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Addis Ababa, May 26, 2020 (FBC) - A global pledging campaign has raised more than 10.4 Million US Dollars for the development of vaccines and therapies against Covid-19, the EU Commission's…

Addis Ababa, May 26, 2020 (FBC) - Countries could see a “second peak” of coronavirus cases during the first wave of the pandemic if lockdown restrictions are lifted too soon, the World…

Addis Ababa, May 25, 2020 (FBC) - The US announced Sunday that it is suspending the entry of non-US citizens traveling from Brazil due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Today, the President…

Addis Ababa, May 24, 2020 (FBC) - New York State’s daily death toll has dropped below 100 for the first time since late March. A total of 84 people died in the last 24 hours, Governor…

Addis Ababa, May 23, 2020 (FBC) - At least 97 people were killed and two survived when a plane crashed in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, the army said on Saturday. The Pakistan…

Addis Ababa, May 22, 2020 (FBC) –Ten of South Sudan’s cabinet ministers tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Minister of Information Michael Makuei who spoke to the BBC.…

Addis Ababa, May 22, 2020 (FBC) – Prime Minister Li Keqiang, while opening the country's annual parliament meeting, said China will not set an economic growth goal for this year as it deals…

Addis Ababa, May 21, 2020 (FBC) -The number of people infected worldwide has now reached five million, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths caused…

Addis Ababa, May 20, 2020 (FBC) - Up to 60m people will be pushed into "extreme poverty" by the coronavirus warns the president of the World Bank. David Malpass said the bank expects…

Addis Ababa, May 19, 2020 (FBC) - South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny, who serves as defence minister, have tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on…