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Kenya reports 87 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 98,271

VCG Kenya's total number of COVID-19 infections rose on Sunday by 87, bringing the new cumulative cases to 98,271.The figures were announced by the ministry of health, which also noted that si

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U.S. diplomats urge Pompeo to denounce Trump for the Capitol riot

Dozens of U.S. diplomats have drafted a memo that urged the State Department to "explicitly denounce President [Donald] Trump's role" in the recent Capitol riot, and specifically they've called out S

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UK public urged to "stay at home" to fight coronavirus

A woman wearing a face mask is seen in a bus in London, Britain, Jan. 8, 2021. (Xinhua/Han Yan) The British government on Saturday urged Britons to "stay at home" in a major advertising campai

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How to prevent environment-to-human transmission of COVID-19?

02:34 China's top respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan recently talked about a new pattern of COVID-19 transmission in China: environment to human.What is environment-to-human transmission

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Kenya's COVID-19 caseload tops 97,000 mark as death toll nears 1,700

VCG The number of COVID19 infections in Kenya rose beyond the 97,000 mark on Tuesday as the country continues to record new cases daily.In a press statement, Minister of Health Mutahi Kagwe an

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British, South African COVID19 variants detected in Austria

People wearing face masks walk on a street in Vienna, Austria, Oct. 30, 2020. /Xinhua Austria has found four cases of the coronavirus mutation first detected in Britain and one case of the Sou

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Opera to return to Sydney after virus hiatus

The finishing touches were being put on a glitzy show at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday, as the venue prepared to host an opera crowd for the first time since March."The Merry Widow" will open

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France's giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights

France's interior minister said Saturday a judicial investigation has been opened to identify and prosecute organizers of an underground party that drew at least 2,500

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UK records 57,725 new coronavirus cases

The UK has recorded another 57,725 COVID-19 cases - its highest ever daily total. /VCG The UK has recorded another 57,725 COVID-19 cases - its highest ever daily total.A further 445 coronaviru

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Phildelphia's mummers can't stop, won't stop

00:43 Despite the cancellation of Philadelphia's annual New Year's mummers parade, rogue mummers still took to the streets to dance. See how they celebrated, some without wearing masks

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UK records highest daily COVID deaths since late April

A man wearing a face mask walks past the closed Novello Theatre in central London, Britain, Dec. 29, 2020. /Xinhua Britain has recorded almost 1,000 coronavirus deaths overnight, the highest d

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Japan’s PM seeks to enforce virus measures

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he plans to submit legislation that will make coronavirus measures legally binding for businesses, punish violators and incl

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Kenya reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, total tally jumps to 95,992

FILE PHOTO: Health workers measure the body temperature of a visitor at the entrance of Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 18, 2020. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya

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Current strain of coronavirus in Senegal is more virulent: minister

Two men wearing face masks ride a motorbike in Dakar, Senegal, on July 1, 2020. (Photo by Eddy Peters/Xinhua) The strain of virus of the second wave of coronavirus currently circulating in Sen

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Kenya's health ministry reports 282 new COVID-19 cases

An aerial shot of a busy street in Nairobi, Kenya. /VCG As Kenyans celebrate Christmas, the number of COVID-19 infections in the country rose by 282, according to the ministry of health.The po

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Paris' fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral rings in Christmas

The Notre Dame Cathedral choir, wearing hard hats and protective suits, recording a Christmas concert. /AP Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral

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Russia reports record daily COVID-19 cases

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask buys a ticket at a train station in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 4, 2020. /XinhuaRussia registered another 29,935 COVID-19 cases and