London court to hear Assange’s extradition case Monday
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents, a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether…
China fires jail officials over coronavirus outbreak in 2 prisons
The new coronavirus has infected 234 people in two prisons outside the province at the center of the epidemic and top officials deemed responsible for the outbreaks have been fired,…
COVID-19: No sub-Saharan African country has evacuated citizens, stranded citizens plead to be brought home
When Margaret Ntale Namusisi’s three daughters called her in Uganda to say they were being quarantined at their university in Wuhan, China, because of the coronavirus outbreak, she sent…
Coronavirus: World Bank pandemic bond under pressure as investors fear lossesÂ
A World Bank bond designed to deliver funding to help the world’s poorest countries to tackle fast-spreading diseases has lost half its value as the coronavirus outbreak in China has…
Namibia becomes first African country to export red meat to U.S.Â
Namibia became the first African country to export red meat to the United States after it sent 25 tonnes of beef to Philadelphia, following two decades of haggling over safety…
COVID-19: Internet rumours causing great harm to our research staff on the front line of scientific research – China lab
An outbreak of disinformation in China and elsewhere has hurt global efforts to combat the new coronavirus, said a specialist infectious disease lab located at the epicenter of the epidemic…
Coronavirus: Countries evacuating nationals from hit areas
A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China and a cruise ship in Japan hit by…
Coronavirus: Head of Wuhan hospital dies as global economic impact spreads
The head of a leading hospital in China’s central city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday as Apple Inc warned its sales…
Coronavirus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan – Chinese scientists reveal
CORONAVIRUS spread from a science laboratory in Wuhan and not a ‘wet market’, a group of Chinese scientists have sensationally claimed. They said scientists researching bat diseases could…
Mother reunited with dead daughter in Virtual Reality show sparks debate
A tearful reunion between a mother and her dead daughter via advanced virtual reality for a South Korean television show has become an online hit, triggering fierce debate about voyeurism…