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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has deplored killing of 30 trafficked migrants in western Libya. “The tragedy that occurred is a smuggling warehouse in Mezda, near the city of Gharyan, southwest of Tripoli where a…
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday seeking to strip social media giants like Twitter of legal immunity for content posted by users. If this was enacted, the likes of Twitter and Facebook would become open to…
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President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that US state governors allow places of worship to reopen immediately, as the country moves gradually towards a lifting of COVID-19 lockdown measures. “Today I am identifying houses of worship —…
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Burundi has ordered the expulsion of the country’s top World Health Organisation representative and three other experts coordinating the coronavirus response, the foreign ministry said in a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday. In a letter…
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Tanzanian president, John Magufuli on Sunday ordered a probe on the country’s coronavirus testing kits after samples taken from a goat and pawpaw tested positive. Speaking at an event in Chato in the northwest of Tanzania, Magufuli…
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The US's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the emergency use of the Ebola drug remdesivir for treating the coronavirus. The authorisation means the anti-viral drug can now be used on people who are hospitalised with…
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United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that he has seen information indicating the Wuhan Institute of Virology is behind the coronavirus outbreak, but would not provide any details. Speaking with reporters from…
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Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. The prime minister has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street, but will continue to take charge of the government’s handling of the crisis. He posted a video on…
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United States President Donald Trump has appointed Richard Grenell, current Ambassador to Germany, as the acting Director of National Intelligence. This may be an indication of a probable US-Nigeria face-off as Grenell never hidden his…
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Christina Koch, an astronaut with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, returned to Earth on Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space…
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