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Bangladesh coast guard rescues more than 350 Rohingya turned away from Malaysia due to lockdown
A Bangladesh coast guard has rescued 396 starving survivors on a ship that drifted for weeks...
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Coronavirus: UK government announces that families of dying patients to be given ‘right to say goodbye’
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has given families the right to say goodbye’ as he set...
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Safaricom sees 70% jump in data usage as Kenyans stay at home due to coronavirus
NAIROBI (The Southern African Times) - Kenya’s top telecoms operator Safaricom has seen a 70% surge...
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Coronavirus ‘Great Lockdown’ will shrink global economy by 3% in 2020 -IMF
WASHINGTON (The Southern African Times) - The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during...
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China approves two experimental coronavirus vaccines to enter clinical trials
China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus that...
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IMF approves $1 bln in emergency aid for Ghana, $442 mln for Senegal
(The Southern African Times) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday said its executive board had...
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Global lockdown sends telcoms shares into a downward spiral
While the telecommunications industry has been receiving well-deserved attention and praise recently, the coronavirus outbreak has...
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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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UK coronavirus deaths rise above 11,000, government grapples with economic toll
LONDON (The Southern African Times) - The death toll from COVID-19 in British hospitals rose to...
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China in the driver’s seat amid calls for Africa debt relief
WASHINGTON (The Southern African Times) - Support is growing for debt relief to help the world’s...
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