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List of Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: A banner for the…
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Journalist Zororo Makamba becomes Zimbabwe’s first Covid-19 death
ZBC News, Health and Child Care Minister Obediah Moyo confirmed the death of the prominent journalist, Makamba. He was 30-years-old.…
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South Africa to implement a 21-day lockdown from midnight Thursday: Ramaphosa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from midnight on Thursday to try to…
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Here are the six countries that will be most affected by coronavirus-induced economic chaos
Time to buckle up: economists believe the looming Covid-19 crash will throw millions out of work and bankrupt thousands of…
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Africa talks tough against coronavirus but many wonder why
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Shoppers threaded their way between stalls hawking everything from watches to pigs’ feet in Sierra Leone’s capital…
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African Countries See ‘Extremely Rapid Evolution’ of COVID-19 Pandemic, the WHO Says
(JOHANNESBURG) — More African countries closed their borders Thursday as the coronavirus’ local spread threatened to turn the continent of…
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First vaccine trial for Covid-19 has begun WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the first vaccine trial for the Covid-19 virus has begun as the…
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These Ebola Fighters Helped Halt an Epidemic. Now, They’re Preparing to Battle Coronavirus
Dr. Mosoka Fallah remembers all too well what an epidemic can do to his country. Not just the disease itself,…
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Inside the Efforts to Prepare African Countries for COVID-19
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increases around the world—with new clusters recently emerging in Italy, Iran and South…
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What’s happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, churches
PARIS (AP) — Amusement parks, sporting events, religious gatherings, reality TV shows, even schools. More and more of daily life…
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New Africa coronavirus crisis looms with internal spread
JOHANNESBURG — The coronavirus has now been confirmed in at least 30 of Africa’s 54 countries, officials said Monday, and…
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Virus cases ramping up in Africa, which is racing to prepare
DAKAR, Senegal — Cases of the new coronavirus are ramping up in Africa, with six new countries announcing confirmed infections…
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Pangolin sales plunge in Gabon over coronavirus fears
Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of Gabon's capital Libreville, but bushmeat sellers have started hiding the…
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Spreading virus affects more sports around the world
ROME (AP) — Sports ground to a halt throughout Italy late Monday night when Premier Giuseppe Conte announced that games…
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Covid-19 reveals how China’s internal politics now affect the whole world.
The official Chinese response to the covid-19 outbreak that began in Wuhan and has now spread across the globe is…
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