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WHO praises role of science in overcoming current, emerging challenges
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that there would be new pandemic-related challenges in 2021, such as mutations...
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COVID-19 catches 9 to 10 people every minute in Los Angeles County – Officials
An average of nine to 10 people in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States (U.S.),...
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UNDP provides help for schools in Fiji affected by cyclone
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is helping Fiji to reach out to communities severely affected by tropical cyclone Yasa. The...
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Sri Lanka reopens southern airport to welcome tourists
Sri Lanka on Monday began a pilot program to welcome tourists into the island country by re-opening an airport in...
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COVID-19 halts Christmas plans of Nigerian traders in Ghana
The Nigeria Union of Traders Associations in Ghana (NUTAG), on Monday decried members’ inability to celebrate Christmas in Nigeria because...
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Trump makes U-turn, signs $900bn COVID-19 relief package
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he had signed the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) coronavirus relief package. The...
Read morePresident Trump reaffirms US support for Libya’s sovereignty and unity
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to support Libya’s restoration of its sovereignty and...
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Ex-justice minister’s wife gets 4-year prison term over academic fraud
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s wife was sentenced by a Seoul court on Wednesday to a four-year jail term for...
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UN Security Council decides to end African Union-UN Mission in Darfur – President
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution that will end the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Sudan’s Darfur...
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Trump rejects $900bn COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill passed by Congress, describing...
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