Africa Re To Disburse US$ 3.3 Million For The Fight Against Covid-19 In Africa
The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) (Africa-RE.com), the premier reinsurance group in Africa, has announced…
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UK Quarantines Travelers From Spain
Britain abruptly imposed a two-week quarantine on all travelers arriving from Spain after a surge…
US Racial Injustice Protests Mount
Protesters have taken to the streets of several U.S. cities to bring attention to racial…
Arrests Of Zimbabwe Journalist, Opposition Leader Worry OHCHR
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said it is “concerned”…
Trump Resets Election Campaign
President Donald Trump’s reelection prospects continue to fall as coronavirus cases in the United States…
US Judge Denies Portland Effort
A U.S. judge has ruled against the (western U.S.) state of Oregon, which sought to…
Tokyo 2020 Must Be Simple And Safe, Says IOC’s Coates
Senior Olympic official John Coates has reiterated that Tokyo must stage a simplified Summer Games…
UN Report Calls For Temporary Basic Income To Help World’s Poorest Amid COVID-19
A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries…
Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Developer Cautious On 2020 Roll-Out
The University of Oxford’s possible COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of…
Wave Of Promising Study Results Raise Hopes For Coronavirus Vaccines
Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday, including a closely-watched candidate…
Sudan’s Bashir, Allies On Trial For Leading 1989 Coup
Sudan started on Tuesday a new trial against ousted President Omar al-Bashir and some of…
End Of The Jumbo: British Airways Retires 747 Early Due To Coronavirus Crisis
British Airways (BA), the world’s largest operator of Boeing 747s, will retire its entire jumbo…
COVID-19 Vaccine Trails Show Promising Immune Responses: Report
U.S. researchers say an experimental coronavirus vaccine has shown promising immune responses in an on-going…
Moderna Phase 1 Results Show Coronavirus Vaccine Safe, Induces Immune Response
Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in…
Accused NZ Mosque Shooter To Represent Himself At Sentencing
An Australian man who pleaded guilty to killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst…
Illegal Ivory Trade Shrinks While Pangolin Trafficking Booms, UN Says
The illegal global trade in ivory has shrunk while the trafficking of pangolins has soared,…
Former Lesotho PM Tom Thabane Expected In Court Over Wife’s Murder
Lesotho’s former Prime Minister Tom Thabane is expected to appear in court on Tuesday in…
WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine, HIV Drugs In COVID-19 Trials
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of…
Initial Results Show Russians Give Putin The Right To Extend His Rule Until 2036
Russians appeared to have paved the way for Vladimir Putin to stay in power until…
Zimbabwe National Parks To Re-open After Covid-19 Lockdown
The Zimbabwe government said on Wednesday that national parks could reopen to boost local tourism….
EU Excludes US From ‘Safe’ Travel List
The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial “safe list” of countries…