Month: March 2020

Le nouveau coordinateur de la RDC chargé de la lutte contre l’épidémie d’Ebola dans son pays, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, envisage de recourir à un deuxième vaccin, auquel s’est opposé le ministre congolais de la Santé. Ce dernier a démissionné. Le Dr Oly Ilunga a expliqué s’être senti désavoué par la décision du président Félix Tshisekedi de prendre le contrôle direct […]

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La Banque centrale de ce petit pays anglophone enclavé dans le Sénégal, à l’exception d’une étroite façade atlantique prisée des touristes, a commencé à distribuer les nouveaux billets de 50, 100 et 200 dalasis, la monnaie locale. Des billets d’où ont disparu les portraits de l’ancien chef de l’Etat, qui a fui la Gambie après […]

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TORONTO — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is facing backlash for its decision to temporarily slash most of its local news broadcasts in an effort to combine its resources amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a news release, the public broadcaster said effective Wednesday, it will focus on providing “core live breaking news service” in response to […]

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Vancouver city council voted unanimously Thursday to declare an official state of emergency in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration follows similar actions from cities such as Calgary and provinces such as British Columbia and Saskatchewan. It’s a response to the growing global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, which causes a respiratory disease […]

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As Canadians strive to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers are at the front lines. Public health officials provide Canadians with daily updates and advice. Doctors and nurses in every province screen patients for the virus in hospitals and assessment centres, and care for those in intensive care units and nursing homes.  […]

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Law has already recognized “the fundamental right of passengers to be refunded”  Credit card companies could step in You could try “frustration of contracts” MONTREAL — Many Canadians are worried about losing thousands of dollars if they cancel an international trip during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are legal and consumer avenues to get all your […]

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