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Long queues have formed outside shops selling alcohol in South Africa after restrictions on its sale, imposed two months ago as part of measures to fight COVID-19 were lifted. Social media posts showed people, who had braved the morning…
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A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during the third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in custody. The unrest continued despite the governor of Minnesota ordering the deployment of hundreds of…
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Nigeria’s information minister has said the country is yet to receive ventilators promised by US President Donald Trump in April. Lai Mohammed has denied Mr. Trump’s last week remarks that he had sent 1,000 ventilators to the West…
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Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina appears to have made a U-turn regarding the much-publicised purported coronavirus remedy he said his country had developed. Last month Mr Rajoelina officially launched a local herbal tonic which he…
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Protesters took to the streets in the US city of Minneapolis for a second day Wednesday over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer. A large crowd gathered outside the…
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A nurse and doctor who had to cancel their wedding due to the coronavirus outbreak have got married at the hospital where they work. Jann Tipping, 34, and Annalan Navaratnam, 30, tied the knot in the Grade II listed chapel at London’s St…
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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed how his son violated a government dusk-to-dawn curfew order issued to prevent the spread of coronavirus. He said one of his two sons, whom he did not identify, recently went out to party at…
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Brazil reported over 16,000 new coronavirus cases and more than 1,000 deaths on Wednesday. According to the Health Ministry, 16,324 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 391,222.…
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Nigeria will continue with the planned clinical trials on malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on Covid-19 patients even after the World Health Organization (WHO) halted a similar effort because of safety fears. The director of Nigeria’s…
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Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has tested positive for coronavirus, making him the second cabinet minister to have Covid-19. Information Minister Dora Siliya went public about her test results last weekend in order to fight the…
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