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At least 1 dead in Ivory Coast as protestors rebuke President Ouattara’s run for a third-term

At least one person has died after protests erupted in Ivory Coast on Thursday as President Ouattara announced he will run for a controversial third term. In Mozambique, a jihadist group affiliated…

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by Abiodun Ogundairo

The hajj: then and now

Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars…

4 years ago

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German health ministers push for strict, local coronavirus lockdowns as needed

German state health ministers say restrictions imposed amid future coronavirus outbreaks should be localized on a small scale. This comes as the slaughterhouse behind a major lockdown resumes operations.…

4 years ago

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China floods: Over 140 dead as Yangtze River bursts banks

Damage from wide-spread flooding in China may have cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Hubei province, which was badly affected by the coronavirus outbreak, has seen some of the worst flooding around…

4 years ago

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COVID-19 pandemic to transform China-Africa relations

The coronavirus outbreak has revealed cracks in the China-Africa dynamic. Gone are the days of Chinese big loans and major borrowing. Beijing's relationship with its African partners is changing, experts say.…

4 years ago

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India: Cyclone Nisarga nears Mumbai amid rising coronavirus cases

Mumbai is bracing for a rare Arabian Sea cyclone, prompting coastal evacuations and transport suspensions. The 20-million hub has already been struggling for weeks with a major coronavirus outbreak.…

4 years ago

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‘America is suffocating’: Country at tipping point as protests spread

Papers see the United States at a breaking point as the twin crises of police violence and the coronavirus outbreak "put America's deep racial inequalities in stark relief". For many cartoonists, US…

4 years ago

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Brazil coronavirus death toll rises sharply

Brazil now has the fourth-largest coronavirus outbreak in the world, surpassing former hotspots Spain and Italy in total confirmed cases. President Bolsonaro continues to downplay the virus and slammed lockdown measures.…

4 years ago

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‘Like a jail cell’: Migrant workers under lockdown in Singapore over virus surge

Singapore managed to keep the coronavirus outbreak in check in the early stages, but is facing a fast-moving second wave of infections, with the vast majority of new infections in foreign worker…

4 years ago

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Coronavirus shakes Saudi state’s foundations

More than elsewhere, the coronavirus outbreak has put Saudi Arabia's vision for the future in jeopardy. The collapse in oil revenues and the rising influence of the religious establishment could derail its…

4 years ago

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Nature and the Covid-19 pandemic

The coronavirus outbreak has shocked and surprised the world, but for many disease ecologists, Covid-19 may be just the beginning of many more mass pandemics. There is now growing evidence that we…

4 years ago

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Coronavirus outbreak

At least 1 dead in Ivory Coast as protestors rebuke President Ouattara’s run for a third-term

The hajj: then and now

German health ministers push for strict, local coronavirus lockdowns as needed

China floods: Over 140 dead as Yangtze River bursts banks

COVID-19 pandemic to transform China-Africa relations

India: Cyclone Nisarga nears Mumbai amid rising coronavirus cases

‘America is suffocating’: Country at tipping point as protests spread

Brazil coronavirus death toll rises sharply

‘Like a jail cell’: Migrant workers under lockdown in Singapore over virus surge

Coronavirus shakes Saudi state’s foundations

Nature and the Covid-19 pandemic

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