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For a month now, millions of people had been ordered to stay home
World
17.08.2024
Relief mixes with worry as Nigeria orders lockdowns eased
Nurse Nosipho Dlamini at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg which was swamped by patients last month
World
17.08.2024
South African hospitals brace for virus surge
France is to make more than 26 million re-usable face masks available for purchase by the public by the end of this week
World
17.08.2024
France to unveil steps to lift virus lockdown
Strongman Khalifa Haftar has been accused by his detractors of seeking to impose a military dictatorship in Libya
World
17.08.2024
Libya unity government accuses rival Haftar of seeking coup
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Rising infection and mortality rates could pose a puzzle for authorities, as a population chafing at lockdown measures is just beginning to enjoy some refound freedoms
World 17.08.2024
German virus spread worsens as lockdown eases
Surfers rushed to Sydney's famous Bondi beach as Australia took its first steps in easing coronavirus restrictions
World 17.08.2024
Surf's up: Sydney reopens its famous Bondi Beach
More than 25 million residents in Abuja, Lagos and neighbouring Ogun state have been under federal lockdown since March 30
World 17.08.2024
Nigeria to ease lockdown for millions in key cities
Colombian soldiers at a ceremony to present a new battalion in Medellin on February 11,2020
World 17.08.2024
Colombia's ELN rebels scrap ceasefire
Bekale said the partial lifting of the lockdown took into account concern over potential  "social destabilisation" if people could not earn a living
World 17.08.2024
Gabon to relax virus lockdown in Libreville
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed through a raft of modernising reforms while also facing criticisms over the kingdom's rights record
World 17.08.2024
Activists cautious on Saudi floggings, death penalty reforms
King Amon N'Douffou V called coronavirus a "bad spirit"
World 17.08.2024
I.Coast king seeks to exorcise coronavirus
Madagascar has ruled that people caught not wearing a face mask outside will be forced to sweep the streets
World 17.08.2024
People caught without masks forced to sweep streets in Madagascar
An image from Iran state media showing the launch of the Nour satellite
World 17.08.2024
Pentagon downplays Iran military satellite as 'tumbling webcam'
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