COVID-19 and 2020 WASSCE

At the last count, over 183 countries, according to John Hopkins University, have been affected in one way or the other by the coronavirus pandemic with global infection rates passing 13,589,273. Of this number, 585,906 deaths were recorded between March ...

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African Development Bank Grants of $25 Million Will Bolster Budget for Covid-19 Responses

The African Development Bank today approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, comprised a $10.04 million grant ...

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Trump's 'empty threat' to quit World Trade Organisation

The former head of the World Trade Organisation has accused President Trump of issuing an “empty threat” in warning that he could withdraw the United States. Pascal Lamy said that Washington had sought to “rob the bank” by leading a sustained campaign ...

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Half of Americans 'won't back Trump'

With 99 days to go until the US presidential election, half of American voters have already decided that they will not be backing President Trump, giving him a mountain to climb in his push for re-election. Many national surveys are giving Joe Biden, the ...

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Brazil's Covid-19 crisis as big and complicated as country itself

BRASILIA • Brazil is being battered by the coronavirus crisis, but the damage is uneven across the sprawling South American country, where experts say chaotic policymaking has only made a complicated situation worse. Like the United States - the only ...

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North Korea locks down border city over suspected COVID-19 case

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found there with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying “the vicious virus” may have ...

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Covid update: Bill Gates on 20 crore vaccine doses; Kolkata ambulance scandal

From India witnessing its highest recovery of patients in one day, to philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates commenting on production of a vaccine - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. India's single-day testing statistics also ...

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