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Social distancing and coronavirus: The science behind the two-metre rule

Ministers are reportedly considering relaxing the two-metre rule for social distancing in workplaces.




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Malaria 'completely stopped' by microbe

Scientists say the microbe - found in the wild near Lake Victoria - has enormous potential.




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Timeline: Zambia

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: Tanzania

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: Somalia

A chronology of key events




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Nigeria timeline

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: Namibia

A chronology of key events




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Mauritania timeline

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: Liberia

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: The Gambia

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: Ethiopia

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: Equatorial Guinea

A chronology of key events




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Country profile: Zambia

Key facts, figures and dates




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Country profile: Tanzania

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Country profile: Namibia

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Mauritania country profile

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Country profile: Liberia

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Country profile: The Gambia

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Ethiopia country profile

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Country profile: Equatorial Guinea

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Country profile: Somalia

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Nigeria country profile

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Timeline: St Lucia

A chronology of key events




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Colombia timeline

A chronology of key events




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Timeline: Bolivia

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Country profile: St Lucia

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Regions and territories: French Guiana

An overview of French Guiana including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media




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Country profile: Colombia

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Country profile: Bolivia

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Coronavirus: Chinese official admits health system weaknesses

China says it will improve public health systems after criticism of its early response to the virus.




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‘Death Stranding’ game review: A stunning achievement that requires effort to truly appreciate

“Death Stranding” is one of the oddest, and one of the best, games of 2019.




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Don’t like ‘The Rise of Skywalker’? ‘The Mandalorian’ shows the Force is still strong with Star Wars.

The brand will live on, thanks to Jon Favreau and Baby Yoda.




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Hank Azaria reportedly quitting role as voice of Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

The actor has long voiced by the character, who had come under scrutiny for propagating stereotypes.




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Sketch artists at the impeachment trial are capturing scenes that the cameras cannot

The scenes they draw include a senator seemingly falling asleep.




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‘Bloodshot’ works, if only for the cinematic universe it has the potential to create

Vin Diesel stars as Bloodshot as Valiant Comics finally makes it to the big screen.




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Rosario Dawson will play fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano in ‘The Mandalorian.’ Is this the series’s next Baby Yoda moment?

Darth Vader's former apprentice Ahsoka Tano, as played by Rosario Dawson, will compete with Baby Yoda for attention this fall on Disney Plus.




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News24.com | Survivors of Nigeria's 'baby factories' share their stories

Girls who fled Boko Haram attacks are being enslaved and raped by human traffickers who then sell their babies.




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News24.com | Six killed as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia

Former defence minister says cargo plane shot down as it tried to land in the southern town of Bardale.




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News24.com | Nigeria reports record infections hours after lockdown was eased

Number of Covid-19 cases jumps by 245, the day Nigeria began phasing out emergency measures.




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News24.com | Covid-19: Man sentenced to death in Nigeria's first ever virtual ruling

A Nigerian court sentenced a man to death in the country's first ever virtual ruling during a five-week coronavirus lockdown.




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News24.com | Virus patients protest in north Nigeria

A group of coronavirus patients staged a protest outside an isolation centre in northern Nigeria to demand increased medical attention and food, officials and residents have said.




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News24.com | Ethiopia's Abiy warns of opposition power grab amid pandemic

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that opposition politicians were trying to exploit uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic to seize power, risking instability.