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Israeli government faces mounting criticism amid economic fallout from COVID-19
by Keren Setton
As the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel becomes more widespread, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
GPE offers 47 countries grants for improving learning amid COVID-19
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has announced the disbursement of 381 million U.S. dollars to help 47 countries respond to coronavirus-related school closures...
Digitalization critical to reviving Uganda’s economy amid COVID-19 – World Bank
The World Bank said in a report Wednesday that digital technologies are critical in reviving Uganda's economy, which has been hit hard by the...
Key Ghanaian institutions shut down over COVID-19
Some key state institutions in Ghana are grappling with the novel coronavirus outbreak as the country tries to ease restrictions on business activities to...
South Sudan central bank cuts benchmark lending rate amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Central Bank of South Sudan on Tuesday reduced the benchmark lending rate to 10 percent from 13 percent in an attempt to mitigate...
Kenya expresses concern about mental illness amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kenya's Ministry of Health on Tuesday expressed concern about the rising cases of mental illness which it said has increased rapidly since the outbreak...
Trump delivers divisive message amid spike of coronavirus cases on Independence Day
U.S. President Donald Trump made an Independence Day speech from the White House on Saturday evening, self-praising his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
South Africa marks 100 days in COVID-19 lockdown amid rising caseload
South Africa on Saturday marked 100 days since the country went into a COVID-19 lockdown amid a rising national caseload.
The country...
Farm murders surge in South Africa amid pandemic
South Africa has seen a sudden escalation of farm murders recently amid the COVID-19 pandemic, civil rights organisation AfriForum said on Saturday.
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U.S. equities post weekly gains amid upbeat economic data, Fed minutes
Wall Street's major averages advanced in the holiday-shortened week as investors digested a slew of key economic data and the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting...
Japan’s top flight football league resumes amid new pandemic worries
Japan's top flight football league resumed behind closed doors on Saturday amid worries of a second wave of coronavirus infections.
The J-League...
Asian, black Americans more likely to face racial discrimination amid COVID-19
Asian and black Americans have been more likely than other groups to report negative experiences due to their race or ethnicity since the COVID-19...
Trump slams removal of controversial monuments amid nationwide racial reckoning at Mount Rushmore
U.S. President Donald Trump visited Mount Rushmore in the midwestern state South Dakota on Friday to kick off Independence Day weekend, slamming the removal...
U.S. to mark July 4 amid widespread protests against racism, police brutality
The Fourth of July weekend is drawing near in the United States, but this year's Independence Day comes against an unusual backdrop, marked by...
South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surge amid mounting calls for tougher lockdown
South Africa on Friday saw a record number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases amid mounting calls for higher levels of lockdown.
The...
Freight train service deepens China-Europe cooperation amid pandemic
By Jiang Bo
On June 29, a Yiwu-Madrid express train carrying 70 TEU containers of pandemic prevention materials arrived in Madrid, Spain. The goods, including...
Somalia marks 60th independence anniversary amid calls for unity
Somalia celebrated the 60th Independence anniversary on Wednesday amid calls for solidarity despite the challenges facing the Horn of Africa nation.
In his message, President...
Kenya launches program to boost animal protection amid climate disasters
Kenya on Friday launched a capacity development program targeting veterinarians and farmers to enhance their capacity to protect animals from disasters linked to extreme...
Tanzania has sufficient food stocks amid COVID-19 – Japhet Hasunga
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture Japhet Hasunga said on Thursday the east African nation is self-sufficient in food stocks despite the outbreak of the COVID-19...
Cameroon to revise 2020 budget amid COVID-19, cutting revenues by 11 percent
The Cameroonian government sent to parliament on Wednesday a draft of its revised state budget for 2020, reducing revenues by more than 10 percent...
WFP receives US$10 million donation to help Zimbabwe amid COVID-19
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received an additional 10 million U.S. dollars from the U.S. government to help struggling families in...
Kenya secures US$5.6 million to safeguard trade amid COVID-19
The EU is set to provide Kenya with 600 million shillings (about 5.6 million U.S. dollars) to safeguard its trade with the rest of...
Botswana’s inflation drops amid data collection challenges
Botswana data authority had reiterated that the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disturb collection information to measure inflation on the economy.
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U.S. COVID-19 cases over 2.1 million as new hotspots emerge amid economy reopening
U.S. COVID-19 cases topped 2.1 million with over 116,000 fatalities on Monday as new hotspots emerged in many states where restrictions in place to...
Stay-at-home measures create jobs for Kenya’s artisans amid COVID-19 outbreak
Since mid-April, George Japolo, a furniture maker in Kitengela, south of Kenya's capital Nairobi, has refurbished dozens of seats at peoples' homes in the...
Uganda postpones school reopening amid COVID-19
Uganda on Monday announced to postpone the reopening of schools by another month as it studies the impact of the easing of lockdown measures...
Rwandan young people throw themselves into volunteer work amid COVID-19
by James Gashumba
"Keep a distance from one another, the new coronavirus is still with us," a young lady Jeannette Zaninka, speaking...
Nigerian resident doctors issue ultimatum for strike amid COVID-19 fight
Resident doctors in Nigeria have issued an ultimatum to embark on an indefinite strike if the government failed to address their demands within 14...
Face mask demand help people earn livelihood amid COVID-19 in Nigeria
by Olatunji Saliu
From her small room at a low-income suburb in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, Deborah Olasupo makes scores of face masks daily...
South African government unveils guidelines for religious gatherings amid pandemic
The South African government on Friday unveiled guidelines for religious gatherings after the country eases COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
After wide consultations with the religious sector,...