The television becomes teacher in Senegal
After schools across Senegal were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, one television channel is airing a show to prevent pupils from falling behind. Matthew...
South Africa clears quarantined cruise liner
Coronavirus tests have come back negative for those on board two vessels quarantined off Cape Town’s coast, South Africa’s ports authority says. Sisipho Skweyiya reports....
Venezuela’s government confirms six new coronavirus cases, for total of 42
Venezuela confirmed six new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, for a total of 42 cases, Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in televised comments....
Morocco makes a dozen arrests over coronavirus fake news
Moroccan police have arrested at least a dozen people for spreading rumours about the coronavirus, including a woman who used her YouTube channel to say...
Africa coronavirus cases to rise as some undetected – AU body
Africa will likely see higher numbers of coronavirus cases in coming weeks because of the likelihood some are slipping through the net, the head of...
Joshua-Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed due to coronavirus
Briton Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defense against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev will be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus outbreak, the IBF’s mandatory...
Prince Harry’s Invictus games postponed over coronavirus outbreak
The Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded army veterans set up by Britain’s Prince Harry, have been postponed by at least a year...
Exhausted Dutch minister leading coronavirus fight quits
The minister leading the Dutch government’s fight against the coronavirus resigned on Thursday, a day after collapsing from exhaustion during a parliamentary debate on the...
Amazon asks shoppers to cooperate with U.S. probe of third-party sellers
Amazon.com Inc has started asking customers to cooperate with a Department of Justice criminal investigation of third-party sellers on its e-commerce marketplace, according to an...
Trump says FDA will fast track anti-viral treatments but FDA chief says it could take 1 year – CNN
Trump says FDA will fast track anti-viral treatments but FDA chief says it could take 1 year CNN Trump announces FDA making anti-malaria drug available to...