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Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the
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SHORT STORY: Throwing caution to the wind
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Algeria Recalls Paris Ambassador Over Airing of 'Revolution' Documentaries
Algeria has recalled its ambassador in France, in response to the airing of two documentaries on the anti-regime protest movement known as
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Somalia: UN Agencies Warn Somalia's Gains At Risk From 'Triple Threat'
The political and security gains made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of reversal if swift action is not taken by the international community to help local authorities avert a major humanitarian crisis due to the combined effect of devastating floods, desert locusts and the widespread
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Burkina Faso: Out of Sight, People Suffer From Rise in Violence in Burkina Faso
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing free-of-charge quality healthcare, water and basic relief items to people in eastern Burkina Faso since May
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Uganda: Women Fear Food Shortages Will Make Coronavirus and HIV a Deadly Mix
HIV-positive women in Uganda fear for their health as food shortages leave them unable to take medication
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Spraying disinfectants can be 'harmful': WHO
In a document on cleaning and disinfecting surfaces as part of the response to the virus, the WHO says spraying can be
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Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels | Dallas Weekly
As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press
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Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation?
As governments struggle to contain COVID19, public service announcements and communication must focus on making citizens accept that the illness is a reality, giving them the knowledge to prevent and treat the infection and debunking myths and fake stories which impact the effectiveness of the
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Migrant street vendors band together in Spain
Before the coronavirus outbreak, people visiting the crowded streets in the city center of Barcelona used to see street vendors trying to make a living by selling everything from beer to beach
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Africa: Ebola, Hydroxychloroquine, COVID-19 – WHO Tackles a World of Health Challenges
Washington, DC — Almost 50 responders from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived today in Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), along with 3600 doses of Ebola vaccine and 2000 cartridges for lab testing, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told
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Burundi's Tense Election Campaign Sparks Fears of Further Violence
Burundi's election campaign, which ended on Sunday, left several dead and injured in clashes that broke out between members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party and the main opposition CNL party
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Safety Measures Stepped Up to Protect Peacekeepers
Rwandan Police peacekeepers in South Sudan will continue to execute their peacekeeping mandate under strengthened measures to observe the World Health Organization (WHO) safety guidelines against the novel
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Africa: Can Vaccines Reach the World's Poorest?
Rome — Thursday's GAVI vaccine summit aims to help people in the developing world get access to any eventual coronavirus
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Mistreatment of Africans in China: Trump questions WHO's silence
“On April 11, 2020, several African Ambassadors wrote to the Chinese Foreign Ministry about the discriminatory treatment of Africans related to the pandemic in Guangzhou and other cities in
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US Autoworkers Return, While Possible Vaccine Shows Promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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Africa: Despite 53,000 Recoveries, Continent Still Battles COVID-19 Infection Rate
South Africa has the most reported cases – 27,403, with deaths numbering
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Prince George's County Black Wealth Isn't Protecting It From COVID-19
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Change law that outlaws suicide, say activists
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East Africa: Fear of COVID-19 Slows Trucking in East Africa
As trucks stacked up for days, Rwanda and neighboring Tanzania worked out a deal that scrapped plans for relay drivers but mandated transferring cargo at the border, “except for trucks carrying perishable goods and petroleum products destined to Rwanda,” the Kigali government said in a news release
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Trump goes golfing as U.S. reopens, coronavirus death toll nears 100,000
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Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months
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Kenya: e-Cigarettes Lead to Relapse Among Ex-Smokers - Study
Sixteen years later, the rate of success among smokers who have quit smoking in Kenya remains suppressed at below 10 per
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Africa: WHO Urges Caution as Countries in Africa Ease Lockdowns
Many countries implemented lockdowns and key public health measures early and these appear to have helped slow down the spread of the
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Madagascar minister sacked over $2m sweets for 'bitter' COVID-Organics
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