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Missouri to lift COVID-19 state of emergency

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) has lifted the state's COVID-19 state of emergency for the first time since March 2020."Thanks to the effectiveness of the vaccine, widesp

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Kenya's mobile payment in steady decline

VCG Mobile money usage in Kenya has been on a steady decline since January when the government ended relief measures that encouraged cashless transactions amid the coronavirus pandemic, accord

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Macron urges U.S. to lift restrictions on COVID-19 vaccine exports

France's President Emmanuel Macron hopes the night-time curfew will be completely lifted by July 30. /AP French President Emmanuel Macron has called upon the United Stated to drop its restrict

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Putin backs Russia waiving patents on its COVID vaccines

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he supported the idea of a waiver on patent protections for coronavirus vaccines as Russia registered its fourth virus jab called Sputnik Light.

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Distillers in Uganda swich from making booze to making hand sanitizer

A picture of the flag of Uganda./Getty Images Alcohol distillers in Uganda have turned to making hand sanitizers as the east African country steps up efforts to fight the spread of the novel c

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Asian countries suspend visas, international flights to curb COVID-19

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to climb across the world, some Asian countries have rolled out stricter measures to fight the pandemic that has infected more than 240,000 people