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December 21 (THEWILL) - The first Omicron-related death in the United States has been announced. The deceased, a man (not identified), was unvaccinated and had previously been infected with COVID-19, a release from Harris County Public Health said. “The individual was at...

December 20 (THEWILL) - Chile has elected 35-year-old Gabriel Boric as its new president, making him the youngest person elected president in the country's history. Boric, a left-wing legislator rose to prominence during anti-government protests in the country. “I am...

December 16, (THEWILL) - North Koreans have been banned from laughing or drinking alcohol for 11 days to mark the tenth anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death. Government authorities have ordered the public not to show any signs...

December 15, (THEWILL) - A South African High Court on Wednesday, ordered former President Jacob Zuma be returned to prison. The Court, sitting in Pretoria, held that the medical parole he was granted in September was unlawful,...

December 13, (THEWILL) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the international community to support the sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali to promote peace, security, and stability in the region. The appeal is part of...

December 13, (THEWILL) - China on Monday reported its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 amid a spike in coronavirus infections said to be a new Delta strain ''sub-lineage AY.4''. The development prompted authorities to bar millions of people...

December 06, (THEWILL) - A British appellate court has opened the door for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court ruling that found the WikiLeaks founder's mental health was too fragile to withstand...

December 06, (THEWILL) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday criticised the travel bans imposed by western countries on parts of Africa over the spread of Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant. Ramaphosa, who spoke at the Dakar International Forum on...

December 06, (THEWILL) - Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has declared President Adama Barrow the winner of Saturday's presidential poll. Barrow, who won about 53% of the votes, defeated his main contender, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party (UDP), who...

December 05, (THEWILL) - Two explosions hit the United Nations (UN) camps in the northern Mali city of Gao on Sunday, causing damage. The blasts, which occurred at 0545 GMT, shook the barracks of the United Nations mission, MINUSMA, in Mali,...