‘Our houses are gone’: Kenya suffers devastating floods
Tens of thousands of people in floods around Lake Victoria caused by unprecedented rainfall – leaving people like Milicent Agata with nothing. Okwi Okoh reports....
Italian restaurant offers touch-free menus
“Please scan this code” is the new norm in Italian restaurants these days, replacing “would you like to look at the menu?” as restauranteurs seek...
‘Here’s your scan code for tonight’: Italy eatery rips up paper menus
As Italian restaurants reopen after a business-bruising coronavirus lockdown, owners are turning to safe eating practices to entice customers back....
UK’s Blair: Patchy data means Africa could use antibody tests to track COVID-19
African nations should use antibody tests to find out whether the slower spread and lower mortality rate of the new coronavirus on the continent is...
U.S. urges WHO to start review of pandemic response, seeks reforms
The United States called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday to begin work immediately on investigating the source of the novel coronavirus, as...
NATO to discuss Open Skies treaty after U.S. announces withdrawal
NATO envoys will discuss the future of the Open Skies treaty on Friday after the United States announced it would quit the 35-nation pact that...
France says regrets U.S. decision to withdraw from Open Skies treaty
France said on Friday it regretted the decision of the United States to plan to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance...
Lebanon’s Berri tells government time for action not words
Lebanon’s powerful parliament speaker said on Friday it was time for government action to help citizens grappling with an economic crisis and this could not...
Help us protect the headwaters of the Amazon from oil companies, elders say
Indigenous leaders are calling for help to stop oil companies drilling in the headwaters of the Amazon river in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Plane crashes in Pakistan with 99 on board, many feared dead
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 99 passengers and crew crashed into a residential area of the city of Karachi on Friday, with many...