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Italy is banning travel between its regions from 21 December to 6 January as part of strict coronavirus curbs over the Christmas holidays. A curfew from 22:00 to 05:00 will also be in place. Restaurants can open in some regions until…
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US President-elect Joe Biden has said he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office to curtail the spread of coronavirus. He told CNN he believed there would be a “significant reduction” in Covid-19 cases if every…
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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has tightened restrictions in the Eastern Cape Province that has recorded increased Covid-19 cases. The president introduced a night curfew in the in eastern Nelson Mandela Bay Area that is the…
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A US state of Georgia election official has said President Donald Trump will bear responsibility for any violence that results from unsubstantiated election fraud claims he has stoked. In a fiery statement, Gabriel Sterling, a…
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Nigerian Members of Parliaments (MPs) have summoned President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killing of dozens of farmers in north-east Borno State, local media report. The lawmakers while debating the motion said it was of urgent…
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US Attorney General William Barr says his justice department has found no proof to back President Donald Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 election. “To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different…
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US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has warned that the country could see “surge upon surge” of coronavirus cases in the coming weeks. Millions of people are returning home following the Thanksgiving holiday. Speaking on…
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The Somalia government has recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarzan, accusing the country of political interference. Somalia has also asked the Kenyan ambassador to Somalia, Lucas Tumbo, to leave the country “for…
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has condemned protesters and warned opposition politicians who he said mislead the youth to get involved in violence. He was addressing the country on Sunday about the violence sparked by the arrest of…
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Turkey on Sunday reported a total of 400,242 coronavirus recoveries with 4,015 new additions over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data. The country registered 29,281 more COVID-19 infections, including 6,439…
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