International

Coronavirus, George Floyd Inspire 1st Virtual Edition of Paris Black Cinema Festival

French capital's annual NollywoodWeek is going online this week, and reaching beyond powerhouse Nigerian film brand

VOA News • 05 May 21

International

China Launches Main Part of Its 1st Permanent Space Station

Launch begins the first of 11 missions necessary to complete, supply and crew the station by the end of next year

VOA News • 29 Apr 21

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California Reports Coronavirus Variant Case

Dr. Anthony Fauci says such cases are expected and are not believed to cause more severe illness

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 31 Dec 20

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US/ Imposes 1st Sanctions on Iran for Abduction, Probable Death of American Robert Levinson

US officials name, sanction Iranian intelligence agents Mohammad/Baseri, Ahmad/Khazai as responsible for fate of ex-FBI agent Bob Levinson, missing in

VOA News • 15 Dec 20

International

Australia Reports New Single-Day Coronavirus Death Toll/  

All 21 deaths occurred in Victoria state, epicenter of dramatic surge of new COVID-19 infections//  

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Aug 20

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North Korea Reports First Suspected Coronavirus Case

Pyongyang blames runaway' who fled to South Korea and returned

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 26 Jul 20

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Alabama Reports Its Highest Number of Daily Coronavirus Cases at 1,700

Number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 also reached a new high Thursday  843.

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 03 Jul 20

International

Apple Music to Launch its 1st Radio Show in Africa

Cuppy, the Nigerian-born DJ and music producer, will host the weekly one-hour show, which will be available at 9 a.m. EDT

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 May 20

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China Reports No New COVID-19 Cases for 1st Time; NY Reports Fewer Than 100

US Holds Lead in COVID-19 Cases but South America Rising Fast

VOA News • 24 May 20

International

Supreme Court Takes Up 1st Big Abortion Case of Trump Era

The outcome could have huge consequences at a time when several states have passed laws, being challenged in the courts that would ban abortions after

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Mar 20

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Argentina Reports 1st Coronavirus Case, Spain Its 1st Death

WHO urges people not to hoard supplies that health care workers need

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Mar 20

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Senegal Urges Calm After Confirming 1st Coronavirus Infection

The patient is a Frenchman living in Senegal who returned from a vacation to France on February 26.

VOA News • 03 Mar 20

International

UK Rises to 35 Coronavirus Cases, Czech Republic Sees 1st 3

The British government's chief medical officer, Prof. Chris Whitty, said one of the new patients 'had no relevant travel and it is not yet clear wheth

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 Mar 20

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Washington State Reports 1st Coronavirus Death in US

Spokesperson for EvergreenHealth Medical Center, Kayse Dahl, says patient died at facility in Seattle suburb of Kirkland, but gave no other details

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 29 Feb 20

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Ecuador Reports 1st Coronavirus Case; Mexico Reports 2 More

Health minister says more-than-70-year-old Ecuadoran woman who lives in Spain arrived in the country on Feb. 14 showing no symptoms of illness

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 29 Feb 20

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Person in Washington State 1st in US to Die from Coronavirus

Spokesperson for EvergreenHealth Medical Center, Kayse Dahl, said the person died in the facility in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, but gave no other

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 29 Feb 20

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Trump Seeks to Reassure Nation After 1st US Coronavirus Death

Administration is expanding travel restrictions as COVID-19 spreads

VOA News • 29 Feb 20

International

Man in Washington State 1st in US to Die from Coronavirus

Spokesperson for EvergreenHealth Medical Center, Kayse Dahl, said the person died in the facility in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, but gave no other

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 29 Feb 20

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Nigeria Health Officials Prepare for Possible Outbreak After 1st Coronavirus Case Confirmed

Effort comes as officials confirm country's first Coronavirus case

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Feb 20

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South Korea Reports First Coronavirus Death

A surge in coronavirus cases rattles South Korea and could affect the economy

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 20 Feb 20

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China Reports More Coronavirus Cases in Hubei; Japan Has 1st Fatality

The World Health Organization says the large increase in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in China is the result in part of a change in ho

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 Feb 20

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Japan Reports First Death from Coronavirus

Health minister says victim is a woman in her 80s who had been treated at a hospital near Tokyo since early February

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Feb 20

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Hong Kong Medical Workers Still On Strike as Territory Confirms 1st Coronavirus Death

Workers demanding Hong Kong government close all border crossings with mainland China, as gambling enclave Macau shuts down all casinos for two weeks

VOA News • 04 Feb 20

International

Philippines Reports First Coronavirus Death Outside China

A man from China has died in a Manila hospital from pneumonia caused by new coronavirus

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 03 Feb 20

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Coronavirus Death Toll Rises as Health Agencies Try to Curb its Spread

Not much is known about the new coronavirus that's spreading to countries outside of China, but public health officials are scrambling to contain it

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 23 Jan 20

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US Reports First Case of New Coronavirus

Patient near Seattle being treated for pneumonia; virus began in Wuhan, China, which reports nearly 300 cases and 6 deaths

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Jan 20