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British Prime minister Boris Johnson announces all pandemic legal curbs in England will end later this week, urging a shift from government intervention to personal responsibility. Johnson, who has been mired in scandals that have threatened his hold on power, says the legal need for people to self-isolate when infected with Covid-19 would stop from Thursday 24 February 2022. SOUNDBITE
Social life begins anew for the residents of Lille, in northern France, after seven months of Covid-19 lockdowns, as bars and restaurants reopen their indoor dining areas. IMAGES
Vehicles cross the Franco-German border at Cocheren in the Moselle and Nassweiler in Saarland, as Germany prepares to restrict crossings from France from midnight on Tuesday, after classifying the Moselle department as a high-risk Covid zone. IMAGES
US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin says that the US would "evaluate any future steps that would prioritise both our democratic and our security goals" referring to the situation in Niger in a speech made in Nairobi. The comments comes a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the country. "We really want to see a diplomatic solution evolve" says Austin. SOUNDBITE
The United States, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates and others launch an initiative to link railways, ports, electricity and data networks and hydrogen pipelines on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi. IMAGES
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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