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China to support Zambia in COVID-19 fight with medical supplies

China and Zambia on Tuesday signed an agreement for the supply of medical supplies to help the southern African nation in its COVID-19 fight. The agreement will see th

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Mining firms urge Zambian gov't to shield them from COVID-19 impact

The IMF last week forecast Zambia's economy will contract by 3.5% in 2020, from growth of 1.5% in 2019. /VCG The Zambia Chamber of Mines has urged the government to help cushion the industry f

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Roundup: COVID-19 food crisis "entirely avoidable", but quick and strategic action needed

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening food security where people depend on small-scale farming or fishing for their livelihoods, but a global food crisis is "entirely avoidable" if policy makers take

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Apple expands App Store, Music, iCloud and other services to dozens of additional markets

Apple said today it is launching its services App Store, Apple Podcasts, iCloud, and Apple Music to dozens of additional markets in Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East among others in what

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China, Africa to work together against COVID-19

More than 60 scholars, think tank leaders and media representatives from China and 13 African countries signed a joint proposal on Friday regarding Africa and China col

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Great apes 'at risk of catching coronavirus from humans'

Great apes are feared to be at risk from the new coronavirus because they share between 97% and 99% of their DNA with humans.

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Kenya confirms 8 new COVID-19 cases, 216 in total

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday confirmed eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infected to 216. Mercy Mwangangi, chief administrative secretary

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Chinese business association donates to Zambia on COVID-19 fight

A Chinese business association in Chongwe district in Zambia's Lusaka Province on Tuesday donated various items toward local efforts to fight against COVID-19. The Zambia China Trade and Corporation

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Spotlight: Politicians, experts call for global cooperation against coronavirus pandemic

As the world is plagued with a spiral of coronavirus infections, politicians and experts call for global solidarity and cooperation against the pandemic. "COVID-19 sho

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Experts say closer U.S.-China collaboration key to global fight against COVID-19

Closer U.S.-China collaboration, a significant part of broader global cooperation and coordination, is key to the fight against an unprecedented pandemic like the ongoing COVID-19, several forme

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Experts say closer U.S.-China collaboration key to global fight against COVID-19

Closer U.S.-China collaboration, a significant part of broader global cooperation and coordination, is key to the fight against an unprecedented pandemic like the ongoing COVID-19, several forme

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Huawei donates COVID-19 medical supplies to Zambia

Chinese technology giant, Huawei Technologies, on Thursday donated medical supplies to help Zambia combat the COVID-19 outbreak. The donation was in the form of Intelligent Temperature Equipment

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Zambia confirms first 2 cases of COVID-19

Zambia on Wednesday announced its first two COVID-19 cases, with the government assuring citizens that there was no need to panic. The patients are a 39-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife that

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Toward steady and sustained development of China-Africa friendship

COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. It is currently spreading rapidly in Europe, Asia and America. In the meanwhile, Africahas also been witnessing cases emergi

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Global Business Daily: Lego up, airlines down, vegan burgers cheaper

"Anything else is surrender: this climate law is surrender, because nature doesn't bargain, and you cannot make deals with physics. We will not allow you to surrender on our future."Any hope MEPs had

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CAF unveils CHAN 2020 Groups

The draw was conducted at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports de Yaoundé in the capital, Yaounde. /Photo courtesy: CAF The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the draw for the 20

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Will the world heed the coronavirus wake-up call?

Fact: 99 percent of all novel coronavirus cases are in China.Fact: Two percent have been fatal.Fact: 80 percent of cases display mild symptoms.Those figures were extracted from a story on Monday o