as around 50,000 customers that use the service to travel across Uganda.

Nigeria-based cryptocurrency platform secures $4.2m seed funding. The funding round for Busha was led by Jump Capital with participation from Cadenza Ventures, Blockwall Capital, CMT Digital, and others. Founded in 2018, Busha which claims to have around 200,000 users helps people to buy, sell and store cryptocurrency.

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The arctic ocean would warm up in the 1900s. Intrusions of warm, salty Atlantic water into the Arctic Ocean are believed to have increased from the start of the 20th century, several decades earlier than previously thought. Is climate change the cause, or is it a natural phenomenon? A study sheds light on the mechanisms that govern these exchanges, which are still poorly understood.

When feminist academics are accused of transphobia. Debate rages in British universities between trans rights advocates and feminists who believe sex is a biological reality. The quarrel has now taken on the air of a witch hunt.

Geneva postpones reform of the career cycle for one year. In Geneva, the new reform of the orientation cycle was scheduled for the start of the 2022 school year. But faced with the launch of a referendum and a tense context on the ground, the Department of Public Education (DIP) postponed its entry into force.

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Sweden had a woman Prime Minister but only for seven hours. Magdalena Andersson who made history by becoming Sweden’s first woman prime minister on Wednesday morning resigned shortly after. Andersson’s resignation followed the departure of her coalition partner from the government and after she suffered a budget defeat in Parliament.

German man drives to his own driving test. Police in Bergheim said the 37-year-old drove himself in an Opel Zafira to his driving test on the grounds that he wanted to arrive at the venue on time. The test was immediately called off with an investigation opened into the car owner and the man now faces an investigation for driving without a license.

Belgium: couple awarded damages over IVF mix up. Parents who wanted a second child to act as bone marrow donor to their son have been compensated by a Belgian court for their ‘shock’ and ‘impoverishment’ after they ended up having three children by IVF treatment as a result of a mistake at a fertility clinic. It is a landmark ruling and the first time Belgian courts have pronounced that a healthy child can equally be the cause of loss to parents.