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Nigerian government to avert grain shortage amid COVID-19 challenges

People buy vegetables at a food market after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting tonight to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lagos, Nigeria M

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Saudi Arabia calls for urgent meeting for OPEC+ states, other countries

Saudi Arabia called on Thursday for an urgent meeting for OPEC+ group and other countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The meeting aims at reaching a fair a

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UN climate talks in Glasgow postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19

Britain said on Wednesday that it will postpone until next year the UN climate talks (COP26) set to take place in Glasgow in November this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a governm

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Vietnam suspends all coaches, buses, taxis to cope with COVID-19

Vietnam has enforced a restriction on all coaches, buses and taxis nationwide from Wednesday in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam News Agency reported Wedn

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Chinese foundations donate more medical supplies to Europe

The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation said Monday they will donate additional urgent equipment to hospitals in Europe to assist their fight against the novel coronavirus. A total of 800 ve

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Putin Orders Measures to Support Small, Medium Enterprises Amid COVID-19 Pandemic by Monday

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday instructed the government to take a set of urgent measures to support small and medium enterprises in Russia amid the COVID-1

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Tokyo 2020 to set up task force to address issues around postponed Olympics

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020) will set up task force to resolve the issues arising after the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Tokyo

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Tokyo 2020 to set up task force to address issues around postponed Olympics

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020) will set up task force to resolve the issues arising after the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Tokyo

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Botswana president in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip

Botswana President Eric Masisi (extreme right) at the inauguration of Namibian President Hage Geingob on March 21, 2020. PHOTO | COURTESY Botswana President Eric Mogweetsi Masisi is in self-is

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Urgent: Hong Kong to ban entry of travelers from overseas to prevent imported COVID-19 cases

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will ban the entry of all non-Hong Kong residents arriving from overseas by flights starting from Wednesday to

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Israel to release 33 mln USD to Palestinian Authority amid coronavirus outbreak

Israel has decided to transfer around 33 million U.S. dollars to the Palestinian Authority to stem the COVID-19 outbreak, Palestinian sources said Sunday. The decision

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Russia urges U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran amid COVID-19 outbreak

The U.S. sanctions are "inhumane" as Iran is faced with an acute shortage of means to solve urgent healthcare problems caused by COVID-19, Ryabkov said.MOSCOW, March 21

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Jordan imposes curfew to curb COVID-19 spread

Jordan will impose a curfew as of March 21 as part of efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said in a

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New Development Bank to provide China 7 bln yuan emergency loan

VCG The New Development Bank (NDB) said on Thursday it had approveda 7-billion-yuan (about 989 million U.S. dollars) emergency loan to the Chinese government to help fight the COVID-19 outbrea

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Chinese premier says China stands firmly with EU in fight against COVID-19

China stands firmly with the European Union (EU) and supports its anti-epidemic efforts, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday in a phone conversation with European Commission President Ursula vo

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Boeing continues production despite coronavirus spread

U.S. airplane giant Boeing Company is continuing production under government guidelines despite the spread of the coronavirus. "Some Boeing sites were already partially or fully operating under th

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Germany starts repatriation campaign for citizens abroad amid coronavirus

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday that the country has launched repatriation efforts for thousands of Germans stuck abroad due to travel restrictions amid coronavirus outbreaks. "W