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Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries

Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s Sahel which has now displaced more than two million people within the borders of their countries for the first time ever. The Sahel – which includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger — is home to some of the...

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Coronavirus digest: Germany crosses 50,000 total COVID deaths

Germany’s total coronavirus pandemic death toll has crossed the 50,000-mark on Friday, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country’s public health agency for disease control and prevention. The country reached the grim milestone when health authorities recorded 859 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours. In Germany, authorities count all deaths of people who died directly...

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Covid-19 rules: Dubai suspends entertainment activities

Covid-19 rules: Dubai suspends entertainment activities

The Dubai Tourism on Thursday suspended all the entertainment permits issued in the emirate. The Dubai Media Office, on its official Twitter handle, announced that to ensure public health and safety, all the entertainment permits issued in the emirate will be on hold effective immediately. It also said the Dubai Tourism will continue to evaluate...

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UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO

UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO

The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago. With the global death toll now well past two million, and new variants of the virus causing deep concern, countries across the world are grappling with how to slow infections until...

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Partial lockdown in Beijing as UK virus variant detected

Partial lockdown in Beijing as UK virus variant detected

1.6 million residents were banned from leaving Beijing on Wednesday as two Covid-19 cases linked to a new UK virus variant were found in the Chinese capital. China has lauded its response to the pandemic, which emerged in the central city of Wuhan just over a year ago but has been broadly brought to heel,...