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The Nigerian army admitted on Saturday that soldiers were given both live and blank bullets when they were deployed to protests at Lekki toll gate on October 20. The admission seems to confirm a key finding of a CNN investigation into the shooting.

The Republican Party requests a two-week adjournment in Michigan, citing unsubstantiated fraud claims.

Greece recorded on Saturday the highest ever number of daily deaths: 108 Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours. Health authorities announced also 2,311 new coronavirus cases. The number of intubated Covid-19 patients increased again reaching 522. Among the latest fatalities is a well-known DJ. 39-year-old Dimitris Bellos, aka …

The nightly stay-at-home order aims to reduce cases, which have surged beyond their August peak.

Experts say the pandemic needs a global solution, but there are concerns over access to vaccines.

Players were back at their clubs on Thursday and Friday following the Scotland Under-21s’ defeat in Greece and it is understood that players from three SPL clubs tested positive.

The Greek economy is expected to contract by 10.5% in 2020 and to grow by 4.8% in 2021, according to provisions included in the new state budget tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Friday. The 2021 budget envisages that the primary deficit will reach 7.2 pct of …

The family of Loujain al-Hathloul, a jailed Saudi women’s rights defender believed by her relatives and advocacy organizations to be on hunger strike, has called on the G20 to demand that Saudi Arabia release the prominent activist.  

The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association (EEEKE) and the Union of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Mechanics (ENHMAEK) will be staging a 24-hour strike and workouts  on November 25-26 2020. The two workouts are scheduled for Nov 25 and the strike on Nov 26, both unions said in a joint statement. …

But Downing Street insists the conclusions of Sir Alex Allan’s investigation were “entirely his own”.