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Coronavirus: ‘I’m all for masks,’ says Trump in change of tone
United States President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump, who has often pushed back against mask guidance from health officials, says he would wear one "in a tight situation…
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Hachalu Hundessa: Deadly protests erupt after Ethiopian singer killed
The 34-year-old's songs focused on the rights of his Oromo people
Seven people have died in Ethiopia in protests that followed the killing of musician Hachalu Hundessa, well…
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Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation
Waves of protests rocked Hong Kong last year, sparked by a bill that could see people extradited to China
China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over…
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China forcing birth control on Uighurs to suppress population, report says
A file photo shows a Uighur woman with children in China's northwest Xinjiang region
China is forcing women to be sterilised or fitted with contraceptive devices in Xinjiang in…
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Coronavirus: EU to allow in visitors from 14 ‘safe’ countries
Passport control at Larnaca airport, Cyprus
The EU has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed "safe" to be let in from 1 July, despite the pandemic - but the US, Brazil and…
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Micheál Martin becomes new Irish PM after historic coalition deal
Micheál Martin will lead his Fianna Fáil party into a historic coalition with Fine Gael and the Greens
Ireland's new taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has said the…
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Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic poll rerun
Lazarus Chakwera's political fortunes were revived by a court ruling that annulled last year's flawed election
Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won the country's…
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Australia caps toilet roll sales after panic-buying
Customers have been flocking to supermarkets for toilet roll amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in Victoria
Supermarkets in Australia have reintroduced limits on purchasing toilet…
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Coronavirus in Ethiopia: ‘Incredible recovery of man aged over 100’
The recovery from coronavirus of an Ethiopian man who is believed to be at least 100 years old was "incredible", one of the doctors who treated him told the BBC.
Aba Tilahun…
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US House passes ‘George Floyd’ police reform bill
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (centre) welcomed the bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a sweeping police reform bill that currently has little prospect of…
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Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner becomes overnight millionaire
Mr Laizer - holding up the precious stones - plans to build a school and a shopping centre in his community
A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire…
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Kenya policeman charged with murder after curfew killing of teenager
Local artists have painted a mural in memory of Yasin Moyo near where he lived in Nairobi
A Kenyan policeman has been charged with the murder of 13-year-old Yasin Moyo, who was…
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Trump targets foreign workers with new visa freeze
President Trump has made a tough immigration stance a key part of his campaign
US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other…
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COVID-19: After 100 days, New York City reopens for haircuts, outdoor dining
After more than 100 days of lockdown, New York City residents on Monday celebrated their progress in curbing the coronavirus pandemic by getting their first haircuts in months,…
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Reading stabbings: American Joe Ritchie-Bennett named as victim
Joe Ritchie-Bennett has been named as the second victim of the stabbings
An American man is the second victim of the Reading stabbings to be named.
Joe Ritchie-Bennett had lived…
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NIDO, Ghana Govt react to attack on Nigerian residential buildings
President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Ghana chapter, and the Government of Ghana on Monday reacted to the attacks on Nigerian…
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