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CNN appoints Rani Raad as head of network’s commercial arm
Raad, a Lebanese CNN veteran of 22 years, started his career at the network in New York before holding a number of senior international roles with CNN and WarnerMedia.…
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Curbs eased in parts of Saudi Arabia’s Madinah as 10 new COVID-19 deaths announced
Coronavirus restrictions have been eased in some Madinah neighborhoods allowing residents to leave their homes between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (SPA)
Coronavirus…
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Ethiopian court jails ex-minister for corruption
Bereket Simon was a founding member of the EPRDF that came to power in the early 1990s
A court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia, has sentenced the country’s former communications…
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Italy registers over 30,000 deaths due to coronavirus
Italy has registered 30,201 deaths due to the novel coronavirus, after an increase of 240, the Civil Protection Agency reported on Friday.
The country has reported a total of…
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Coronavirus: Pandemic sends US jobless rate to 14.7%
New York, the US financial capital, is also one of the US hotspots for the coronavirus
The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April, as the…
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German reporter accuses former French president of sexual harassment
Former French President, Valery Giscard d’Estaing
A German reporter came forward on Thursday with an allegation of sexual harassment against former French President Valery…
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Trump says coronavirus worse ‘attack’ than Pearl Harbor
United States President Trump
US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States, pointing the finger at China.
Mr…
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Coronavirus: Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash
Planes have been transporting medical supplies to deal with coronavirus around Africa
Somalia is investigating how a private Kenyan plane with coronavirus medical supplies…
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Coronavirus: New lows for deaths in France, Spain and Italy
People buy fish in Marseille. France is to lift its lockdown on 11 May
France, Italy and Spain have registered the lowest daily death tolls for weeks as they prepare to ease…
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Israel’s high court hears petitions against new coalition gov’t
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Israel's Supreme Court has begun hearing to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been indicted for corruption,…
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North and South Korea ‘exchange gunfire across border’
North Korean soldiers look towards a South Korean soldier standing guard at the border truce village of Panmunjom in the DMZ
South Korea's military has said its troops exchanged…
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Coronavirus: Johnson reveals ‘contingency plans’ made during treatment
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has revealed "contingency plans" were made while he was seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus.
In an interview with the…
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Philippines: Nearly 10,000 prisoners released over virus fears
Physical distancing is all but impossible in the country's prison system
The Philippines has released nearly 10,000 prison inmates as the country races to halt the spread of…
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Kim Jong-un appears in public, North Korean state media report
State media issued this picture said to show Kim Jong-un opening a fertiliser plant on Friday
Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state…
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South African anti-apartheid veteran Denis Goldberg dies
In 2013, Denis Goldberg revisited the farm in Rivonia which was an ANC hideout and where he was arrested
Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who was…
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Boris Johnson welcomes first child with Fiancée, Carrie Symonds amidst coronavirus crisis
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson with fiancée, Carrie Symonds
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has announced the arrival of his first child with fiancée, Carrie Symonds days…
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