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Congo’s ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of coronavirus
The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus.He was 81 years old....
US to evacuate nationals amid Nigeria lockdown
The US is evacuating its nationals from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, and the capital, Abuja, after the two cities were placed on a...
Coronavirus: King ‘isolates’ with 20 women
Thailand’s playboy king has taken over a luxury German hotel to isolate from the coronavirus — along with a harem of 20 women, according...
Ronaldinho playing foot-volleyball with prison inmates while awaiting trial [Watch]
A footage has emerged showing football icon Ronaldinho playing foot-volleyball with fellow inmates in a Paraguay prison while awaiting trial.Ronaldinho, who turned 40 on...
Coronavirus: Kenya wants 50 MPs tested
Kenya’s lower parliamentary chamber wants some 50 lawmakers to be tested for coronavirus amid fears they may have contracted the virus from a member...
Police arrest pastor for holding church service despite stay-at-home order
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne said he wouldn't close the doors of his Tampa, Florida, megachurch until the End Times begin.The police weren't willing to...
Ladies with long and artificial nails are at high risk of contracting Coronavirus – Health Expert
An expert has warned against the dangers that long
nails, varnish and extensions carry amid the coronavirus epidemic. Dr Elisabeth Dancey, a British beauty and aesthetics...
Coronavirus: Niece dies, 16 members infected after attending funeral of aunt killed by virus [photos]
An 86-year-old woman, Sheila Brooks from the United Kingdom died last month from coronavirus and now the family has come out to encourage...
Coronavirus: Prince Charles recovers
Prince Charles is out of self-isolation and is in good health after testing positive for coronavirus.ALSO READ:Lockdown: Military officers punish man for...
COVID-19: Many faces of social distancing
As the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, it is necessary to adopt social distancing measures aimed at curtailing further spread of the...
Wuhan records no coronavirus case for six days
China on Monday reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as drastic curbs on international travellers reined in the number...
Lockdown Tales: Man hides wife in car boot but gets caught
A driver flouted the coronavirus lockdown to pick up £15 windows with his wife in the boot of his car.The man, who had bought...
Libya releases prisoners to contain virus spread
Libya has become the latest country in the Middle East to release detainees in response to Coronavirus.The internationally recognised government in Tripoli has ordered...
Coronavirus: India’s prime minister seeks ‘forgiveness’ over lockdown
India's prime minister has asked for his country's forgiveness after imposing a sweeping lockdown that he said had hurt millions of poor people.Criticism has...
Catch me if you can: How defiant Kenyans dodge cops during curfew
Catch me if you can.That was the message some Kenyans sent to security officers on Saturday as they defied the dusk-to-dawn curfew set by...
UK govt to fly ‘willing’ nationals out of Ghana tonight
The government of the United Kingdom will on Sunday night, fly out hundreds of its nationals in Ghana who are willing to return home...
Coronavirus: Buhari to address Nigerians today
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will, at 7pm today March 29, address the nation.This was made known in a statement released by the Presidency.ALSO READ:Former...
Coronavirus: Finance Minister commits suicide over crisis
The Finance Minister of Germany's Hesse State, Thomas Schaefer, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the...
Coronavirus: Pope prays to empty St Peter’s Square[photos]
Pope Francis has given a solitary prayer service to an empty St Peter's Square as Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 9,000.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: First patient...
Coronavirus: First patient breaks silence
One of the first coronavirus patients in Wuhan, China, said "a lot fewer people would have died" if the Chinese government took action...
Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears
Malians are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country's first coronavirus death.The
poll has also been overshadowed by Wednesday's kidnapping...
Coronavirus: Prince Charles shares a health update
The Duke of Cornwall, Prince Charles, has taken to Instagram to provide fans with an update on his health after testing positive for coronavirus.Prince...
Coronavirus: Pastor Chris, Benny Hinn lead two billion people in prayer
In a clear response to recent happenings across the globe, over two billion people have indicated interest in participating in a two-hour ...
15 yr-old girl hangs herself over four-year ‘burden’
A Walvis Bay teenager allegedly committed suicide on Monday evening after leaving a note saying she has been living with a burden for four...
Covid-19: People are cutting their own hair during lockdown – and it’s not going well
In the UK, restaurants, pubs, gyms and any other shops that do not provide an essential service have been forced to close following...
Bring anyone with coronavirus for treatment – Bishop dares
A Nigeria pastor has has offered to treat anyone with coronavirus free of charge and also said, “anyone with coronavirus should be referred...
Coronavirus patients charged with attempted murder
Two people are facing attempted murder charges after allegedly refusing to go into quarantine in South Africa, it has emerged. One
of them is a...
Coronavirus: Couple arrested for ‘calling virus a hoax’
Police in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam are holding a couple for allegedly spreading false information about coronavirus.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new...
Last known survivor of transatlantic slave trade discovered
A woman, who was taken from Africa when she was just two years old, has been identified as the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave...
Boris Johnson breaks silence after testing positive [Video]
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus and has taken to social media to confirm the news in a...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street says.His symptoms are mild and he will continue to...
Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new cases, number up to 136
Ghana has recorded four new cases of the deadly coronavirus, shooting the number up to 136.Below is a confirmation by the Ghana Health Service...
FBI arrests actor who claims he has coronavirus cure
The FBI has arrested a Southern California man who officials said falsely claimed to have developed a cure for the coronavirus and solicited investments...
As they rush to save lives, health care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plans
The first time Andrea Austin, 35, considered her own mortality, she was flying into Iraq aboard a C-130 military plane. Though the emergency medicine...
Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lock down
South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.All but essential movement...
Coronavirus: Sex workers want to be considered as essential service providers
The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and the National Movement of Sex Workers in South Africa (Sisonke) are appealing to President...
Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the campaign on constant washing of hands with soap under running water, has made the veronica buckets very...
Coronavirus: Drug gangs impose strict curfew on residents
Drug traffickers and militias in Rio de Janeiro's lawless Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Brazil, have taken the law into...
Meet the black woman leading the charge for the coronavirus vaccine
As the world looks for solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, a doctor, is leading efforts to develop a vaccine for the...
Coronavirus: 96-year-old woman recovers from virus
A 96-year-old woman in South Korea has become the oldest patient in the country to fully recover from the novel coronavirus.The woman, identified by...