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Viral Japanese experiment shows just how fast coronavirus transmission can happen in crowded places

COVID-19, with over 4 million cases is a scary disease and large scale pandemic. The numbers just keep on rising every day. As countries...

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...

Watch: How quickly Coronavirus can spread in restaurants

This terrifying video shows how coronavirus can spread in a restaurant in just 30 minutes - after just one person is infected. Scientists from Japan...

Nerve-racking footage shows toad emerging alive from snake’s belly

Nerve-racking footage shot in a family's back garden shows a snake regurgitating a toad that emerges alive. The shocking clip was filmed by Richard Hancock...

Covid-19: Ibn Chambas gives prediction on African elections and economies

With some general elections in Africa marked by tension and violence, the outbreak of Covid-19 in an election era is likely to increase the...

‘I was shunned over coronavirus fears’ – Kenyan nurse

A Kenyan nurse found herself being shunned and harassed after she prepared a patient for a Covid-19 test while she was on a nightshift. Eunice...

Church fined for selling bleach as coronavirus cure

A church in Australia has been fined for unlawfully advertising a purported “miracle” coronavirus cure that contains a bleach product, the Therapeutic Goods Administration...

Lawmaker tested for Covid-19 after coughing in parliament

An Australian lawmaker has been tested for Covid-19 after a coughing fit in parliament on Tuesday made it difficult for him to finish his speech. Video footage shows Australian...

Coronavirus drains Vatican coffers as income falls, deficits loom

Late last month, the Vatican announced the coronavirus pandemic had forced Pope Francis to postpone an annual fund raising campaign among Catholics worldwide to...

Twitter says staff can work from home forever

Twitter has told staff that they can work from home "forever" if they wish as the company looks towards the future after the coronavirus...

Two newborn babies,12 others killed by gunmen at a maternity ward [Graphic photos]

Suspected ISIS gunmen have killed two newborn babies with at least 12 mothers and nurses after they stormed a maternity hospital in the Afghan...

113-year-old Spanish woman becomes oldest person in world to recover from coronavirus

A 113-year-old Spanish woman is believed to have become the oldest person in the world to recover from coronavirus. Maria Branyas, the oldest person in Spain, confirmed she...

Spain to quarantine all arrivals from overseas

The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will impose a 14-day quarantine on all travelers who arrive from another country as another measure...

What Bill Gates told Trump about coronavirus in 2016 [read]

Billionaire Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has revealed that he informed Donald Trump to prepare for pandemic weeks before Mr Trump became the United Staes...

Five coronavirus patients killed in hospital fire

Five coronavirus patients died in a hospital blaze early today due to a short circuit igniting a ventilator machine, said reports in Russia. An inferno swept through an...

Video shows Rome City shaking after being hit by earthquake

A mild earthquake shook Rome on Monday morning after the Italian city came out of Coronavirus lockdown following a massive drop in new cases. The...

Coronavirus: Tears can help spread infection – Scientists reveal

Scientists have claimed the coronavirus can enter the body through the eyes after finding they contain a protein used by the infection to bind to...

COVID-19 vaccine status: These 4 coronavirus vaccines are leading the race

Nations around the world have closed their borders and ordered a strict lockdown in order to avoid further pressure on the already overwhelmed medical...

Ghanaian lands appointment on Oversight Board of Facebook and Instagram

Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, a human rights lawyer and Programme Manager at the Open Society Initiative for West Africa from Ghana, has been appointed as...

Libya’s intelligence chief dies of heart attack

Libya's intelligence chief Abdul Qader Al-Tuhami died of a heart attack on Saturday in the capital Tripoli, the country's presidential council said. In a statement,...

Coronavirus can enter the body through the eyes, scientists warn

Coronavirus can enter your body through your eyes, a new study has warned. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that the eyes...

Popular musician begs God for a hit song

Veteran Nigerian rapper, Panshak Henry Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince has cried out to God for a hit song. The Angas born rapper, producer...

Compulsory coronavirus vaccines in the UK, other rumours fact-checked

We’ve been fact-checking the most widely shared dubious coronavirus claims this week. There’s no mandatory vaccine law in UK First, we’ve looked at a widely shared...

Mother’s Day: Trump opens up about his parents [photos]

President Donald Trump opened up about his mother on Friday, saying she believed he could do no wrong, adding 'which is maybe why I...

Coronavirus: Pharmacist dies after drinking corrosive ‘cure’

A 47-year-old man in Chennai, India has died after consuming the concoction he helped create with his boss in an effort to beat the...

More than 50% employees watch porn on their device while working from home

The Coronavirus or Covid-19 lockdown has forced people to face some ugly truths of life, which they were till now unaware of. Work from home has...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Mission in New York to compile evacuation list

The Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations and the Consulate General in New York has announced plans to compile a list of...

Covid-19: Viral Ghanaian pallbearers have a message for all [Video]

Viral Ghanaian dancing pallbearers, amid the soaring global coronavirus cases, have urged citizens to comply with the stay at home directive. Taking to Twitter to...

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...

Police pull over five-year-old en route to buy a Lamborghini

A five-year-old boy shocked a Utah state trooper when he was pulled over for stealing his parents' car. Taking to Twitter on Monday, the Utah Highway Patrol...

Woman delivers baby on repatriation flight

A woman has given birth onboard a flight repatriating Nigerians from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora...

Boris Johnson granted second divorce

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s second divorce has been granted, leaving him free to plan his third wedding when the lockdown restrictions are relaxed. Marina Wheeler...

Coronavirus: 101 prison inmates test positive in Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Ministry says that 101 inmates have tested positive for coronavirus in the N'dolo military prison. Only three infected inmates...

BBC to close small regional offices to save money

The BBC is to close a number of its small regional satellite offices as part of cost-cutting measures. Up to 20 locations will be shut...

Amazon vice-president quits over virus firings

A vice-president at Amazon has quit “in dismay” at the internet giant’s crackdown on workers who criticised it over coronavirus safety measures. Tim Bray described...

Millions stolen by Abacha returned to Nigeria

Nigeria has received more than $300m (£241m) that were stolen by the former military ruler, Sani Abacha. The money was returned from the US and...

Coronavirus: Piers Morgan develops “Mild” symptoms

British journalist, Piers Morgan has announced that he will temporarily step back from presenting ITV’s flagship morning show, Good Morning Britain after developing a...

Coronavirus: How Covid-19 is ravaging India’s newsrooms

Last fortnight, a camera operator working in the studio of a news network in the western city of Mumbai joined some of his colleagues...

Coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday called for international scientific cooperation to discover a vaccine for the coronavirus and said any successful vaccine should be made...

Coronavirus: Nurse dies 2 years to her retirement

A mother-of-three nurse has died of coronavirus just two years before retirement after spending nearly 40 years on the job. Indian-born Philomina Cherian, 63, died...