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The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has long held influence in Africa. Throughout the 1960s, the PRC supported anti-colonial movements then swiftly established diplomatic relations with newly independent African nations. These relations were predicated on a South-to-South solidarity that manifested itself in Chinese economic development aid for Africa as well as support for pan-Africanist initiatives […]

A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, prepares to administer a nasal swab to a patient at a testing site for Covid-19 installed in front of the city hall in Paris, France, September 2, 2020. © Christian Hartmann, REUTERS French health authorities reported 7,017 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, sharply up […]

© Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS ANKARA, September 2. /TASS/. Turkey may soon issue a permit for tests of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday. “We have received an inquiry concerning trials of the vaccine developed in Russia. The related documents have already been checked and a permit will soon be […]

File picture of Alexei Navalny who is in a Berlin hospital. Photo: DPA Tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny showed that he was poisoned by a Novichok chemical nerve agent, the German government said Wednesday, demanding explanations from Moscow. “It is a shocking event that Alexei Navalny has become the victim of […]

Caption: Care worker first person to test positive for Covid-19 twice and beat it (Picture: Getty)  Caption: Care worker first person to test positive for Covid-19 twice and beat it (Picture: Getty) A British care worker and mum-of-two is one of only five people in the world to have tested positive for coronavirus twice. Heidi […]

The political conventions over, Joe Biden now leads Donald Trump in the race for the White House by 50%-43%, the new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds. That seven-point advantage has narrowed from the 12-point edge he held in June. As Labor Day looms, launching the campaign’s final sprint, the survey finds significant skepticism about whether the election […]

German virologist Christian Drosten. Photo: DPA Top virologist Christian Drosten’s coronavirus podcast is back. From suggesting a shorter quarantine period for people at risk of contracting the virus to discussions about immunity, here’s what we learned.  Drosten, of the Charité in Berlin, suggested shortening the quarantine period for people suspected of having Covid-19 on his […]

India said on Monday that its soldiers thwarted ‘provocative’ movements by China’s military near a disputed border in the Ladakh region [Mukhtar Khan/AP] A soldier of Tibetan origin with India’s special forces has reportedly been killed in the latest border confrontation between India and China on their contested Himalayan border, fuelling concerns of a wider […]

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo)  Turkey slammed on Tuesday the United States’ decision to partially lift the arms embargo on Greek Cypriots, saying that Ankara would take a countermeasure unless Washington reconsiders its decision. If the U.S. doesn’t reconsider its decision […]

© UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Children in Côte d’Ivoire wear face masks as they return to school after temporary closures due to COVID-19  Several generations are facing the threat of school closures, which concern hundreds of millions of students and have lasted many months. This is an emergency for global education”, she added. This year, 900 million pre-primary […]