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February 19, 2020 9:48 AM

Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan

<span style="color: #222222;">The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan. In South Sudan, roughly half of the population is already facing hunger after years of civil war. Agriculture Minister Onyoti Adigo told re...

February 19, 2020 9:47 AM

London Mayor pushes for 'associate' EU citizenship

<span style="color: #222222;">London's Mayor Sadiq Khan today pushed the idea of an associate European Union citizenship for Britons after Brexit. He presented the idea during his visit to Brussels to see officials including the bloc's Chief Negotiator Miche...

February 19, 2020 9:39 AM

Russia to temporarily ban entry of Chinese nationals over coronavirus outbreak

Russian authorities have said that they will temporarily ban Chinese nationals from entering Russia due to the COVID-2019 outbreak centred in China. According to a decree signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the entry ban goes into effect tomorrow at midnight Moscow time (2100 GMT) fo...

February 19, 2020 9:23 AM

Death toll from China's Novel Corona virus jumps to 2,000

The death toll from China's Novel Corona virus epidemic jumped to 2,000 after 132 more people died in Hubei province, the hard-hit epicentre of the outbreak yesterday. The province's health commission reported 1,693 new cases of people infected with the virus. This brings the total number ...

February 19, 2020 8:53 AM

US Prez Trump reiterates 'chance of a peace deal' with Taliban

<span style="color: #222222;">Ahead of his visit to India next week, US President Donald Trump has reiterated that he sees a chance of a peace deal with the Taliban to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Talking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews yesterday, the Presiden...

February 19, 2020 8:25 AM

Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani secures 2nd term as President

<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, independent Election Commission announced that Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as President of the country. However, his closest opponent Abdullah Abdullah has refused to recognize the results and declared himself winne...

February 18, 2020 9:32 PM

Bangladesh to sign Free Trade Agreement with Nepal

<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to sign a Free Trade Agreement to enhance trade between the two countries. Announcing this after meeting the visiting Foreign Minister of Nepal Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Monday, Commerce Minister of Banglad...

February 18, 2020 9:01 PM

Coronavirus outbreak poses a very dangerous situation, says UN Chief

<span style="color: #222222;">The UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres today said that the Coronavirus outbreak poses a very dangerous situation for the world, however, it is not out of control.<br />''  <br />'...

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