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La Paz, July 10 (Reuters) - Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Anez said in a tweet she was “well” and continuing to work while in isolation. “Together, we will come out of this,” she said. The Bolivian government confirmed that at least seven ministers, including its health minister, had tested ...

Strictly orders civil and military officials not to participate in electioneering.

May 30 (ABC News) - Former President Barack Obama put out a statement on George Floyd, a black man who died after being pinned down by police in Minneapolis. "This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America," he wrote. "It can't be 'normal.' If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, ...

Washington, May 9 (NYTimes) - In his eagerness to reopen the country, US President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Americans that it would be safe to go back to the workplace. But the past few days have demonstrated that even his own workplace may not be safe from the coronavirus. Vice-President Mike Pence's press secretary tested positive for the ...

May 6 (India Today) - Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will continue to serve as the president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for another year due to 'extraordinary circumstances' in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic Kumar Sangakkara, who became the first non-British president of the MCC, has been offered the extension tenure by the MCC. The tenure ...

Nairobi, March 31 (Standard) - A virus-threatened nation turned to God for help yesterday as it entered a defining week in the ongoing fight to keep the killer coronavirus at bay. Leading the prayers, President Uhuru Kenyatta, in his own way, let Kenyans have a peek into the state of preparedness of the country over the pandemic. Streamed live from ...

New Delhi, Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. stock market will crash if he loses the election this year. During a trip to India, Trump told business leaders stocks will jump higher if he is re-elected, but “if I don’t win you’re going to see a crash like you’ve never seen before.” He ...

Cairo, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Egypt’s ousted former President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91, state television said on Tuesday, weeks after undergoing surgery. Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was ousted following mass protests against his rule in 2011. He was jailed for years after the uprising, but was freed in 2017 after being ...

Seoul, Feb 19 (AFP)- Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was taken to prison Wednesday to begin a 17-year term for bribery and embezzlement after losing an appeal against a lighter sentence. Lee, in office from 2008 to 2013, was briefly jailed in 2018 after being sentenced to 15 years and fined 13 billion won ($11 million), but was granted ...

Aishath said she could never forgive former President Yameen for his actions.