US judge rules for United Airlines in employee vaccine dispute
Washington – A US judge ruled on Monday in favor of United Airlines, which offered unpaid leave to employees who... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Vax the kids? A bitter dispute for separated couples
Chicago – Michael Thompson, a 47-year-old executive recruiter from Illinois, expects his former wife to take him to court... Read more
8 Nov, 2021
Pfizer says Covid pill 89% effective against severe disease
Washington – Pfizer said on Friday that a clinical trial of its pill to treat Covid-19 had shown it is... Read more
6 Nov, 2021
Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan jailed over Covid reports ‘close to death’
Beijing – A citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of China’s initial response to Covid in Wuhan is close to... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Tonga enters lockdown after first Covid case recorded
Nuku’alofa – Tonga’s main island entered a week-long lockdown on Tuesday just days after recording its first case of Covid-19,... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
South Africans go to polls to vote… and get jabbed
Soweto – South Africans showed little appetite for local elections on Monday, but many were drawn to polling stations... Read more
1 Nov, 2021
Moroccans rally against Covid health pass
Rabat – Hundreds of people demonstrated on Sunday across Morocco to protest against a government-imposed coronavirus health pass, AFP... Read more
1 Nov, 2021
Trials for Covid vaccine pill to begin in South Africa
Johannesburg – South Africa has approved a clinical trial for a Covid vaccine pill, Israeli pharmaceutical company Oramed said on... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
Uganda to reopen schools in January, after almost two years
Kampala – Ugandan schools, closed since March last year owing to the pandemic, will reopen in January regardless of currently... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Shaken by covid, Morocco to spend record $27bn in 2022
Rabat – Morocco will spend a record 23 billion euros ($27 billion) on public investment in the coming year to... Read more
27 Oct, 2021
