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The United Auto Workers (UAW) chief calls on 7,000 more workers to join a historic strike against the top three US car manufacturers at noon on Friday. UAW President Shawn Fain calls on the workers at Ford and General Motors (GM) plants in Chigaco and Michigan to join the first ever strike at the "Big Three" Detroit automakers -- Ford, GM and Stellantis -- as the union pushes for improved conditions across the board. "What we win at the bargaining table depends on the power we build on the job. It's time to use that power," Fain says. SOUNDBITE
At a press conference, WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we continue to see misinformation on social media and mainstream media about the pandemic accord that countries are now negotiating". Earlier on Twitter, Elon Musk wrote "countries should not cede authority to WHO". Without naming the South African billionaire directly, the WHO chief says "the claim that the accord will cede power to WHO is quite simply false. It's fake news". SOUNDBITE
"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. SOUNDBITE
"This pandemic is nowhere near over," warns WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. SOUNDBITE
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom warns that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional Covid vaccine doses is deepening the inequity in access to jabs that is prolonging the pandemic. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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