Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.94m
2021-03-05
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 3,937,028,the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says.Continue Reading
Austrian coy to contribute 5m more vaccine doses to EU
2021-03-05
An Austrian company has managed to increase its production and will contribute 5 million more Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses to EU.Continue Reading
Pope Francis lands in Iraq for first papal visit
2021-03-05
Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq on Friday for the first ever papal visit to the Middle Eastern country, where the Christians have dwindled.Continue Reading
COVID-19 lockdowns threaten mental health of 332m children worldwide — UNICEF
2021-03-05
UNICEF warns that stay-at-home policies are threatening the mental health of 332 million children worldwide.Continue Reading
Buckingham Palace to investigate bullying allegations against Meghan
2021-03-04
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reclaiming their narrative after the United Kingdom’s Times newspaper published a buzzy report about a bullying complaint allegedly filed from inside Kensington Palace, reports on Thursday said. According to the Times, a former communications secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during theirContinue Reading
Brexit: UK defends extension of Irish Sea border grace periods
2021-03-04
Britain has defended its extension of grace periods to allow businesses to adapt to new regulations under Brexit, after Brussels said London had violated its obligations by doing so unilaterally.Continue Reading
UN secretary-general discusses peace in Yemen with Iranian FM
2021-03-03
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, discussed measures to restore peace in Yemen in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The Iranian Foreign Ministry disclosed this on Twitter after the call, which was held late on Tuesday.“During the phone call,Continue Reading
World leaders congratulate Gorbachev on 90th birthday
2021-03-02
World leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on his 90th birthday on Tuesday. “You rightly belong to those bright, unconventional people, extraordinary statesmen of our time, who have had a significant impact on the courseContinue Reading
3 media employees killed in eastern Afghanistan
2021-03-02
Three employees of independent broadcaster Enikas were killed by a gunman in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, the broadcaster’s owner told dpa on Tuesday. The employees, three women who worked at the dubbing section of Enikas, were buying items from a market in the provincial capital Jalalabad when they wereContinue Reading
Commonwealth: Minister urges common measure at combating COVID-19
2021-03-02
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, has urged members of the Commonwealth of Nations to evolve common measures to fight COVID-19 and protect their natural resources. Adamu made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the 2021 Commonwealth Day scheduledContinue Reading