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The Chinese capital, Beijing, has given directive to lock down 11 residential communities situated near a wholesale food market in order to try curbing a new outbreak of COVID-19.The capital's officials said on Saturday June 13, 2020,…

World Health Organization has cautioned and urged constant vigilance in Africa as COVID-19 cases accelerates and top 200,000 cases including more than 5,600 deaths.Africa recorded its first case of the new disease in mid-February. While…

Over 300 Ethiopian migrants and their families have received food and other essential items from the International Organization for Migration, in Nairobi, Kenya.The migrants, many of whom have been living and working in Kenya for years,…

Researchers at the John Hopkins University have raised their hopes in providing a treatment regime for coronavirus affected patients through the blood plasma of survivors of the virus.Lots of worldwide coronavirus patients have been…

The International Monetary Fund has approved US$111.06 million, a second disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility, bringing the total IMF COVID-19 emergency support to Rwanda to US$ 220.46 million to help urgent balance of payment needs…

United States of America's Labour Department announced today that more than 2 million Americans have recently filed for unemployment aid in the past week.The department noted that the development shows that the effects of coronavirus…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has on the 9th June 2020 approved $20 million in grant funding from the African Development Fund, to build capacity to curb and stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania,…

APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, and Opera, one of the world’s leading browser providers and platforms in the field of integrated AI-driven digital content, are partnering up to boost the…

The International Labour Organization has called for urgent and coordinated action to release the 150,000 to 200,000 seafarers trapped on board ships around the world because of measures to contain the COVID-19 virus.The ILO urged…

The United Nations Development Programme has tasked governments with the need to step up and lead the fight against a growing tide of false, inflammatory and misleading information that threatens to worsen the already severe impacts of the…

Libya's National Center for Disease Control has announced a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases this month and has blamed the biggest outbreak on a repatriations of nationals whom were stranded abroad.The NCDC announced more than 90 new…

United Nations humanitarians have said that help and funding are urgently needed for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit severely by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, including conflict-hit communities “on life-support”…

The Iranian government has sentenced an Iranian citizen to death after being found and convicted of spying on the late Quds Force Commander, Qasem Soleimani.This was announced by the Iranian government spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili who…

The Iranian government has sentenced an Iranian citizen to death after being found and convicted of spying on the late Quds Force Commander, Qasem Soleimani.This was announced by the Iranian government spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili who…

The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has considered drastically limiting the numbers of pilgrims at the annual hajj pilgrimage to prevent a further outbreak of coronavirus after cases in the country reached 100,000.Not less than…

The African Development Bank has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the nutrition and food security aspects of the COVID-19 crisis through a raft of immediate and longer-term…

Syrians has on Sunday taken to the streets in southwest Syria to protest against the deteriorating economic conditions and corruption in the country. The protest comes amidst the plummeting of the Syrian pound.The country's currency hit a…

President Michel Aoun of Lebanon has on Sunday called for national unity after violence erupted between supporters of rival sectarian political parties.Lebanon maintains a fragile sectarian balance since its many sects fought a 1975-1990…

The United Kingdom has put into effect the new rules requiring all people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days.While disclosing this in UK, Home Secretary Priti Patel said the laws were designed "to prevent a second wave" of…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact on people and businesses.This was disclosed on Sunday June 7, 2020, by the…

A professional Japanese wrestler and Netflix star, Hana Kimura has been reported dead, aged 22.This was confirmed by Stardom Wrestling, Kimura's organisation, on its Twitter account which stated that "Please be respectful and allow some…

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed in a recent survey that not less than 70 percent of the Dubai operating companies will suspend their activities within six months.This, they said would be due to the impacts of the…

The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has reported about seven suspected cases of the Coronavirus amongst its personnel operating at the its Logistics Base in El Fasher, North Darfur.All affected…

Sudanese medical doctors have threatened to go on a strike to protest the repeated attacks on health workers on duty.This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday May 22, 2020, by the Unified Office of Doctors, the Legitimate Union…

A 28 year old pregnant Algerian doctor, Wafa Boudissa who was denied maternity leave three times, has died of the coronavirus.The victim who was eight months pregnant as of her time of death had requested early maternity leave three…

Two passengers, including Zafar Masood, the president of The Bank of Punjab, has miraculously escaped the ill fated Pakistan International Airlines plane conveying about 100 people, when it crashed into a residential neighborhood in Karachi…

The World Bank Group approved a $500 million program to help countries in Africa and the Middle East fight the locust swarms that are threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of people.The Emergency Locust Response…

An Iranian lawmaker, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, has revealed and insisted that Syria will repay its debts of $30 billion to Tehran.The lawmaker who made the revelation in an interview with the Iranian state - affiliated newspaper on…

The United Kingdom government has disclosed plan to provide coronavirus antibody tests on the NHS.While stating that NHS and care workers will be the first in line for the tests, UK government assured that the test will tell if a person…

Commonwealth health ministers have agreed to coordinate their response in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.This was contained in a statement released after the annual Commonwealth Health Ministers meeting held on 14 May.The…