WHO urges countries to make containing coronavirus highest priority
[ad_1] GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – All countries should make containing the outbreak of COVID-19 their top priority, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, pointing…
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WHO urges countries to make containing coronavirus ‘highest priority’
[ad_1] GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – All countries should make containing the outbreak of COVID-19 their top priority, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, pointing…
WHO urges countries to make containing coronavirus ‘highest priority’
[ad_1] GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – All countries should make containing the outbreak of COVID-19 their top priority, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, pointing…
Togo confirms first case of coronavirus
[ad_1] LOME (Reuters) – The West African country of Togo has registered its first case of coronavirus, its government said on Friday. The patient is…
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) – Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing a policeman and injuring…
Zimbabwean artist’s dynamic stone sculptures find global acclaim
[ad_1] HARARE (Reuters) – When Dominic Benhura started creating traditional Zimbabwean stone sculptures as a teenager four decades ago, he never imagined that art would…
Embattled Twitter chief Dorsey reconsiders Africa move amid coronavirus concerns
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and fin-tech firm Square, sits for a portrait during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, June…
Greece blocks 35,000 migrants, plans to deport arrivals after March 1
[ad_1] KASTANIES, Greece/EDIRNE, Turkey (Reuters) – Greece has repulsed nearly 35,000 migrants trying to cross onto its territory illegally since Turkey opened its border nearly…
Egypt reopens its oldest pyramid after 14-year restoration
[ad_1] CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt on Thursday reopened Djoser’s Step Pyramid, the first pyramid ever built, after a 14-year restoration costing nearly $6.6 million. Tourists…
Net zero emissions target in peril as tropical forests absorb less CO2
[ad_1] By Adam Vaughan Forests in the Amazon are losing the ability to absorb carbonAmazon rainforest, Ecuador Scientists have warned that the world will have…
China vies to run U.N. patent office in bid for fifth leadership
[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – A Chinese lawyer is one of two Asian favorites to head the world patent office, a post that would give Beijing…
Egypt executes top militant extradited from Libya
[ad_1] CAIRO (Reuters) – Top Egyptian militant suspect Hisham al-Ashmawy was executed on Wednesday following his conviction over several high-profile attacks, the country’s military spokesman…