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NKorean Leader Calls for Meeting to Review Battered Economy
He said there was a need to correct deflective matters'
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Malawi Leader Announces Measures to Improve Conditions for Workers
President Lazarus Chakwera says he is aware of/labor-related challenges which have come about because of the impact of COVID-19
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Nigeria to Add More Protection for Healthcare Workers/Following Surge in COVID Infections
Nigerian authorities urge healthcare workers to be cautious following a surge in infections
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Malawi Recruits Healthcare Workers to Combat Surge in COVID-19
Government statistics show that about 900 health workers are currently in quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 and ten of them have died
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Malawi Announces New Lockdown Measures as COVID Cases Surge
The restrictions include school closures, a night-time curfew and no gatherings of over 50 people
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Malawi President Announces Strict Measures Against Perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence
In national address for Human Rights Day, leader says Malawi will also require teaching of human rights in schools
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Source: Iran Denies Humanitarian Measures to Mother, Daughter Jailed for Protesting Compulsory Hijabs
Informed source told VOA Persian that Iran has denied 22-year-old activist Saba Kord Afshari needed medical care and has denied her mother a furlough
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Malawi President Announces Measures to Spark Economy
President Chakwera says country's chronic poverty is 'man-made' and can be unmade
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NBA Star LeBron James' Group Plans Effort to Recruit Poll Workers for November
Effort aims to recruit young people as poll workers and includes paid advertising program and corporate partnership to encourage employees to voluntee
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Malawi President Announces Plans to Reopen Schools in September
In his weekly national address on Saturday, Chakwera said the decision to reopen the schools stems from strides Malawi is making in its fight against
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Malawi President Introduces Award for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19
Chakwera says 5 health workers nominated by various medical associations will be receiving the award every three months, but health workers say awardi
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Taiwan Announces Aid Plan for Hong Kongers Who Have Fled to Taiwan
A government funded agency will help asylum-seekers with residency, settlement, employment and protection
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Hong Kong Lawyers Alarmed at Plans for City Leader to Pick Judges in National Security Trials
Senior Hong Kong lawyers express alarm at plans for the city's leader to select judges for national security cases, calling it the most serious challe
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Thailand's Migrant Workers Struggle to Qualify for Aid During Pandemic
Many migrant workers have filed claims with labor advocate organizations, citing substandard treatment and unfair pay, based on their nationality
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Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Thailand's Migrant Workers Struggle to Qualify for Aid
Many migrant workers have filed claims with labor advocate organizations, citing substandard treatment and unfair pay, based on their nationality
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Medical Workers in Mexico City Protest for Proper Equipment to Treat Coronavirus
Mexico City medical workers claim authorities are putting their health at risk without proper equipment
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Malawi Politicians Ignore COVID-19 Measures for Elections
Health authorities have warned that cases will balloon if gatherings continue
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New Kosovo Leader Ready to Revoke Tariffs for Serbian Goods
Albin Kurti faces opposition from veterans and opposition parties
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Macron Announces Measures to Protect Ice, Biodiversity of French Mountains
French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a plan to protect glaciers and biodiversity in the French mountains. During a visit to the Alpine resort tow
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India Announces Measures to Revive Sputtering Economy
Economists warn that a quick turnaround is unlikely
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Bangladesh to Improve Schools for Rohingya Refugee Children
The children, who fled with their families from neighboring Myanmar to the camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, now attend about 1,500 learning