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Guinea withdraws from Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19

The five-member strong Guinean team will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 pandemic, the country's Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced.In a public letter addressed to t

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Kenya's COVID-19 cases top 173,000 as deaths hit 3,326

FILE PHOTO: A local isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 in Machakos, Kenya. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya surpassed the 173,000 mark on Tuesday amid a spike in daily ne

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Self-defense classes grow, as hate crimes against Asians rise

01:47 With anti-Asian attacks on the rise in the United States, and especially in New York City, there has been an upsurge in demand for self-defense courses.In covering the story, our

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No sign COVID-19 variant in S. Africa more contagious than UK version

VCG There is no indication that the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is more contagious than the one spreading in the UK, Reuters reports the World Health Organization's technica

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Governor Cuomo says indoor dining to be banned in New York from Monday

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday indoor dining will be banned in the state starting Monday amid an upsurge in infection rates."Hospitalizations have not st

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Kenya reports 199 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 88,579

VCG Image Kenya on Monday reported 199 new COVID-19 positive cases obtained from a sample size of 2,416, taking the country's total number of infections to 88,579.The ministry of health also a

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Kenya reports 1,470 new COVID-19 infections, caseload jumps to 68,193

VCG Image Kenya's Ministry of Health on Friday announced 1,470 new cases of COVID-19, taking the country's total tally to 68,193.The east African nation has seen a recent upsurge in daily new

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U.S. COVID-19 infections top 10 million mark

VCG Image The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States has passed the 10 million mark, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.The country remains the hardest-hit globally by t

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Kenya's COVID-19 deaths top 1,000

VCG Image The number of COVID-19 deaths in Kenya surpassed the 1,000 mark on Sunday as the country reported 17 new fatalities, taking its total number to 1,013.The figures were reported by the

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Sales of "doomsday" shelters picks up in the U.S.

02:50 These are busy times for the underground bunker industry.The pandemic has led to an upsurge in people interested in buying doomsday shelters as a way of coping not only with this