COVID-19
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Commodities
OPEC expects Delta variant to delay oil demand growth
OPEC on Monday trimmed its world oil demand forecast for the last quarter of 2021 due to the Delta coronavirus…
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Health
China to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan
China will donate an initial 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan, with more emergency supplies to follow, a…
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Economy
Kenya’s volume of trade dropped in 2020 to Ksh.2.29 trillion
Kenya’s volume of trade dropped in 2020 to Ksh.2.29 trillion from Ksh.2.4 trillion in 2019 following the report of the…
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News
What it will cost you to treat COVID-19 in Kenya
The coronavirus pandemic is bringing out the reality of the cost of healthcare in Kenya with a new poll by…
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Health
South Africa rolls out free transport to vaccination centers for elderly persons
South Africa, the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, has rolled out free transport to vaccination centers for…
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Regions
Egypt completes localized production of 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine
Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuli and Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed, together with Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao…
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Politics
Biden says COVID-19 not yet ‘vanquished’ as U.S. marks Independence Day
U.S. President Joe Biden warned Sunday at an Independence Day celebration event that COVID-19 has yet to be “vanquished,” even…
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Health
Africa faces COVID-19 caseload at historic high amid third wave
The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has surged at an unprecedented pace as the continent grapples with a third…
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Health
India reports record 4,529 COVID-19 deaths as cases top 25 million
India has reported a national record of 4,529 new deaths, pushing the country’s death toll past 283,000. The South Asian…
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Health
Kenya reports 376 new COVID-19, with a positivity rate of 9.1%
Kenya has reported 376 new COVID-19 cases, from a sample size of 4,153 and with a positivity rate of 9.1…
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