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WHO driver carrying COVID-19 test samples shot dead in Myanmar
A driver, transporting COVID-19 test samples for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state, died on Tuesday...
Read moreUN survey shows climate, conflict, health issues expected to affect future most
Climate, environment, conflict and health risks top the list of issues that are expected to most affect the future, according...
Read moreVirgin Australia goes into voluntary administration
Virgin Australia has entered voluntary administration, with some 16,000 jobs up in the air, due to the coronavirus crisis after...
Read moreGov’t supporters in Brazil call for military intervention over virus
In the conflict over the correct handling of the new coronavirus, numerous government supporters have taken to the streets of...
Read moreWHO calls for non-pharmaceutical interventions to contain Covid-19
Dr Fiona Braka, Officer-in-Charge of World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nigeria, has called for Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions ( NPIs) in containing the...
Read moreMalians vote in legislative elections amidst safety, virus concerns
Voters in Mali headed to the polls for the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, in spite the coronavirus...
Read moreWuhan institute not source of coronavirus – China
Yuan Zhiming, the head of the Institute of Virology in Wuhan says the novel coronavirus did not originated in his...
Read moreIndonesia reports 327 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 6,575
Indonesia’s national tally of confirmed coronavirus cases increased to 6,575, following 327 new reported cases, an official said Sunday. Health...
Read moreCanada police arrest suspected gunman, say there have been several victims
Police in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday arrested a 51-year-old gunman suspected of shooting several people, whose...
Read moreCOVID-19: D-8 restates commitment to ensuring global health security, social protection
The Developing-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8) has restated its commitment to ensuring that global health security and social protection...
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