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Addis Ababa, July 27, 2020 (FBC) - China took over the premises of the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu after ordering the facility to be vacated in retaliation for China’s…

Addis Ababa, July 26, 2020 (FBC) -Hurricane Hanna has made landfall in southern Texas, with US officials warning of life-threatening storm surge, strong winds and heavy rains. Governor…

Addis Ababa, July 24, 2020 (FBC) -China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, the latest in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries.…

Addis Ababa, July 22, 2020 (FBC) - The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has ordered the security forces to enforce a dusk-to-dawn curfew from Wednesday. He said this was…

Addis Ababa, July 21, 2020 (FBC) - European Union leaders clinched an historic deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-throttled economies after a fractious summit that lasted…

Addis Ababa, July 20, 2020 (FBC) -The United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan. The Hope probe launched on an H2-A rocket…

Addis Ababa, July 19, 2020 (FBC) - Nearly four million people in India’s northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with…

Addis Ababa, July 18, 2020 (FBC) - Iran has sent the black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane which was accidentally downed in Tehran earlier this year to France. All 176 people on board…

Addis Ababa, July 17, 2020 (FBC) - The United Nations is making an appeal for 10.3 billion US Dollars to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, its largest ever fundraising call. The UN…

Addis Ababa, July 16, 2020 (FBC) - The Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes el-Fakhfakh has resigned. The presidency's office confirmed that the head of government submitted his resignation on…