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COVID-19: Lagos records 179 of 288 new cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that Lagos state recorded 179 of the 288 new coronavirus cases...
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Israel gets first Ethiopia-born minister, in Pnina Tamano-Shata
Israel is set to get its first Ethiopia-born minister, with the nomination of a female MP brought there in a...
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Europe, Britain unable to reach agreement in post-Brexit trade talks
Europe and Britain ended their latest round of post-Brexit trade talks in a state of deadlock on Friday, with both...
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CIA Claims China blocked WHO from issuing alert on COVID-19
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says China blocked the World Health Organisation (WHO) from sounding the alarm on COVID-19...
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Counterfeit Notes Worth $59m Seized by Chinese Police
Chinese police have seized counterfeit notes with a face value of 422 million yuan ($59 million) in the largest haul...
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London Transport System Bailed Out by UK With $1.95bn
The British government will pump £1.6 billion into London’s public transport system to restore services and help prevent overcrowding as...
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WHO Claims Quarter Of A Billion Africans At Risk Of COVID-19 Infection
The coronavirus could infect a quarter of a billion Africans and put intolerable pressure on the continent’s fragile health system,...
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Official figures may hide true Coronavirus death toll
The coronavirus has now taken 300,000 lives globally, according to official figures. But depending on the way deaths are counted,...
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China urges US to ‘meet halfway’ against virus after Trump threatens to cut ties
China on Friday urged the United States to meet it halfway and strengthen cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus...
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Twitter Employees Will Be Allowed To Work From Home ‘Forever’
The microblogging site, Twitter, announced on Tuesday that it could allow employees to continue to work from home indefinitely even...
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