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Madagascar president sacks health minister after COVID-19 surge

Madagascar on Thursday said it had fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month after he...
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Africa surpasses 1 million Covid-19 cases, more than half in South Africa

The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to over one million, with more than half registered in South Africa, according to an AFP count late Thursday. The...
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COVID-19: Ghana’s Death toll passes 200

The novel Coronavirus pandemic has now killed 206 people in Ghana. This was contained in the latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...
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Almost 100 people in Ohio were infected with coronavirus after man attended church service

A man with COVID-19 went to church in mid-June, then 91 other people got sick, including 53 who were at the service, according to Ohio's governor. "It...
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Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children

The Mexican state of Oaxaca has banned the sale of junk food and sugary drinks to children in an attempt to reduce high obesity...
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Europe fears second virus wave as Trump takes heat for & misinformation

While Europe tightened virus restrictions to face the threat of a second wave of COVID-19, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday found himself in...
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Macron announces coronavirus bonus for France’s homecare workers

France's 320,000 homecare workers will be granted COVID-19 bonuses under a €160 million package unveiled by French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. "These men and women were...
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Letter from Africa: How African generosity dried a crying teacher’s tears

In our series of letters from African journalists, Kenyan Joseph Warungu looks at the acts of generosity helping ordinary people through desperately trying times. When...
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Swaziland pledges public service job cuts, below inflation wage increases to secure IMF loan

Swaziland (eSwatini) pledged to cut public sector jobs, contain wages and award below inflation salary increases in order to get a loan from the...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian drug stores hike hydroxychloroquine price

Hydroxychloroquine, the controversial drug used in the treatment of COVID-19, is being sold in one drug store in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, at an outrageous...
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