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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
