World Three years into Covid, are we ready for the next pandemic? Paris – Three years after the first Covid case was identified in China, preparations to stave off the next... Read more 16 Dec, 2022
World Negotiations on global pandemic treaty to start in February: WHO Geneva – Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Business Deeply indebted Zambia gets $275 million from World Bank Lusaka – The World Bank has approved $275 million in aid to debt-ridden Zambia to help it recover from... Read more 28 Oct, 2022
World ‘So much joy’: Brazil holds first carnival since Covid Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro’s carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday... Read more 25 Apr, 2022
Countries Togo resumes prison visits after two-year ban Lome – Togo is to allow prison visits to resume from Friday, phasing out a two-year-old ban that was... Read more 21 Apr, 2022
World China reports sharp rise in Covid cases Beijing – China reported 5 280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day’s tally and the... Read more 15 Mar, 2022
World Obama tests positive for Covid, encourages vaccines Washington – Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president said on his... Read more 14 Mar, 2022
Countries Moroccan carrier launches Israel flights after Covid delay Casablanca – Royal Air Maroc took off from Morocco’s economic capital Casablanca bound for Tel Aviv on Sunday, in... Read more 14 Mar, 2022
Countries WATCH | ‘I feel much more protected now!’ – Cyril Ramaphosa gets Pfizer booster shot Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa received his Pfizer booster shot on Saturday in Mahikeng, North West. According to... Read more 13 Mar, 2022
World Chinese city of 9 million locks down as Covid cases spike Shangha – A northeastern Chinese city of nine million people was ordered to lockdown on Friday, as authorities scramble... Read more 11 Mar, 2022