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Egypt surpasses 50,000 confirmed coronavirus cases
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- Published on Friday, 19 June 2020 11:00
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Egypt said it registered 1,218 new cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, edging the total number of cases up to more than 50,000 a fortnight before it is set to further ease restrictions.
The Arab world’s most populous nation closed itself off in March to curb the spread of the disease, shutting schools, restaurants and halting almost all…
Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war
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- Published on Monday, 15 June 2020 11:04
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Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants he said were victims of cruelty.
In an impassioned plea during his noon address in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said he was pained by the situation in Libya, which has had no…
Bodies of children and others found in Libyan town after LNA retreat, Red Crescent says
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 11:34
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Bodies of children were among those found in the Libyan town of Tarhouna after eastern-based forces and their local allies withdrew this month, Red Crescent and Tripoli government officials said on Tuesday.
The evidence of what rights groups have called possible war crimes came as Libya’s frontlines suddenly shifted, displacing thousands of…
Death toll in migrant ship disaster off Tunisia rises to 46
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- Published on Friday, 12 June 2020 09:33
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The death toll from a ship packed with African migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast this week has risen to 46 after Tunisia recovered more bodies on Thursday, a civil protection official told Reuters.
On Tuesday 20 bodies were found off the coast of Sfax on Tuesday. A total of 53 people had set out on the boat at the weekend aiming to reach…