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Global Covid-19 cases surpass 76.2 million

Shawdesh Desk: As the coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, a total of  76.2 million people have been infected  globally and 1,684,816 have died, according to the Johns

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Italy announces Christmas and New Year lockdown

Shawdesh desk: Italy has ordered a nationwide lockdown over much of the Christmas and New Year period in an effort to combat a rise in coronavirus cases.   The country

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Suicide bomber kills 14 in attack aimed at Somali PM

Shawdesh dEsk: The death toll from a suicide bombing aimed at Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Roble has increased to 14. Among those killed in the explosion were members of the

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Migrants Day: Over 3,000 die during migration journeys in 2020

Shawdesh DEsk: The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory routes worldwide so far in 2020. IOM released the data for 2020

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Global Covid-19 cases cross 75.5 million

Shawdesh Desk: More than 75.5 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.67 million of them died since the first cases were reported in December last year,

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Kenyan man charged with planning 9/11-style attack on US

Shawdesh DEsk: Federal authorities on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the US on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab.

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French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19

Shawdesh desk: France’s President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the French presidency has said. The 42-year-old took a test after symptoms appeared and will now isolate for seven

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US states to start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday

Shawdesh Desk: States in the US will start receiving the first batch of the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine from Monday morning, US officials said Saturday, after the government gave the

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