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COVID-19 In Kogi Is Real, I Won’t Play Politics With Lives – Dino Melaye

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Dino Melaye, a former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has insisted that reports of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kogi ...
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NCDC Reports 553 New Cases Of COVID-19

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed five hundred and fifty-three new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The health sector on Saturday, May ...
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George Floyd: Curfews defied as demonstrations escalate across US

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Demonstrations against racism and police brutality have spread to even more cities across the United States as people in many parts of the country defied ...
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More riots, looting prompt curfews, calls for National Guard in cities, states across US

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Damage to police vehicles and assaults against law enforcement officers Saturday night prompted San Francisco Mayor London Breed to call for an immediate curfew until ...
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Iran says virus cases surpass 150,000

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Iran said its caseload of novel coronavirus infections passed the grim milestone of 150,000 on Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a recent upward ...
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Iran says US talks ‘futile’, denounces black American’s death

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Iran’s new parliament speaker said Sunday any negotiations with Washington would be “futile” as he denounced the death of a black American that has led ...
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Sadness on the border as France turns back Belgian trippers

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For hundreds of Belgians hoping to spend time with French friends and relatives after almost three months of lockdown, the sunny holiday weekend proved a ...
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Protesters gather worldwide to show solidarity with George Floyd

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Miles from Minneapolis where George Floyd, 46, was killed in police custody, thousands of protesters gathered in Berlin, London and Toronto on Saturday to demontrate ...
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Joe Biden condemns violence of US race protests

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US presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday condemned the violence of race protests that have erupted across the United States but said Americans had a ...
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Coronavirus: 195 new infections, hospital admissions jump to 40 in Belgium

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195 additional people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in Belgium, confirmed the Federal Public Health Service during a press conference on Friday. ...
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George Floyd killing: Violence and fury hit US cities in ‘widest unrest for decades’

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Violence has flared again overnight on Saturday in many cities across the United States, as protesters took to the streets for a fifth night running ...
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Coronavirus: 125 new infections, 29 hospital admissions in Belgium

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125 additional people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in Belgium, confirmed the Federal Public Health Service during a press conference on Friday. ...
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BREAKING: Nigeria Reports 387 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Hit 9,302

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COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Friday with 387 cases reported by the country, even as authorities intensifies efforts to flatten the curve of ...
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Aso Rock To Record Another Death, Trouble For Buhari’s Chief Of Staff – Primate Ayodele

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The founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in Ejigbo, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele, says Aso Rock, Nigeria’s Presidential Villa will record another death. Primate Ayodele ...
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UN adopts new voting procedure during COVID-19 pandemic

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The U.N. General Assembly adopted a new voting procedure Friday for the upcoming election of new members of the Security Council aimed at preventing a ...
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Human traffickers kill 26 Bangladeshis in Libya

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Bangladeshi authorities are struggling to recover the bodies of 26 nationals after they were killed in a gunfight by human traffickers in Libya on Thursday. ...
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Minnesota requests more help as riots continue there — and across US

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The state of Minnesota is requesting 1,000 additional National Guard soldiers as rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd ...
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George Floyd and officer who kneeled on his neck had worked at same nightclub, former owner says

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George Floyd worked at the same local nightclub as the Minneapolis police officer who was shown on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he said, ...
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Greece will reopen to tourists from 29 countries beginning June 15, will conduct random testing

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Greece will begin lifting its coronavirus lockdown for business and travel ahead of the peak summer tourism season, officials announced Friday. Visitors from 29 approved ...
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CNN headquarters in Atlanta vandalized by protesters after George Floyd death

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A protest erupted outside CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta on Friday amid nationwide demonstrations following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, with many of the ...
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