London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jurgen Klopp admitted on Sunday that it has been a “massive lift” to see his Liverpool squad back training together as they prepare for the return of the Premier League. The English top flight is set to restart on June 17 and teams have been …
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Mexico City, Mexico | AFP | Latin America’s beleaguered airlines will take up to three years to recover losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the meantime desperately need government help, according to experts surveying the damage to the industry. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates it will take …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With concerns of virus anxiety, Makerere University is embarking on study to establish how far patients who tested positive for the Coronavirus disease were affected. Prof. Noelene Nakasujja who heads the department of psychiatry revealed yesterday evening during a Citizen’s Webinar discussion on COVID-19. She …
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Washington, United States | AFP | As the coronavirus worked its way across the United States, it cleaved the country’s workforce in two: those who have the ability to work from home, and those who do not. From baristas to hotel workers to tourism operators, people whose job requires them to …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Admired by some but berated by others for imposing a tight lockdown, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a fresh leadership test over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Africa’s most industrialised nation is preparing to reopen its economy on Monday as it moves into …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Climate change, debt, mental health struggles and now the coronavirus: life is no laughing matter. But for under-30s the best way to stay sane is often to wisecrack. “We joke that we post because none of us can afford therapy,” says Chuck Wentzell, 26, a …
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🔺 May 30th – new COVID-19 cases 84 🔺 Total confirmed cases 413. 🔺 50 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry 🔺 32 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹51 positive foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total Recoveries: …
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Brussels, Belgium | AFP | US President Donald Trump faced a broad backlash Saturday over his decision to sever ties with the UN’s health agency during a pandemic, as the coronavirus surged in Latin America and Europe further reopened from lockdown. The EU called on Washington to reconsider its decision to …
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Banbury, United Kingdom | AFP | The cars snaking past the bunting-adorned entrance of a British care home point to an era when even cherished family visits have to be socially distant because of the coronavirus. Gracewell of Adderbury home for the elderly, in central England, is trying out drive-through family …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has given a green light to six companies to start manufacturing face masks that meet the required standards. The standards body said “this is in line with the UNBS mandate of consumer protection aimed at protecting Ugandans from …
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