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Addis Ababa, March 28, 2020 (FBC) -The city in China where the coronavirus pandemic began, Wuhan, has partially re-opened after more than two months of isolation. Crowds of passengers…

Addis Ababa, March 27, 2020 (FBC) - G20 nations pledged a "united front" on Thursday in the fight against coronavirus, saying they were injecting $5 trillion into the global economy to…

Addis Ababa, March 27, 2020 (FBC) -The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests. According to the latest figures…

Addis Ababa, March 26, 2020 (FBC) -The United States has registered more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths as the country confirmed more than 69,000 cases. The US Senate passed a sweeping $2…

Addis Ababa, March 25, 2020 (FBC) - Sudan's Defence Minister Lt-Gen Jamal Omar has died of a heart attack in South Sudan, Reuters news agency reports, quoting a spokesman for the Sudanese…

Addis Ababa, March 24, 2020 (FBC) -The coronavirus death toll in Spain has jumped by 514 in a single day, as the situation in the country quickly worsens. Official figures show that 2,696…

Addis Ababa, March 23, 2020 (FBC) -Italy has moved to stop all travel within the country, in a further escalation of its attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. More than…

Addis Ababa, March 21, 2020 (FBC) -North Korea has fired two projectiles into the sea, according to South Korea's military. It said the projectiles appeared to be short-range ballistic…

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2020 (FBC) -Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day. The number of deaths now stands at…

Addis Ababa, March 19, 2020 (FBC) - Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s Director-General said Wednesday. “I…