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Rwandan President Paul Kagame, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin, and Rwandan and African officials inaugurate the start of construction of BioNTech's messenger RNA vaccine production facility in Kigali, Rwanda. IMAGES
There are long queues for mass Covid testing in Beijing's Chaoyang district on Monday as Chinese authorities rush to stamp out an outbreak in the capital. IMAGES
Hundreds of US truckers and their supporters gather in southern California for a "People's Convoy" modeled on the Canadian protests against Covid-19 restrictions, for the start of a cross-country journey to the capital, Washington, DC. IMAGES
Police action to end a three-week trucker-led protest blockading the Canadian capital is "imminent," Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell tells a news conference. "We want to end this unlawful protest peacefully and safely", he ADDS. SOUNDBITE
Images show vehicles driving on a highway in Israel's Shar Agay area, west of Jerusalem, as they participate in the "Freedom Convoy" against the government's Covid-19 restrictions. IMAGES
The trucker blockade that has shut down central Ottawa over Covid-19 restrictions continues into the night, as the two-week long protest movement continues to disrupt the Canadian economy and cross-border trade. IMAGES