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Addis Ababa, June 16, 2020 (FBC) - Global cases of the coronavirus have reached over eight million, as infections surge in Latin America and the United States and China grapples with fresh…

Addis Ababa, June 15, 2020 (FBC) - Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 39 were…

Addis Ababa, June 15, 2020 (FBC) - French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted. Cafes and restaurants are reopening across France…

Addis Ababa, June 14, 2020 (FBC) -Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia have reported a record number of Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, increasing concerns about the spread of the…

Addis Ababa, June 13, 2020 (FBC) - A district of Beijing was on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred on a…

Addis Ababa, June 12, 2020 (FBC) -The number of virus-related deaths in Brazil now stands at 40,919, after another 1,239 over the past 24 hours. More than 30,000 new confirmed cases were…

Addis Ababa, June 11, 2020 (FBC) - A further 8,779 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Russia, bringing the country's total above 500,000. The official national death toll rose to…

Addis Ababa, June 10, 2020 (FBC) - Cases are spiking in parts of California and the southwest of the US, with 21 states reporting weekly increases in new cases. It could lead authorities…

Addis Ababa, June 9, 2020 (FBC) – Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday…

Addis Ababa, June 9, 2020 (FBC) - Tanzania's President John Magufuli has declared the country "coronavirus-free" thanks to prayers by citizens. "The corona disease has been eliminated…