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A wave of risk aversion swept markets on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19 and will isolate, weeks ahead of the elections. Shortly before 0500 GMT, Trump said on Twitter that…
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Mali’s junta has abandoned a controversial proposal that would have paved the way for its leader to replace interim President Bah Ndaw. This is contained in a roadmap for restoring civilian rule after the 18 August coup published by the…
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The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a spike in child marriages globally, reversing 25 years of progress on ending the practice, a charity has warned. Save the Children said Covid-19 had put 2.5 million more girls at risk of early…
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Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for coronavirus. In a tweet, the president said: “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get…
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A Chinese influencer has died after her ex-husband allegedly doused her in petrol and set fire to her as she was attempting to live stream, said local media reports. Lamu was popular on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, where she had…
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New Zealanders are to be granted access to Australia in the first opening of international borders by either nation since COVID-19 restrictions were imposed. People will be able to fly from New Zealand to New South Wales and the Northern…
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US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November’s election. “Well, we’ll have to see what happens,” the president told a news conference at the White House. “You know that.” Mr…
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West African leaders have indicated they might lift the sanctions they have imposed on Mali following last month’s coup. Their envoy, the former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, said on his arrival in Mali that the military…
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The Ivorian government plans to release the associates of opposition leader Guillaume Soro, a spokesperson has been quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. Government spokesperson Sidi Tiémoko Touré did not state the number of people to…
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The richest person is China is a bottled water tycoon, knocking Alibaba founder Jack Ma from his mantle. Zhong Shanshan founded Nongfu Spring in 1996 in the Zhejiang province on China's Eastern coast. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index now…
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