Baby born holding his mother’s contraceptive coil [Photos]
A newborn baby made an entrance into the world while holding the contraceptive coil that was supposed to stop her from getting pregnant with him.The...
FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has said that acts of espionage and theft by China's government pose the "greatest long-term threat"...
Coronavirus has mutated into a new, more infectious strain, scientists warn
cases around the world are now at over 10.6 million, and now a new study suggests that most of those cases are caused by...
South Korea church hit by Covid-19 says members to give plasma for research
In February and March, a massive outbreak among members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus made South Korea the scene of the first large...
Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China
A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.It emerged recently and is...
Coronavirus timeline: How the global pandemic unfolded
Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the world:Dec. 31, 2019: China alerts the World Health Organization of 27 cases of "viral...
Coronavirus: How long does it really take to get a vaccine ready? We explain to you the process
Will we get a vaccine to fight COVID-19 this year?The world over recorded one of the biggest spikes in COVID-19 cases yesterday (June 23)...
China deploys self-driving cars to deliver foods; disinfect places in the streets [video]
As a way to reduce the spread of coronavirus, China, according to Mashable, is using self-driving vans called Hercules to deliver foods and disinfect...
South Korea confirms second wave of coronavirus
Health officials in South Korea believe the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus, despite recording relatively low numbers.The country had been...
China to cancel interest-free loans to African nations
China will cancel interest-free loans to African countries that are due to mature by the end of 2020, President Xi Jinping has announced.He told...
Indian soldiers ‘stoned to death’ by Chinese troops in fresh border clashes
India says three of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with the Chinese military on the contested border in the western Himalayas.Sources claim...
Salmon shunned in China after link to Beijing virus outbreak
The $700 million market for imported salmon in China is at risk after the fish was implicated in a new outbreak of coronavirus cases...
China could have been battling coronavirus in August last year, study suggests
A Harvard Medical School study suggesting Covid-19 was spreading in China as early as August last year has been dismissed as "ridiculous" by the...
Man, 26, gains 224 pounds within five months due to coronavirus lockdown [Photos]
A 26-year-old man in Wuhan has gained 224 pounds in a space of five months while staying at home to avoid COVID-19, according to doctors. Mr...
Police stand guard at closed Beijing market where mini coronavirus outbreak happened
The social support 'bubbles' allowing those in England and Northern Ireland living alone to see one other household exclusively without observing social distancing take...
Obama issues statement on the death of George Floyd [read]
Former US President Barack Obama has issued a statement on the death of George Floyd, the black man who died after being pinned down...
Zambia probes Chinese clothes factory murders
Police in Zambia have arrested three people suspected of murdering three Chinese nationals, dragging the bodies into a factory and setting it alight.Home Affairs...
Man shocked to discover his twins have two different fathers
A Chinese man is left stunned after finding out that his twin babies have two fathers.The parent, who remains unidentified, made the shocking discovery...
China to build Africa Center for disease control HQ to fight coronavirus
China has revealed its plans to upgrade its medical and health aid programs for Africa and help the continent complete projects in the health...
China conducts first successful coronavirus vaccine test on monkeys
While the government and scientists all over the world are trying to develop an effective vaccine against the deadly coronavirus, which has claimed lakhs of...
Paralysed mother pulled from grave alive three days after son buried her [Video+Photos]
A man has been arrested for attempted murder in China after burying his own mother alive.Ma Mou, 58, was taken into custody after discovering...
Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election
United States (US) President, Donald Trump, has said China "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid, stepping up his...
Coronavirus: Life in Wuhan after pandemic; Ghanaian shares experience[audio]
Residents in Wuhan, the city in Central China where the novel coronavirus began are struggling to adjust to their new kind of living.ALSO READ:Coronavirus:...
Coronavirus: Jack Ma’s third medical supplies arrive in Africa
The third round of medical equipment donated by the Founder of Ali Baba Group, Jack Ma, to African Union member states to assist their...
Hackers target Wuhan lab in bid to uncover ‘truth’ about coronavirus
The Chinese lab at the heart of a coronavirus conspiracy theory has been targeted by hackers in a bid to uncover the 'truth' about the outbreak,...
Coronavirus: Nigerian lawyers sue China for $200b
A group of Nigerian lawyers have filed a class action suit against China, following the adverse effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on Nigerians. ALSO READ:Man dies...
Children wear social distancing headgears as schools resume in China (photos)
Life in China is now returning to normalcy since the outbreak of Coronavirus. ALSO READ:Funny Face’s message to Adebayor after he refused to donate to...
China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim
China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people...
Chinese company produces dolls of famous Ghanaian funeral pallbearers for sale
A doll-making workshop that is based in Honk Kong, China, called JMG 1/64 Miniatures, has started producing figurines of the popular Ghanaian funeral pallbearers...
Coronavirus: Chinese nationals jailed for escaping quarantine (photos)
A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country's capital where they had been ...
Coronavirus: WHO worker killed while collecting samples
A World Health Organization (WHO) driver has been killed in a conflict-riven region of Myanmar while out collecting Covid-19 monitoring samples.Pyae Sone Win Maung...
At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in coronavirus pandemic – UN agency
 The Covid-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa...
Coronavirus: China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50%
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the
coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19
death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities.Wuhan officials...
Wuhan officials revise city’s coronavirus death toll upwards by 50%
China has revised its official death toll from the novel coronavirus, raising the number of fatalities attributed to the pandemic by more than a third.Officials in Wuhan,...
China’s virus-hit economy shrinks for first time in decades
China's economy shrank for the first time in decades in the first quarter of the year, as the virus forced factories and businesses to...
Breaking News: Trump carries out ‘fund-cut’ threat against WHO
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has carried out his threat to cut cash supply to the World Health Organization (WHO).His...
Covid-19: China approves three vaccines for clinical trials
China has approved three COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical trials, said an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Tuesday.An adenovirus...
China imposes restrictions on research into origins of coronavirus
China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive and online notices published...
Coronavirus pandemic – all you need to know as China sees peak in new infections
China has reported a peak in new cases of coronavirus while Boris Johnson continues his recovery after being released from hospital.On Sunday, 108 new...
Coronavirus: Ambassadors protest China’s racist testing of Africans
African Group of Ambassadors in Beijing have registered their opposition to China’s alleged ongoing forceful testing and quarantine and maltreatment of...