COVID-19: World Bank foresees Sub-Sahara Africa’s 1st recession in 25 years
The World Bank Group says Coronavirus, is taking Sub-Saharan Africa towards its first recession in 25 Years. The bank stated this in a statement released on Thursday. It explained that…
‘Don’t politicise coronavirus’: WHO calls for global unity after Trump attack
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President Donald Trump’s stinging attack on its handling of the pandemic. As the WHO…
COVID-19: Catholic bishops, faith groups urge Trump to back debt relief for poor countries
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and an alliance of faith groups have urged President Donald Trump to champion a moratorium on debt payments for poor countries hit by the…
Lockdown: Coronavirus pandemic may spark global condom shortage as demand soars
A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world’s top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations warning…
WHO denies being ‘China-centric’
World Health Organisation officials, WHO, on Wednesday denied that the body was “China-centric” and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time to cut funding, after…
Global stocks turn negative as coronavirus death toll mounts
World stocks turned negative on Wednesday as the coronavirus death toll mounted and euro zone finance ministers failed to agree a rescue package to help economies recover from the impact…
Fear of the unknown: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge
When Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers completed what he knew would be his final training session before the coronavirus shutdown, his overwhelming feelings were of sadness and the fear of…
Suggestion on testing vaccine in Africa, a hangover from the “colonial mentality” – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus has dismissed as “racist” a suggestion by some scientists that the coronavirus vaccine be tested in Africa. Ghebreyesus at a…
Coronavirus: Over 3,000 health workers infected globally
WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus Over 3,000 health workers have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
Dominic Raab to replace Boris Johnson as British PM if…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for…