Wed 20 May 2020: Wealthy countries are failing Africa, with pledges of financial support and debt relief falling well short of the continent’s needs as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic, several African presidents have said. Developed economies have channelled trillions of dollars into health initiatives and economic stimulus at home. But the presidents – from […]
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Tue 19 May 2020: Online sex abuse of children in the European Union has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of EU law enforcement agency Europol said on Monday, warning that more cases could emerge when schools reopen as teachers’ monitoring resumes. Cybercrime has spiked during the epidemic with many people forced to work […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: The international community’s attempts to forge a global ceasefire to help curb the spread of the coronavirus have been a “catastrophic failure”, Oxfam International said in a new report published on Tuesday. Oxfam said fighting continues across many conflict-torn countries despite a March appeal from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for warring […]
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Fri 08 May 2020: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a total of $18 billion so far to help dozens of countries bear the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson said on Thursday. “Since roughly the beginning of April until May 6th, yesterday, we have approved financing for 50 countries under these emergency […]
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Sat 14 March 2020: Since the Covid-19 pandemic that has infected more than 128,000 people and left over 4,700 dead globally, there have been myths about the virus floating around social media. 1. Spreads in hot, humid weather – The virus can be transmitted in all areas regardless of weather conditions, including areas with hot […]
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Mon 09 March 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued directives on Monday to for the Kingdom to provide financial support worth $10 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The decision comes in response to the WHO’s calls for countries to […]
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Sun 08 March 2020: Latest clashes came after a months-long lull in the violence as the warring parties showed interest in de-escalation. Yemen is at a crossroads, the United Nations’ envoy to the war-torn country has said, as tens of thousands of people flee the northern province of Al-Jawf after fierce clashes. Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized […]
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Thu 05 March 2020: Minority and poor people likely to be blocked from accessing housing in desirable neighbourhoods, rights experts say. India risks greater segregation in its cities after deadly riots in the capital New Delhi last week, with minority and poor people likely to be blocked from accessing housing in desirable neighbourhoods, human rights […]
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Tue 03 March 2020: (AFP) A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said Tuesday. Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas and coal would restore a full year of life expectancy, they […]
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Sat 29 February 2020: Signing ceremony in Qatar hoped to set stage for US troop withdrawal and intra-Afghan talks to decide country’s future. The US and Taliban are set to sign a peace deal that could signal the end of the US’s longest war after nearly two years of protracted negotiations in the Qatari capital, […]
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