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China’s first-quarter GDP shrinks for first time on record
BEIJING (The Southern African Times) - China’s economy shrank in the March quarter for the first...
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Brazil: Bolsonaro fires popular Brazil health minister amid pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, whose dismissive stance toward the COVID-19 pandemic has angered...
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Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON (The Southern African Times) - Former Vice President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, was...
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British PM Johnson still in hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms
LONDON (The Southern African Times) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on...
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Trump: ‘Going to be a lot of death’ in U.S. next week from coronavirus
President Donald Trump told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the...
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OPEC allies work on unprecedented oil cut, await US efforts
OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented oil production cut equivalent...
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China mourns thousands who died in country’s coronavirus epidemic
China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak,...
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UK coronavirus deaths rise by 27%, minister laments ‘shocking’ toll
The number of deaths from coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose by 27% in the space...
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UN’s Antonio Guterres: “In the face of the pandemic, a moratorium on African debt is necessary”.
The world is facing a crisis of the likes not seen since 1945 and the creation...
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J&J, Moderna sign deals with U.S. to produce huge quantity of possible coronavirus vaccines
The U.S. government has cut deals with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) and...
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