Kenya files complaint on China evictions of Kenyan national over racist coronavirus

Kenya says it has raised a complaint with Beijing over footage of Kenyans sleeping on pavements and complaining of forced evictions. Nairobi says, however, that it was aware that China was imposing new rules to curb the Covid-19, including mass testing of people. The virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019

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The Latest: Turkey sends plane of protective gear to Britain

In this handout photo provided by the Turkish Defense Ministry, Serbian officials unload Personal Protection Equipment donated by Turkey to help the country combat the new coronavirus outbreak, in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with

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Global virus death toll passes 94,000, but some signs of hope

Photo: Credit/AFP Punit PARANJPE Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the crisis was peaking in the United States and Europe. The picture of the unfolding economic catastrophe also became clearer with the IMF warning of a Great Depression and

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Africans Evicted from Chinese Homes & Hotels Over Coronavirus

As the world is frantically fighting the scourge of coronavirus, Africans who are residents in China have not been afforded peace. The blame game is rearing its ugly head as African are being blamed in China for importing coronavirus into the country. They are being forced out of homes and hotels because of the wild

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UK PM Johnson moves out of intensive care

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the novel coronavirus, in London, Britain March 3, 2020. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-PATH Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has moved out of intensive care as he continues to recover from COVID-19, a spokesman said on Thursday. “The Prime

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UK braces for more virus deaths; Johnson reported stable

A British police officer wears a 3M face mask, with few police officers in Britain seen wearing face masks since the outbreak of the coronavirus, outside St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care as his coronavirus symptoms persist, Thursday, April 9, 2020. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains

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Mogadishu mayor says, “People I know who has not left the country has died of Coronavirus and others are suffering.”

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu mayor says,”People I know who has not left the country have died of Coronavirus and others are suffering.” Omar Mohamud Mohamed Filish said the country’s impact of Coronavirus was not hidden and that the people he knew and others were suffering from it. ”Some are already buried” said the mayor. “If it

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The latest: Officials who are positive with Coronavirus has a meeting with Prime Minister Hassan Khaire

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Ministry of Health announced that Coronavirus had infected two officials of the ministry of health. The officials told Somali Times that one of the two individuals was a member of the ministry who met with Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire in his office a few weeks ago. Reliable sources told that

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Congo president’s chief of staff arrested amid graft probe

Photo; Credit Reuters Vital Kamerhe, the chief of staff to the president of Democratic Republic of Congo, was arrested on Wednesday after testifying in an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of public funds, police said. Kamerhe’s arrest was a blow to President Felix Tshisekedi, who took power in January last year after campaigning on promises

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Outcry over racial data grows as virus slams black Americans

In this April 7, 2020, photo, Erica Harris, right, and her daughter Jordan, wear their protective masks as they walk back home after getting a lunch and homework from the child’s school on Chicago’s Southside in Chicago. As the coronavirus tightened its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an

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