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Chad to stop taking part in regional anti-jihad operations

BANDIKAO, CHAD – NOVEMBER 13: Chadian Army soldiers drive to Bandikao as they conduct a rescue mission on November 13, 2006 in Bandikao Village, 90 Km south of Goz Beida, Chad. /Getty Images/ Mar

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COVID-19's journey across the world mapped by scientists

The COVID-19 virus has mutated as it has spread, research has found, allowing scientists to track its origins and potentially predict future trends.What is believed to be the original strain of the v

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91 S. Koreans retest positive for COVID-19 after release from quarantine

A total of 91 South Koreans had retested positive for the COVID-19 after being released from quarantine with full recovery, the country's health authorities said Friday

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Roundup: U.S. COVID-19 cases top 460,000 as death toll surpasses 16,000

A total of 462,135 COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States as of 9 p.m. EST on Thursday (0100 GMT on Friday) with a death toll of 16,513, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins Un

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Swedes urged to cancel all travel plans over Easter as community spread of COVID-19 increases

Sweden's Home Affairs Minister Mikael Damberg said on Thursday that all forms of travel should be avoided and social distancing be upheld while restaurants should not allow crowds to form in outdoors

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UK lockdown to continue as coronavirus deaths keep rising

Britain's coronavirus lockdown is to continue as the country heads towards one of its biggest holiday weekends of the year while the death toll keeps growing, it was announced Thursday. Foreign

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OPEC+ formulates a two-year oil cut deal to be implemented gradually

OPEC+ initiates a two-year oil cut deal to be implemented gradually. Major oil producers agreed to slash output as feuding members of the OPEC+ coalition buried differences in an effort to lif

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Clinical trial of antimalarial drug for COVID-19 treatment starts in U.S.

A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, for the treatment of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 has begun

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After an extended quarantine, the next ISS crew arrives in orbit

Working from home is easy for some and difficult for others, but one place it’s downright impossible is the International Space Station. So pandemic or no pandemic, the latest crew had to get th

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Free tool helps manufacturers map where COVID-19 impacts supply chain

Assent Compliance, a company that helps large manufacturers like GE and Rolls Royce manage complex supply chains through an online data exchange, announced a new tool this week that lets any company,

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Euro countries are trying once again to agree on coronavirus stimulus after failed talks

The euro zone is making another attempt at agreeing on new fiscal stimulus to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, after 16 hours of talks earlier this week failed to pr

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After Trump's threat, UN chief defends WHO, Tedros calls for unity

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored on Wednesday the importance of the World Health Organization (WHO) during the COVID-19 pandemic.He made the remarks af

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iFood merges with Delivery Hero’s Domicilios.com to challenge Rappi in Colombia

Latin America’s leading legacy food delivery company iFood and Delivery Hero-owned Domicilios.com are merging in a bid to take on the food startup Rappi on its home turf.The price of the transaction w

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Trump takes break from COVID-19 crisis to sign order to mine the moon

As the US virus death toll hits 13,000, the president turns his focus to what Russia says may be "an attempt to privatise space".

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Facebook launches Tuned app for couples

The app will allow couples to build "a private space for your most important relationship".

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CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drugs promoted by Trump

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs aggre

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China’s Olympic Weightlifting Champion Shi ready for Tokyo 2020

With the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics being delayed to July of next year, China's Rio Olympic champion Shi Zhiyong made no complaints and continued his down-to-earth training methods with the weight