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A man walks past a pharmacy where COVID-19 tests are conducted in Santiago, Chile
World
20.08.2024
'Total' lockdown for Chile capital after virus spike
South Africa, the continent's most industrialised nation, went into a strict five-tier lockdown at the end of March 2020
World
20.08.2024
S.Africa to ease virus lockdown further by end-May
Havana's Revolution Square stands nearly empty on May Day 2020 as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic -- the US has accused Cuba of not doing enough on counterterrorism
World
20.08.2024
US, Cuba trade terrorism accusations as Havana blacklisted
As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, the WHO said it may never be wiped out entirely
World
20.08.2024
Coronavirus may never go away: WHO
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Residents of Zibane-Koira Zeno, a village in the Tillaberi region of Niger, discuss the deadly attacks
World 20.08.2024
Fear, anger in west Niger after deadly triple attack
Edwin Congo (pictured 2005) and a one-time doctor to Argentine football icon Diego Maradona were arrested, along with 16 others, for suspected involvement in an international cocaine smuggling ring, police said
World 20.08.2024
Spanish police say drug ring smuggled cocaine-laced cardboard
An aerial shot taken in April 2020 shows people waiting while adhering to social distancing in a parking lot before entering a supermarket in Grand Baie, Mauritius; the country has declared wary victory over the coronavirus
World 20.08.2024
Mauritius says battle 'won' as all virus patients discharged
Havana's Revolution Square stands nearly empty on May Day 2020 as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic
World 20.08.2024
US adds Cuba to blacklist on counterterrorism
Cypriot hospitals have managed to avoid being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, but the island has seen 1,013 cases including 21 deaths
World 20.08.2024
Cyprus says Turkey denied COVID-19 supply flight airspace entry
Zakiath Latoundji, president of the Union of Benin Media Professionals, said the union plans to set up a unit to support journalists who are victims of harassment
World 20.08.2024
#MeToo in Benin: 'fed-up' journalists decry harassment in the media
At the gates of Europe, Morocco has long been a transit point for migrants from Africa looking to make the journey across the Mediterranean
World 20.08.2024
Sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco trapped by virus and poverty
Officials opened some beaches on the west coast of France, but not for static activity such as picnic parties or sunbathing
World 20.08.2024
Swim, jog, but no sunbathing: France reopens some beaches
Cedric Herrou was originally given a four-month suspended sentence for helping about 150 migrants trying to enter the country
World 20.08.2024
Frenchman cleared of charges for aiding migrants
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