IMF approves $4.3 billion to help South Africa fight COVID-19
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The International Monetary Fund on Monday said it had approved $4.3 billion in aid to…
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North America
US, Australia open talks focused on China
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States and Australia on Monday opened top-level talks in which they are expected…
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Hurricane Douglas spares Honolulu, skirts Hawaii
by Ronen ZILBERMAN HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) -- Hurricane Douglas swept north of Hawaii late Sunday, sparing Honolulu but still posing…
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Trump national security advisor tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump's national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White…
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Young adults majority of new virus cases in Canada
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canadians under the age of 39 make up a clear majority of new cases of…
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Virus-hit Texas braces as 2020’s first hurricane, Hanna, takes aim
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Texas, already struggling with a surge in coronavirus cases, was bracing Saturday after storm Hanna…
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US marks second day with 70,000-plus new virus cases: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- For the second day running, the United States on Friday recorded more than 70,000 new…
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US health agency urges schools to reopen to students
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The top US health body has issued new…
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New US jobless claims rise to 1.42 million amid COVID-19 surge
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Claims for government benefits by newly unemployed American workers rose to 1.42 million last week,…
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UN calls for basic income to help world’s poorest in virus fight
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Nearly three billion of the world's poorest people should receive a temporary basic income…
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