U.S visa ban: Eritrea says ban ‘unacceptable’, Nigeria creates committee to address issues
U.S President trump Eritrea on Saturday denounced U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as “unacceptable”, while Nigeria’s government said it had created a committee to address the…
Ugandan doctors deploy AI to monitor women after childbirth
Ugandan doctors are giving new mothers artificial intelligence-enabled devices to remotely monitor their health in a first-of-its-kind study aiming to curb thousands of preventable maternal deaths across Africa, medics and…
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader rejects calls to close border despite fears, urge health workers against strike
Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected calls from a medical union on Friday to close the border with mainland China to contain the…
Coronavirus: Lufthansa, British Airways, 25 other suspend China flights
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak, which as of Friday had killed over 200 people and infected nearly 10,000 people. Pilots and…
Coronavirus: WHO concerned that virus could spread undetected in a country with weak health system
Borders should be kept open and people and trade flowing in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, although countries have a sovereign right to take measures to try to protect…
Counter terrorism: U.S. will not totally remove its forces from Africa – Defense Secretary
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday the United States would not be removing all its forces from Africa, as he carries out a global troop review meant to…
WHO declares Coronavirus a global emergency, as cases spread to 18 countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was declaring the China coronavirus outbreak that has killed 170 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to 18…
Bill Gates’ daughter set to marry Egyptian sportsman, Nayel Nassar
Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer Gates has announced her engagement to Egyptian show-jumper Nayel Nassar. The Microsoft founder’s eldest child shared a photo on her Instagram account Wednesday revealing that Nassar,…
Airlines to limit re-usable items, replace them with disposables as measures to contain Coronavirus
Passengers on some flights to China will have to make do without hot meals, blankets and newspapers, as airlines step up measures to protect crew and travelers from a…
Corona Virus: Japan evacuates citizens as death toll rises to over 130, nearly 1,500 new cases
The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1,500 new cases, as Japan said it flew citizens out of Wuhan,…