Brazil opens itself up, to everything except masks

Latin America named virus epicentre

The World Health Organization declared Latin America "a new epicentre" of the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on state and local governments to speed up the reopening of the reeling American

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South Africa: Lockdown 'No Longer Sustainable' Despite Surge in Cases

Despite a rapid rise in cases, Ramaphosa pushed to continue to ease lockdown restrictions this

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Congo democratic republic

In Jan. 2001, Kabila was assassinated, allegedly by one of his bodyguards. His young and inexperienced son Joseph became the new president. He demonstrated a willingness to engage in talks to end the civil war. In April 2002, the government agreed to a power-sharing arrangement with

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Africa: South Africa Prepares to Protect Groundwater From Coronavirus Mass Graves

Authorities are trying to ensure a surge in deaths doesn't lead to unplanned mass burials that could contaminate water supplies

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DRC marks independence day under political tensions

This year’s celebration, however, will not feature pomp and grand military parade as President Félix Tshisekedi dictated the funds be directed in the fight against

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US records 820 new Covid-19 deaths

The United States on Sunday recorded 820 new coronavirus fatalities in the previous 24 hours, but the country's total death count neared 90,000, a Johns Hopkins University tracker

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 508,114 cases; 11,978 deaths; 245,033 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Florida records new daily high in COVID-19 cases

MIAMI — The state of Florida has set another record in daily confirmed coronavirus

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Libya exhuming mass graves in western city, Tarhuna

Medical teams from Libya’s UN-recognized unity government on Tuesday exhumed mass graves discovered in the western city of

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Coronavirus in Africa: 78,280 cases; 2,624 deaths; 29,245 recoveries

There are now more than over 70,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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181 Blacks in Chicago died at home of COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group

New data shows that 87 died the same day incident was reported, with many being Black females

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HRW denounces extrajudicial executions in Burkina Faso | Africanews

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced recent extrajudicial executions of 180 people in Djibo, northern Burkina

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 418,211 cases; 10,406 deaths; 198,182 recoveries

There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Madagascar sends doctors, soldiers to virus-hit city

The government of Madagascar has announced the deployment of soldiers and doctors to the city of Toamasina (east), after a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country’s second largest

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Tivoli incursion - ten years on | Woman: I witnessed point-blank murders

The bloody firefights of May 24-26, 2010, triggered the collapse of the Coke dynasty that held Tivoli Gardens in its grip for more than two

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 578,307 cases; 12,989 deaths; 284,972 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 550,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Red Flag Warning: COVID-19 Accelerates in the Inland Region

Several employees at Riverside County Administration Center test positive for COVID-19 and Newly Available Forecast Modeling by the State of California Paints Deadly Picture for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

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US in trouble

MIAMI, United States (AP) Hospitals rapidly approached capacity in Florida and Texas, and the Miami area closed restaurants again Monday because of the surging coronavirus, as the US emerged from a Fourth of July weekend of picnics, pool parties and beach outings that health officials fear could

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 594,955 cases; 13,246 deaths; 295,242 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 590,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Allegheny County reports 28 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

Allegheny County reported 28 new COVID-19 cases and one new hospitalization Monday but no new deaths second day in

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Geography and Overview of the Caribbean Nation of Haiti

Population: 9,035,536 (July 2009

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Coronavirus: Africa's most impacted as South Africa hits 10,000 cases

53 African countries have officially recorded

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Oak Lawn, Country Club Hills, lead in COVID-19 Deaths | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Fatalities continue to rise in towns outside Chicago with large Black populations

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Covid-19: Kenya's cases rise to 4,797

Nairobi, Mombasa and Busia counties in Kenya have continued to recorded surges in the rate of transmission of the coronavirus Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has

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Africa's top virus deaths: 'Progressive' South African queen succumbs | Africanews

The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth

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Africa virus stats: 347,836 cases; 9,070 deaths; 166,074 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 330,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Coronavirus in Africa: 88,264 cases; 2,832 deaths; 33,898 recoveries

There are now more than over 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Mass grave found of Sudanese conscripts killed in 1998, says prosecutor

Sudan's public prosecutor announced on Monday the discovery of a mass grave containing conscripts allegedly killed after trying to flee a military camp in 1998 under ousted president Omar

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'Big catch' as suspect in murder of UN experts arrested in DR Congo

Kananga, DR Congo – One of the main suspects in the murder of two UN experts probing mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested after a three-year manhunt for the militia chief, officials said on

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Stocks Rise On Wall Street, But US Braces For 100,000 Deaths | Afro

By MATT OTT, TED SHAFFREY and LISA MARIE PANE, Associated Press

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