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UPDATE 1-S.Africa bans alcohol sales, tightens curfew in new COVID-19 restrictions Reuters 12/28/2020 (Adds details, background, quotes) JOHANNESBURG, Dec 28 (Reuters) - South Africa on Monday tightened COVID-19 restrictions, banning alcohol sales and extending a nationwide curfew, as infections shot through the one million mark owing to a faster-spreading variant of the disease discovered in the country. South Africa has recorded the highest number of coronavirus infections on continent, wit...

S.Africa bans alcohol sales, tightens curfew in new COVID-19 restrictions Reuters 12/28/2020 JOHANNESBURG, Dec 28 (Reuters) - South Africa on Monday tightened COVID-19 restrictions, banning alcohol sales and extending a nationwide curfew, as infections shot through the one million mark owing to a faster-spreading variant of the disease discovered in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised address that cabinet had decided to move the country to level 3 restrictions from leve...

UPDATE 2-U.S. senators seek possible sanctions over Ethiopia conflict abuses Reuters 12/10/2020 * Bipartisan proposed resolution seeks to sanction rights abusers in Ethiopias Tigray conflict * Conflict believed to have killed thousands, displaced 950,000 * Senators seek investigations, dialogue to address causes of conflict NAIROBI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators have called on their government to consider imposing sanctions on any political or military officials found responsible for h...