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Biden to mount federal vaccination campaign
President-elect Joe Biden, inheriting responsibility for a pandemic that is unchecked and worsening after nearly a year, has outlined his plan to throw the…
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North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles
North Korea has displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported on Friday.
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COVID-19: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses – Ramaphosa
AU confirmed that the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), has secured a provisional 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the continent.
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Jordan King receives COVID-19 vaccine
King Abdullah II of Jordan has received the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to a statement by the Royal Court.
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan in search of novel coronavirus origins
An international team of experts tasked with studying the origin of the Coronavirus outbreak has arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
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Previous COVID-19 infection gives some immunity, health body says
People previously infected with COVID-19 can have immunity for up to five months, but could still pass it on to others, England’s health agency said.
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Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda not dead, says envoy
Zambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Solomon Jere, has refuted media reports that the country’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, is dead.
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ECOWAS court invests in digital process to beat COVID-19 challenges
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has invested 345,126 U.S. dollars in digitization of its processes and the conduct of virtual court sessions, the President of the Court has said.
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Sri Lanka detects first patient with new COVID-19 variant
Sri Lanka has detected the new strain of the COVID-19 virus after a British national who recently arrived in Colombo tested positive.
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Rebels attack Central African Republic’s capital
Security forces in Central African Republic repel attack by armed groups seeking to seize capital Bangui early on Wednesday, Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada, says.