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Medical staff wearing protective equipment attend to patients affected by the COVID-19, at the Intensive Care Unit of the Machakos County Level-5 hospital in Machakos, Kenya. A little more than 1 percent of the African population has been fully vaccinated against the disease, according to the WHO [File: Brian Inganga/AP Photo]

Africa’s COVID threat hits ‘new level’ as Delta variant spreads

Daily infections rise threefold on the continent with more than a dozen African countries reporting their worst figures.

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Thousands have protested, calling for a reversal to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention protecting women [Liz Cookman/Al Jazeera]

Turkey women protest withdrawal from gender protection treaty

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has annulled Turkey’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention.

On Thursday, the UN's children agency, UNICEF, said despite the ceasefire, children in the region 'continue to suffer' [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]

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Brazil was awarded hosting rights two weeks before the start of the tournament [Carl de Souza/AFP]

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Sikh politician Majinder Singh Sirsa gestures during a news conference in Srinagar [Shuaib Bashir/Al Jazeera]

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Contract staffing has been a feature of Nigeria’s labour market for decades, but it is especially rife in the banking and oil sectors [Courtesy of Ope Adetayo/Al Jazeera]

No career path, no raise for Nigeria’s contract bank workers

Iranian refugee Fouad Kakaei, 31, says his case highlights flaws in the UK's asylum policies [Andrew Connelly/Al Jazeera]

Iranian refugee acquitted of smuggling slams UK asylum policies

Engineers and architects will now vote for the syndicate's new head [File: Hassan Ammar/AP Photo]

Anti-gov’t engineers hopeful after Lebanon syndicate victory

Women hold up posters depicting the late Nizar Banat at a demonstration in his memory in Gaza City days after he died [Mohammed Abed/ AFP]

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Thousands have protested, calling for a reversal to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention protecting women [Liz Cookman/Al Jazeera]

Turkey women protest withdrawal from gender protection treaty

On Thursday, the UN's children agency, UNICEF, said despite the ceasefire, children in the region 'continue to suffer' [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]

Aid groups warn time running out in conflict-hit Tigray

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world

Brazil was awarded hosting rights two weeks before the start of the tournament [Carl de Souza/AFP]

Why Copa America is failing to grab the crowds this year

Sikh politician Majinder Singh Sirsa gestures during a news conference in Srinagar [Shuaib Bashir/Al Jazeera]

Why two Sikh women marrying Muslims triggered disputes in Kashmir

Contract staffing has been a feature of Nigeria’s labour market for decades, but it is especially rife in the banking and oil sectors [Courtesy of Ope Adetayo/Al Jazeera]

No career path, no raise for Nigeria’s contract bank workers

Iranian refugee Fouad Kakaei, 31, says his case highlights flaws in the UK's asylum policies [Andrew Connelly/Al Jazeera]

Iranian refugee acquitted of smuggling slams UK asylum policies

Engineers and architects will now vote for the syndicate's new head [File: Hassan Ammar/AP Photo]

Anti-gov’t engineers hopeful after Lebanon syndicate victory

Women hold up posters depicting the late Nizar Banat at a demonstration in his memory in Gaza City days after he died [Mohammed Abed/ AFP]

Activist Nizar Banat’s death ‘unnatural’: Palestinian Authority

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Round of 16 - Belgium v Portugal - La Cartuja Stadium, Seville, Spain - June 27, 2021 Belgium's Youri Tielemans, Axel Witsel and Thorgan Hazard celebrate after the match Pool via REUTERS/Alexander Hassenstein/File Photo

Euro 2020 special coverage

Al Jazeera’s coverage of the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament, as 16 countries progress to the knockout stages.

British princes unveil Diana statue as royal rift simmers

William and Harry meet for a ceremony in central London after months of friction caused by royal family rows.

The statue in honour of Diana was revealed in the Sunken Garden of London's Kensington Palace, her former home [Dominic Lipinski/Pool via Reuters]

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