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23 Killed, 22 injured in a Lagos-bound truck in Nigeria

VCG Image The Niger State police command has said 23 people lost their lives when a truck loaded with cows and 45 people skidded off the road and somersaulted into a bush.The accident occurred

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Egypt, DR Congo presidents hold telephone conversation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi./VCG Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday held a telephone conversation with his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Felix Tshiseked

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Eritrea reports first COVID-19 death

VCG Image Eritrea said on Wednesday that the Red Sea nation has recorded its first death related to COVID-19.The victim was a 50-year-old man receiving treatment for COVID-19 illness at a loca

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African Union says Ethiopia acted legitimately in Tigray

Ethiopia took “legitimate” military action in its Tigray province to preserve the country's unity and stability, the chairman of the African Union Commission said.Mouss

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2020 Chinese Bowstring Arts Festival kicks off in Beijing

National Museum of China and the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, two of China's prestigious cultural institutes, jointly launched the 2020 Chinese Bowstring A

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Iraqi PM warns of collapse of state without financial reforms

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi delivers a speech during the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. /Reuters Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhim

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Kenya records 552 new COVID-19 infections, total cases stand at 93,405

Minister for Health in Kenya, Mutahi Kagwe. /VCG Kenya's health ministry on Thursday confirmed 552 new cases of COVID-19 from 7,013 samples tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of

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5 key genes linked to severe COVID-19 found, suggesting drug targets

Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19, scientists said on Friday, in a research that also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat people who h

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HKSAR govt official stresses education on Constitution, Basic Law

A senior official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Sunday stressed the education on the Constitution and the Hong Kong Basic Law to

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Santa Claus in a pandemic

Just because you can’t sit on Santa’s lap this Christmas doesn’t mean he won’t be showing up. See all the resourceful and safe ways Santa Claus is already showing up

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Rahul Gandhi Accuses Indian PM Modi of Committing Atrocities Against Protesting Farmers

Amid the ongoing protests by farmers in the various parts of India's capital Delhi, Congress party politician Rahul Gandhi has accused the Narendra Modi government of c

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Africa's COVID-19 cases reach 2,163,284: Africa CDC

VCG Image The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Africa stood at 2,163,284 on Monday, according to data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.The data also shows t

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Kenya reports 711 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 83,316

VCG Image The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya rose to 83,316 on Sunday as the health ministry reported 711 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.The East African country's caseload h

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Vaccine news give hope to treatment in hospitals in Chicago

02:36 Now to the latest part in our week-long series, a "Return to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic."The news that various COVID-19 vaccines appear viable offers hope that thep

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See how drones gave Azerbaijan upper hand

00:47 The Azerbaijan defense ministry has released videos it claims to show drone attackson the Armenian military in the Nagorno-Karabakh region earlier this month.The videos of the dr

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U.K. slashes foreign aid spending commitment

U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak. /Matt Dunham/ AFP The U.K. has reduced its foreign aid spending commitment from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent of gross domestic product, sparking outcry from va

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Africa's COVID-19 infections reach 2,092,279

VCG Image The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 2,092,279 on Wednesday as various countries continue to report steady rises in their caseloads.According to the Africa Centres for