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July 27, 2022

Biden recovers from COVID-19 

Mr Biden tested positive last Thursday and was said to have experienced “very mild symptoms’’.

U.S. President Joe Biden
July 21, 2022

Biden tests positive for coronavirus

Mr Biden would be isolating at the White House “consistent with CDC guidelines.”

United States President Joe Biden
November 15, 2021

Ten thousand students quarantined in China schools, hotels

More than 10,000 students were required to stay in their dormitory rooms or go to quarantine hotels in the northeastern city of Dalian.

November 12, 2021

Violence, climate change displace 84 million people globally: UNHCR

UNHCR says as more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number of the forcibly displaced has now exceeded 84 million globally.

November 4, 2021

UK approves COVID-19 pills

“Today is a historic day for our country, as the UK is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for COVID-19.”

November 2, 2021

Airlines to lose $52 billion in profit from COVID-19 at end of 2021: Report

The growing number of COVID-19 cases and fears of more travel restrictions are responsible for the projected loss.

November 1, 2021

Cross-examination of EFCC chairman stalled in N761 million subsidy fraud case

The anti-graft agency chairman is a prosecution witness in a case of forgery and oil subsidy fraud before an Ikeja high court.

Abdulrasheed Bawa
October 28, 2021

Italy to use EU-backed COVID-19 recovery funds to boost economy

Italy was the first European country to be affected by COVID-19 and received around $222 billion worth of aid from the EU.

October 27, 2021

UAE to debut in Miss Universe pageant

A contestant from Morocco will also take part for the first time in more than four decades.

October 27, 2021

Rome Summit: Thousands of policemen, soldiers to protect G20 leaders against violent unrest

“This is a moment of great tension,’’ Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said on Wednesday.