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Kenya's COVID-19 death toll nears 2,400 mark

FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient isolation center in Machakos town in eastern Kenya, on August 3, 2020. /VCG The number of reported coronavirus-related deaths in Kenya is closing in on the 2,400

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Sudan shuts border with Ethiopia following Al-Qadarif COVID-19 spike

VCG Sudan has shut its eastern border with Ethiopia following a spike in COVID-19 infections in Al-Qadarif state, the Sudan Tribune news website reported on Tuesday.Al-Qadarif state is one of

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Thai provinces fear virus surge out of Bangkok ahead of holidays

A man wearing a face mask walks past Covid-19 coronavirus signage after taking a PCR test at the Urban Institute for Disease Prevention and Control in Bangkok on January 11, 2021. (Photo by Jack

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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 4.34 million: Africa CDC

Visitors wearing the face mask walk in a complex in Cape Town, legislative capital of South Africa, on April 2, 2021. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has

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New cases of 'double mutant' COVID-19 variant detected in U.S. state

People in Buena Park, California during a local festival, March 30, 2021. /CFP Five new cases infected with a "double mutant" of COVID-19 variant have been identified in the San Francisco Bay

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Hanfu parade in Jingzhou theme park adds cultural vibe to holiday

An eye-catching Hanfu parade was spotted in a theme park in Jingzhou, central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, the first day of China's Qingming Festival. /CFPPeople

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Tesla shares surge on record electric car deliveries in first quarter

Visitors wearing face masks check out a China-made Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicle at the electric vehicle maker's showroom in Beijing, China, January 5, 2021. /Reuters Shares of Tesla Inc

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Mexico’s lucha libre wrestlers come out to urge people to wear masks

02:22 Every country around the world has had its issues with mask-wearing​and compliance during the coronavirus pandemic.But how they handle it is another matter. In Mexico, some of th

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U.S. COVID-19 death toll would have been mitigated with earlier action

Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House coronavirus coordinator. /Reuters Dr. Deborah Birx, who coordinated the White House coronavirus task force under former President Donald Trump, believes t

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Creative canvas shoes inspired by the Forbidden City

A new creative and cultural product inspired by the Forbidden City has just been released, this time in the form of canvas shoes.The shoes, which come in two styles, were designed separately by studen

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5 Reasons you should attend TC Early Stage 2021 in April

We’re just days away from kicking off TC Early Stage 2021: Operations Fundraising on April 1-2. Join us for two program-packed days dedicated to founders in the earliest stages of startup life (pre-se

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Police Use Water Cannon as German Lockdown Protest Turns Violent

Police deployed water cannon and pepper spray after a gathering of some 20,000 protesters against lockdown and other coronavirus rules in central Germany turned violent

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UK records another 6,303 coronavirus cases, 95 deaths

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk in a subway station in London, England. /VCG Another 6,303 people in Britain tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus c

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Russia records 8,998 new COVID-19 cases

A woman wearing a face mask buys a ticket at a train station in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 4, 2020. /Xinhua Russia registered 8,998 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, down from 9,393 t

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Second batch of China donated COVD-19 vaccines arrives in Pakistan

Pakistan on Wednesday received the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government with a handover ceremony held at Noor Khan Air Base near Pakistan's capital Islamabad.Speaking o

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Yo-Yo Ma marks second jab with surprise concert in clinic

Receiving a second COVID-19 vaccine dose is often a cause for celebration and, in one US clinic, legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma marked the occasion with a surprise recital./AFP Receiving a second

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Man charged with kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard appears in court

The Metropolitan Police officer charged with kidnapping and murdering 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who vanished from the streets of south London on March 3, appeared in front of a magistrates court on