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Limited COVID-19 testing? Researchers in Rwanda have an idea
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Limited COVID-19 testing? Researchers in Rwanda have an idea

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Like many countries, Rwanda is finding it impossible to test each of its citizens for the…
Extreme poverty rises; a generation sees a future slip away
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Extreme poverty rises; a generation sees a future slip away

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As a domestic worker, Amsale Hailemariam knew from the inside out the luxury villas that…
Africa passes 1 mn confirmed virus cases; true number far more
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Africa passes 1 mn confirmed virus cases; true number far more

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed one million, but global health experts say the true toll is…
In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response
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In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo…
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
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Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew

PARIS (AP) — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil,…
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity
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US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity

BEIJING (AP) — Antagonisms between the United States and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official…
Pregnant women at risk of death in Kenya’s COVID-19 curfew
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Pregnant women at risk of death in Kenya’s COVID-19 curfew

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Veronica Atieno remembers feeling her way through the dark alleys between the shacks that make up…
Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region: Reuters tally
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Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region: Reuters tally

(Reuters) – Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the…
Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa
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Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lessons via radio or TV. Math problems in newspapers. Classes on Zoom or WhatsApp. The options…
Virus deaths top 600,000 as cases rise in India, SAfrica
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Virus deaths top 600,000 as cases rise in India, SAfrica

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India were struggling to hold down rising rates of…
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