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A Venezuelan migrant wears a face mask as he waits to board a bus to voluntarily return to his country because of the novel coronavirus in Cali, Colombia, on April 14
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20.08.2024
Coronavirus could spark second LatAm 'lost decade': IMF
China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, pictured November 2019, spoke after the US criticised China for not sharing information on the virus more quickly
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20.08.2024
Putin, Xi slam attempts to blame China for late virus response
Many African countries have imposed lockdowns and curfews in a bid to slow the spread of the virus
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20.08.2024
Africa says debt moratorium is positive but falls short
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attends a videoconference with G7 leaders on coordination of the COVID-19 pandemic response at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on April 16, 2020
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20.08.2024
G7 to coordinate economic reopening plans amid outbreak
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Ukrainian prisoners being handed over at the Mayorske checkpoint in eastern Ukraine
World 20.08.2024
Ukraine swaps prisoners with rebels ahead of Orthodox Easter
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (pictured February 2020) warned that "with the global recession gathering pace, there could be hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths in 2020"
World 20.08.2024
UN chief calls to protect children from COVID-19 consequences
South African police have been arresting those suspected of breaking the alcohol sales ban during the lockdown
World 20.08.2024
S.Africans turn to home-brewed beer to beat virus booze ban
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank asked members to step up with emergency financing during virtual Spring Meetings amid the COVID-19 pandemic
World 20.08.2024
Everything on the table to attack virus damage: IMF
Yemeni pro-government fighters gather at a petrol station on April 10 in the coastal town of Shihr, in the southern Hadramawt province where the country's first case of coronavirus was reported
World 20.08.2024
UN Yemen envoy: 'Good progress' on ceasefire despite continued fighting
With oceans predicted to rise by one to two metres by 2100, researchers in the US looked at the frequency of extreme water levels measured by 202 tide gauges along the US coastline
World 20.08.2024
Extreme floods to hit US cities 'almost daily' by 2100
Britain is expected to extend the stay-at-home order for three more weeks
World 20.08.2024
UK set to extend coronavirus lockdown as death rate sees spike
Overcrowded prisons are well-known targets for coronavirus. Abidjan's main prison, designed for 1,500 inmates, has a population of 7,000
World 20.08.2024
Ivory Coast races to protect jails from coronavirus
The 'intubox' creates a protective space around a sedated and intubated patient
World 20.08.2024
S.African doctors design virus 'box' to prevent infection
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