New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days

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New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days

BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases Saturday.

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Burundi's Tense Election Campaign Sparks Fears of Further Violence

Burundi's election campaign, which ended on Sunday, left several dead and injured in clashes that broke out between members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party and the main opposition CNL party

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Covid-19: Global tensions simmer over race for vaccine

Global tensions simmered over the race for a coronavirus vaccine Thursday, as the United States and China traded jabs, and France slammed pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi for suggesting the US would get any eventual vaccine

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Malawi: Dire costs for campaign amid virus - experts

Officials and experts are sounding the alarm as Malawi shifts to top campaign gear with giant rallies for an unprecedented presidential re-run despite the coronavirus

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Trinidad and Tobago lie in the Caribbean Sea off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Trinidad, the larger at 1,864 sq mi (4,828 sq km), is mainly flat and rolling, with mountains in the north that reach a height of 3,085 ft (940 m) at Mount Aripo. Tobago, at just 116 sq mi (300 sq km), is heavily

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Ebola vaccinations underway in new DR Congo outbreak

Six people have died of the much-feared haemorrhagic virus since June 1.

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Don't neglect other diseases - UNICEF warns

While the world is mesmerized by the new coronavirus, other infectious diseases continue to kill millions of people, including many children in developing

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Despite Guv's OK, Stylist Fears Reopening

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Abd el-Krim was born in the small settlement of Ajdir, across Alhucemas Bay from the Spanish army’s island presidio of Peñón de Alhucemas. Ajdir belonged to the Aït Youssef Ou Ali faction of the Beni Urriaguel family, the largest and most-populous Berber group in the Rif. Abd el-Krim’s father was

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Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across Continent Surpass 559,000, With 12,769 Deaths

[allAfrica] As of July 11, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 559,446.

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Africa: Powering Health Across Africa Through COVID-19 and a Changing Climate

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Two Free COVID-19 Testing Sites To Launch In South King County - The Seattle Medium

Two new free COVID-19 test sites will open in South King County over the next two weeks. According to officials, these new testing sites in Renton and Auburn will bring additional free COVID-testing to south King County where communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and will

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What is democracy? The dictionary describes it as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. But what does that really mean?

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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Agencies IOM and UNICEF Vow to Investigate 'Jobs-for-Sex' in Congo - allAfrica.com

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Africa: UCT's Wasserman to Address First Who Infodemiology Conference

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Africa: Football and Politics - When Algeria Won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

[The Conversation Africa] With African football on hold and the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) rescheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's plenty of nostalgia to go around. But memories of the Algeria's biggest football wins can offer more than just nostalgia. The 2019 Afcon win in Egypt

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Africa: Continent Nears 1 Million Covid-19 Cases, With 20,628 Dead

[allAfrica] As of August 4, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 968,612.

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Women Data Scientists Created GPS-Driven App to Help Kenya Keep Covid-19 Numbers Low - L.A. Focus Newspaper

A group of female data researchers are providing the tech and data muscle behind digital tools the Kenyan government uses to track and contain Covid-19. Women in GIS Kenya (WiGISKe), a geospatial technology non-profit, partnered with the country's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization

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Second Wave of Coronavirus: What is it & How Long Will It Last? | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

As Americans continue to try and manage life while fighting off the coronavirus, one question is on a The post 'Second Wave' of Coronavirus: What is it How Long Will It Last? appeared first on BlackDoctor.org.

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Dallas Public Library launches curbside service | Dallas Weekly

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Somalia's COVID-19 Cases Soar to 1,219

The Somali health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 49 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of infections to

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Ebay Donates Nearly $10 Million For Domestic and International COVID-19 Relief Efforts

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Georgia - Coronavirus claims 6,000 lives over Labor Day weekend

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Drew: Why Face Masks Have Proven to Protect Against COVID-19

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Biden says it's 'a battle for the soul of the nation,' while Trump's America has no soul

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Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses 23,000 as Total Cases Exceed One Million

[allAfrica] As of August 10, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,048,285.

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Guinea, in West Africa on the Atlantic, is also bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte dIvoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Slightly smaller than Oregon, the country consists of a coastal plain, a mountainous region, a savanna interior, and a forest area in the Guinea Highlands. The highest

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Africa: More Than 3 Billion People Protected From Harmful Trans Fat in Their Food

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Newswire: Former Liberian leader joins panel investigating the global response to COVID - 19

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COVID-19 testing is more focused as new cases emerge — The Sacramento Observer

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