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Religion & its Discontents: Considerations Around COVID-19 & Africa

Dr. Azza Karam is the Secretary General of Religions for Peace International and Professor of Religion and Development at the Vrije Universiteit (VU), Amsterdam; Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali is the Secretary General of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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COVID-19: The Digital Divide Grows Wider Amid Global Lockdown

The digital divide has become more pronounced than ever amid the global coronavirus lockdown, but experts are concerned that in the current circumstances this divide, where over 46 percent of the world’s population remain without technology or internet access, could grow wider — particularly among women.   “There were already deep divides in access to technologies […]

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News24.co.ke | Pupils begin KCSE exams, record number since 1989

One and half million students will be sitting their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations this year marking it as one of the highest since 1989.




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Hundreds test positive to COVID-19 on French aircraft carrier

More than 1700 mariners, nearly all from the Charles de Gaulle itself, with at least 668 infected. A third of tests still await results.




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Queen cancels birthday celebrations as COVID-19 sweeps through UK

The Queen has cancelled her birthday celebrations, deeming them inappropriate as Britain fights the coronavirus.




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Dear Diary: Ardern's new COVID-19 stopper

While Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proposed a voluntary contact tracing app, the New Zealand PM has a more homespun method for tracking its citizens.




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New Brunswick reports no new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday

On Friday the province conducted 397 COVID-19 tests. Since the outbreak began New Brunswick has conducted a total of 17,426 tests.




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Colleagues honour NHS nurse who died after contracting Covid-19

Two-minute silence held for father-of-four Augustine Agyei-Mensah, a highly regarded learning disabilities nurse

Tributes have been paid to a learning disabilities nurse who died after testing positive for coronavirus.

Augustine Agyei-Mensah, known to his colleagues as Gus, was described as a “highly regarded team member” at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS foundation trust (NHFT).

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Kanika Kapoor missing kids terribly during COVID-19 lockdown

Kanika Kapoor posted an adorable picture of her kids in a heartfelt post




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Zoa Morani urges all Covid-19 recovered people to donate blood for plasma therapy trials

Zoa took to Instagram and shared photos from the hospital while donating the blood.




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Drive-in prayer ceremonies held in Iran with mosques shut amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus: Travellers charged €190 at Vienna airport to avoid 14-day COVID-19 quarantine

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'At least 90,000 healthcare workers infected by COVID-19', says nursing group

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Coronavirus vaccine: Virus mutations could hold clues for COVID-19 cure

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Analysis: How important are face masks in protecting us from COVID-19?

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Coronavirus: How society is adapting to keep us apart amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus: Amsterdam art centre uses greenhouses to offer outdoor eating amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Millions at risk of tuberculosis amid COVID-19 lockdowns, warns study

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Over 19,000 artefacts seized in international art trafficking crackdown, says Europol

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Coronavirus latest: Italy second European country to reach 30k COVID-19 deaths

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Coronavirus: Czechs so far avoid worst of COVID-19 despite lenient lockdown

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 'has exposed fundamental tensions' between EU and China

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Coronavirus statistics: Latest numbers on COVID-19 cases and deaths

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Coronavirus: Denmark and Norway further relax COVID-19 restrictions

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Are the COVID-19 lockdowns sparking a rise in eco-fascism? | Culture Clash

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The deadly impact of Covid-19 on Europe's care homes

The deadly impact of Covid-19 on Europe's care homes




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Coronavirus: Hotels and Airbnb plan 'fundamental shift' after COVID-19 lockdowns

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Worldwide Covid-19 toll crosses 274,000

ISLAMABAD: At least 274,625 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 3,984,488...

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Covid-19 represents crisis for microfinance in low-income communities

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate challenges for institutions that serve affected communities, a study says.It was prepared by six academics associated with prestigious...

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COVID-19 represents crisis for microfinance in low-income communities

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate challenges for institutions that serve affected communities, a study says.It was prepared by six academics associated with prestigious...

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China says it backs WHO in tracing Covid-19

BEIJING: China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one...

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Punjab opp benches question spending of Rs 11 bn for Covid-19 management

LAHORE: Opposition MPAs Khwaja Salman Rafique and Uzma Bokhari at the Punjab Assembly criticised the Punjab government that it had claimed to have spent Rs 11 billion for tackling corona but the...

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The challenges of COVID-19

COVID-19, the deadly pandemic, is moving at a fast pace, killing thousands of people worldwide in its wake every day. The confirmed cases of coronavirus have topped 3.4 million worldwide while over...

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Pakistan to record 5m births in nine months since Covid-19 declared as pandemic

NEW DELHI: Pakistan is projected to record five million births in the nine months since the COVID-19 was declared pandemic in March and these births expected to take place between March and December,...

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Pakistanis, other ethnics more at risk from COVID-19 in UK

LONDON: Black people and men of Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin are nearly twice as likely to die from the COVID-19 disease than whites, even when adjusting data for deprivation, a new British...

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COVID-19 represents crisis for microfinance in low-income communities

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate challenges for institutions that serve affected communities, a study says.It was prepared by six academics associated with prestigious...

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Idris Elba seen walking streets of London after recovering from Covid-19

Idris Elba, along with his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elb, tested positive for a 'very mild' strain of coronavirus in March




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Elon Musk and Grimes to raise their child X Æ A-12 in gender-neutral way

Elon Musk and Grimes said they will be adopting a gender-neutral parenting style




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New York child dies from rare disease linked to Covid-19

NEW YORK: A five-year-old boy in New York state has died from a rare inflammatory disease believed to be caused by the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.“There have been 73 reported cases in NY of children getting severely ill with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease...




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Drop in Covid-19 cases 'a must' for returning to normality

EDINBURGH: The number of cases of Covid-19 needs to come down “substantially” and consistently before there can be any return to normality, a disease expert has said.Professor Hugh Pennington said that while “we may be past the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of...




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Covid-19 challenges: Imran stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation. A detailed...




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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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COVID-19 challenges: Imran stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation.A detailed...




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Worldwide COVID-19 toll crosses 274,000

ISLAMABAD: At least 274,625 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 3,984,488 officially recorded cases spanning 195 countries and territories.The United States is the...




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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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COVID-19 challenges: PM Imran Khan stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation.A detailed...




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COVID-19 death toll tops 274,000

ISLAMABAD: At least 274,625 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 3,984,488 officially recorded cases spanning 195 countries and territories. The United States is the...




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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pak GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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Tại sao Đông Nam Á không nên lo lắng về việc “chảy máu chất xám” -- by Elisabetta Gentile

Bài viết giải thích tại sao nhận thức cho rằng sự di cư của lao động có kỹ năng nghề làm tổn hại nguồn lực quốc gia là sai lầm.