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The coronavirus crisis should lead to more integrity and less hypocrisy in politics and society, Pope Francis has said. In an excerpt from a recent interview with his biographer, the head of the Catholic church said: “This crisis is…
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At his first campaign rally for months on Saturday, President Donald Trump told his supporters it was the “double-edged sword” of comprehensive testing that had led to the US having the world’s highest number of coronavirus cases. “When…
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Health officials in South Korea believe the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus, despite recording relatively low numbers. The country had been a success story in dealing with COVID-19 but now expects the pandemic to…
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As the state of emergency in Spain came to an end on Sunday, the country reopened most of its borders with Europe and permitted free internal movement for the first time since mid-March. At the same time, the Ministry of Health confirmed…
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Russia on Thursday confirmed 7,790 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of infections to 561,091. The death toll in the country rose to 7,660, as 182 more people lost their lives due to the virus, the country’s emergency team…
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South Africa is considering using the drug dexamethasone to treat coronavirus patients, the country’s president said on Wednesday night. In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said his government was greatly encouraged by news…
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Burundi’s newly elected president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has been sworn in two months earlier than planned. Attendees had been told to arrive early to allow time for coronavirus precautions such as hand-washing and temperature checks,…
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South Africa’s opposition figure Julius Malema has said President Cyril Ramaphosa will be held personally responsible for coronavirus-related deaths following his decision to reopen the economy. Mr Malema on Tuesday accused the president…
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There were 717 rapes in Nigeria between January and May this year, amounting to one rape every five hours, the country’s police chief says. Mohammed Adamu described rape as a serious and wicked offense and urged Nigerians to report any…
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The state government responsible for Nigeria’s most-crowded city, Lagos, has suspended indefinitely the planned reopening of mosques and churches this weekend as a result of a rise in the number of coronavirus cases. Nigeria now has more…
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