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Tunisia under the mercy of Covid-19
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Tunisia under the mercy of Covid-19

22 July 2021
Tunisia is witnessing a quickly deteriorating health situation as Covid-19 cases reach an all-time high with public hospitals struggling to cope. The Delta variant is to blame along with poor vaccination performance.  With only 7 per cent of the country’s population fully vaccinated, the virus exasperates the already tense political and economic situation.  
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Aliyev in Moscow amidst intensified clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border
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Aliyev in Moscow amidst intensified clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border

20 July 2021
The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, arrived in Moscow today (20 July) on the invitation of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. This is Aliyev’s second working visit to Russia this year – the first, on 11 January with the Armenian prime minister – and comes amidst clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
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EU-China relations plummet after Brussels accuses China of massive cyber attack
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EU-China relations plummet after Brussels accuses China of massive cyber attack

19 July 2021
The European Union in a statement issued on Monday has accused China of being responsible for a massive cyber attack earlier this year. The attack targeted Microsoft Exchange servers, affecting over a quarter of a million servers around the world. The statement said the malicious cyber activities "significantly affected our economy, security, democracy and society at large. The EU and its member states assess these malicious cyber activities to have been undertaken from the territory of China." The statement appears to take EU-China relations to a new low not seen for decades.