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WHO lauds South Africa’s efforts in combating COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG: The World Health Organization (WHO) commended South Africa on Thursday for its determined efforts which have helped curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reported. The global health body said it is greatly encouraged by the ongoing
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US suspending all visa services due to coronavirus
WASHINGTON: US is suspending all routine visa services as of yesterday, in most countries worldwide due to the coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman for the State Department said, an unprecedented move that will potentially impact hundreds of thousands of people. The
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The financial blow of the Coronavirus on businesses and events
PUCHONG: Government should take immediate action as most of the businesses are facing a huge loss due to COVID-19, said My Events International Founder/president, Shahul Hameed Dawood. As events are cancelled because of COVID-19, event planning industry takes hit as
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Yousuf Deedat shot dead in Durban, South Africa
JOHANNESBURG: A South African activist and son of a deceased prominent Muslim preacher dies in a hospital after he was shot outside a court in the coastal city of Durban on Wednesday. Police colonel Thembeka Mbele said 65-year-old Yousuf Deedat
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Two Malaysian students injured in South Africa robbery discharged
PUTRAJAYA: Two out of four Malaysian students who were injured during a robbery incident in Durban, South Africa, on Jan 3, have been discharged from the King Edward hospital. Wisma Putra, in a statement, said the other two students were
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South Africa reeling from ‘Afrophobia’ riots
CAPE TOWN: South Africa promised yesterday to tackle the prejudice fuelling a wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks, as international anger over the violence overshadowed a pan-African economic conference in Cape Town. President Cyril Ramaphosa said at least ten
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Twitter legend: South African man arrested for lying and eating free KFC for a year
A South African man was arrested for eating at KFC for free for an entire year. The man used to tell the employees that he was sent from the headquarters for quality assurance. A 27-year-old student was arrested for eating
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