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Addis Ababa, August 5, 2020 (FBC) -Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port are of the capital Beirut…

Addis Ababa, August 4, 2020 (FBC) - World Health Organization has urged mothers to breastfeed their babies even if they have contracted COVID 19. WHO underlined that the benefits of…

Addis Ababa, August 4, 2020 (FBC) - Three cabinet ministers in Gambia have tested positive for COVID-19, the presidency said. President Adama Barrow is in self isolation for the next two…

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2020 (FBC) -The Philippines is bringing back strict quarantine measures in and around the capital Manila, to tackle a recent rise in virus cases. The decision by…

Addis Ababa, August 1, 2020 (FBC) -President Donald Trump has announced he is banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the US. He told reporters he could sign an executive…

Addis Ababa, July 30, 2020 (FBC) -Donald Trump has called for November's presidential election to be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results.…

Addis Ababa, July 30, 2020 (FBC) -The US is set to withdraw almost 12,000 troops from Germany in what it described as a "strategic" repositioning of its forces in Europe. About 6,400…

Addis Ababa, July 29, 2020 (FBC) - An additional 6.7 million children under the age of five could suffer from wasting – and therefore become dangerously undernourished – in 2020 as a result…

Addis Ababa, July 28, 2020 (FBC) - FAO and the Russia have signed a $10 million contribution agreement aimed at boosting efforts to control and eliminate desert locusts in Ethiopia, Kenya,…

Addis Ababa, July 28, 2020 (FBC) - US Senate Republicans have proposed spending an additional $1tn to address the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes…