Africa marks 1 year of COVID-19 response, says continent expected to reach 100,000 deaths in coming days
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says Sunday marked one year since COVID-19 hit Africa. The UN health agency disclosed this in a video…
WHO treating the recent outbreak in the DRC as a global health emergency, expresses worry over 4 suspected Ebola deaths in Guinea
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has expressed concern over the report of four suspected Ebola deaths in Guinea. Moeti in a Twitter message on…
Senate acquits Trump by 57-43 votes; It’s the greatest witch hunt in history – Trump
The historic second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate ended with his acquittal in a 57-43 vote on Saturday. Seven fellow Republicans, including former Majority…
China to continue collaboration with WHO on origin of coronavirus
China will maintain contacts with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in search of the origin of COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday. WHO experts arrived in…
Over 58,000 fake COVID-19 vaccines busted in China, 600 doses sent overseas
Chinese police have uncovered a number of cases involving production and distribution of fake COVID-19 vaccines with doses up to 58,000, the country’s prosecutor general’s office said on Wednesday. According…
COVID-19: AfDB President says vaccines, debt relief will be key to Africa’s recovery
The President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africans and said debt relief would help African economies recover…
WHO’s Wuhan probe ends as U.S.-China bickering over COVID-19 continues
China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the…
COVID-19: WHO says work to identify origins of coronavirus points to a natural reservoir in bats not likely in Wuhan
The head of the World Health Organization, WHO led team probing the origins of COVID-19 said on Tuesday that its investigation had uncovered new information but had not dramatically changed…
Maradona’s Death Probe Widens To Include Nurses, Psychologist
A psychologist and two nurses who helped care for football legend Diego Maradona before his death have been added to a widening involuntary manslaughter probe, a judicial source told local…
Bitcoin Hits Record High Above $43,000 After Tesla Investment
Bitcoin hit a record-high above $43,000 on Monday after electric carmaker Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the digital currency. Bitcoin hit $43,725.51 around 1300 GMT, before cooling slightly to $42,352….