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US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, contradicting his own public health officials. He said the malaria medication was only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he had…
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Hong Kong is on the verge of a “large-scale” outbreak that could collapse hospitals, warned leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday as strict new measures were implemented to stop the spread of coronavirus. Hong Kong’s new social distancing…
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Three Sudanese migrants were shot dead on Monday night after their boat was intercepted by the Libyan coastguard and they had been returned to shore. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says that the local authorities…
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The global death toll from COVID-19 is nearing 650,000, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University on Monday. Data showed the death toll stands at 648,966, while the number of cases stood at 16,264,048, and a total…
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The authorities in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, plan to register all wheelbarrows used for commercial purposes following a spike in theft of goods. Wheelbarrow pushers help carry loads around the city at a fee. They are preferred by informal…
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As Spain fights a spike in coronavirus cases, other European countries are grappling with local outbreaks. An entire farm with 500 people was quarantined in the German state of Bavaria on Sunday after 174 harvest workers tested positive…
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A senator for the state of Arkansas has described slavery as a "necessary evil" on which the American nation was built. In a local newspaper interview, Republican Tom Cotton said he rejected the idea that the US was a systemically racist…
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About 4 million people have been displaced in South Asia due to flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains. At least 189 people have died and dozens are missing in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, officials said. In the northeastern Indian…
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A top Kenyan politician has apologised for flouting a dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja was over the weekend found drinking at a pub in the capital, Nairobi, hours past the…
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More than 600,000 people have died with the coronavirus around the world. Nearly a quarter of them were in the US. The world has seen the largest single-day increase in cases, the WHO says. The number of new cases of coronavirus rose…
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