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Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez. (AFP)

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Honduran president infected with coronavirus

His wife, the first lady, and two aides are all being treated after testing positive for the virus

17 Jun 2020 12:04 PM IST

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, sitting at desk second from right, speaks with Supreme Court President Maikel Moreno at the Supreme Court before giving his annual presidential address in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP)

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Venezuela court orders takeover of 2 major opposition parties

Venezuela's Supreme Court is known to be loyal to current president Nicol¡s Maduro

17 Jun 2020 11:19 AM IST

A member of security forces affiliated with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)s Interior Ministry stands at the reported site of a mass grave in the town of Tarhuna. (AFP)

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Mass graves unearthed in Libyan territory recaptured from Khalifa...

Preliminary reports indicate dozens of victims, probably all civilians, found in the city's mass graves had been buried...

13 Jun 2020 4:19 PM IST

In this July 31, 1980, file photo, Rhodesians beat a statue as they celebrate the removal of Rhodesias founder, Cecil Rhodes, after Rhodesia, became independent in April, ending nine decades of British colonial rule and becoming Zimbabwe. (AP)

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Pulling down statues of racists? Africa's done it for years

To be fair, new campaigns in the USA and Europe are now following Africa's lead

12 Jun 2020 2:10 PM IST

Zimbabwe police arrest opposition supporters outside their party headquarters in Harare. (AP)

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Zimbabwe dismisses rumours of coup, says country stable

National Security Council accuse allies of the late leader Mugabe and opposition officials of peddling rumours of an...

11 Jun 2020 12:42 PM IST

A Colombian Tikuna indigenous woman breastfeeds her child while wearing a face mask, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Leticia. (AFP)

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Poverty may hit another 49 million, says UN chief

Every percentage point drop in global gross domestic product (GDP) means an additional 0.7 million stunted children,...

11 Jun 2020 11:42 AM IST

President Pierre Nkurunziza after Ndayishimiye was chosen as the partys presidential candidate at a national conference for the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the rural province of Gitega, Burundi. (AP)

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Burundi: Officials say president died of heart attack, many suspect...

Burundi's government had downplayed the virus and held the election and large rallies while also firing their WHO...

10 Jun 2020 9:52 AM IST

A man gives water to migrants heading in a caravan to the border with Guatemala as they travel onboard a truck in Cerro Hula, 10 km south of Tegucigalpa. (AFP)

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African, Caribbean migrants continue trek towards US border

About 260 people have been stranded in Honduras since mid-March when countries in the region closed borders

4 Jun 2020 11:37 AM IST

A pupil at the City Kidz Pre & Primary School in the Inner City district in Johannesburg has his temperature measured as he enters the school premises on June 1, 2020. (AFP)

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South Africa postpones reopening of schools over safety concerns

The plan for reopening on Monday backfired after teachers' unions and governing associations urged school staff to defy...

1 Jun 2020 2:39 PM IST

$Volunteers of the non profit organisation and charity group \Hunger has no Religion\, wearing protective facemask, prepare portions of porridge to distribute to children for breakfast at an underprivileged areas, in Westbury suburb, in Johannesburg. (AFP)$ World