Month: March 2020
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newsNigerian senators donate 50 percent of their salaries to fight against COVID-19
The Nigerian Senate on Monday announced the decision by senators to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to efforts to respond to the spread and treatment of COVID-19 in Nigeria.…
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news360 House of Reps members in Nigeria to donate two-months of salary to fight against COVID-19
The 360 members of the House of Representatives have resolved to donate their two months salary to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila…
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Latest67-year old playboy king of Thailand ‘isolates’ from coronavirus with 20 women at luxury German hotel
The 67-year old playboy king of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn has gone into isolation from coronavirus along with 20 women, according to reports. Vajiralongkorn, who became constitutional monarch when his father,…
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Africa
Africa173 deaths, 371 recoveries and 5,255 coronavirus infections in 47 African countries
At least 173 people had died from the novel coronavirus in Africa by Monday night, up from 135 on Sunday, according to latest figures compiled by the Africa Center for…
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LatestAbout 800 people already dead from coronavirus in U.S. today as presidential task force projects between 100,000 and 240,000 could die
At least 780 people have already died from the novel coronavirus in the United States today, Tuesday, according to the latest tally. Of that number, more than 300 people have…
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BURUNDI
BURUNDIHuman Rights Watch warns President Pierre Nkurunziza any COVID-19 cover-up in Burundi will put lives at Risk
Burundian authorities risk putting people in grave danger without the free flow of fact-based information on the COVID-19 pandemic, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Speaking about the country’s exposure to the virus,…
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newsU.S. records highest daily jump in COVID-19 deaths and new cases
The United States on Monday recorded its highest daily jump in COVID-19 deaths, according to various virus trackers. About 600 people were reported dead from COVID-19 on Monday alone, up from less…
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ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAEthiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed bows to international pressures, restores internet and phone connectivity in western Oromia after 3 agonizing months
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has bowed to international pressures and is restoring internet and phone connectivity in western Oromia after three long agonizing months, a report said on…
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newsBREAKING: U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass China’s for first time
The United States has overtaken China for the first time in total number of deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and is now ranked only behind…
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newsBREAKING: UN Nigeria announces COVID-19 emergency response for Borno, Adamawa and Yobe
The United Nations in Nigeria on Tuesday declared it was taking emergency preparedness and response measures to curb the spread of coronavirus to the most vulnerable crisis-affected people in Borno,…
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