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World   Africa   Americas   Asia   Europe   Middle East   Poland pushes ahead with bill criticized as attack on U.S.-owned TV channel and press freedom (Czarek Sokolowski/AP) The proposed law, which drew protesters to the streets, is regarded by many as targeted at an independent TV news channel controlled by Discovery, the New York-based media company. By  Andrew Jeong 39 minutes ago China’s mental health system has long been inadequate. Can AI change that? Hundreds of Chinese apps have popped up promising to provide support or healing through chatbots, virtual reality or other newfangled technologies. By  Rebecca Tan  and  Alicia Chen 1 hour ago ‘Fortress New Zealand’ could welcome back international travelers next year — but only if they’re vaccinated Only the odd billionaire and residents of some neighboring countries have made it into Jacinda Ardern's effectively covid-free New Zealand in recent times. By  Rachel Pa...

By Musa Mohammed From Nigeria  One of the major issues the country is tackling currently is the activities of bandits in the country. The security operatives have applied a lot of tactics to fight off these criminals, but they seem to be recruiting new members almost on a daily basis. Taking the northern part of the country as an example, the rate at which bandits operate there is so high that many Nigerians from other parts are scared of visiting. One of the popular Nigerian human rights activists and former senator, Shehu Sani, earlier took to his Twitter page to reveal what bandits did in a community in Kaduna yesterday. In his tweet, he said,  "Last night, bandits raided the Rido community on the outskirts of Kaduna bye pass. They burned down houses and kidnapped some people. Another tragedy. " Citizens no longer feel secure about living in the country again because of bandits' attacks, and my advice to the government is to make the clearing away of bandit...

World  Africa   Americas   Asia   Europe   Middle East     Around Africa Algeria enters period of mourning after wildfires kill 65 Starting Monday in the Kabylie region, east of Algeria's capital, the fires grew in number as the army was deployed to battle blazes and help evacuate residential areas. Sammy Westfall Ethiopia’s prime minister calls for mass enlistment amid battlefield losses to Tigray rebels Abiy Ahmed issued the call after rebels from Ethiopia's Tigray region moved into neighboring areas and down a key highway leading to the capital, Addis Ababa. Max Bearak In a sudden bout of racial killings, a South African suburb sees a dark history repeating itself South Africa may have christened itself the “Rainbow Nation,” but high walls of income and opportunity still divide its communities. Gulshan Khan ,  Hlengiwe Motaung  and  Max Bearak Today's WorldView newsletter Analysis on the most important global story of the ...