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Stories for December 9th 2021
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Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Johnson aide resigns over Xmas party scandal, PM enacts COVID Plan B
A close aide of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned in her resignation after being involved in the Christmas Party scandal, according to which last year's celebrations at 10 Downing Street were not by restrictive sanitary measures imposed on the rest of the population.
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Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
IAPA condemns journalist's arrest by Cuba's regime
The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Wednesday expressed its support for Cuban journalist Claudia Montero, who has been accused by the Government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel of causing “public disorder.”
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Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
World Bank approves Renewable Energy Project loans to Cabo Verde, Africa
The World Bank on Wednesday approved an International Development Association credit in the amount of US$3.5 million and an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan in the amount of US$ 3.5 million for the Renewable Energy and Improved Utility Performance Project (REIUP) for Cabo Verde in Western Africa.
