Covid-19: First four positive cases confirmed in DR Congo prison; many inmates quarantined
KINSHASA, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed its first cases of COVID-19 in a prison.…
Covid-19: ADB approves $100m for Bangladesh to meet urgent public health needs
DHAKA, May 1 (NNN-BSS) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $100 million loan to support Bangladesh in its…
Covid-19: India’s death toll rises to 1,074; cases 33,050
NEW DELHI, May 1 (NNN-PTI) — The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 after 66…
Covid-19: Japan to extend state of emergency over virus – reports
TOKYO, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe islikely to extend a nationwide state of emergency imposed over…
Family names Canadian officer killed in NATO helicopter crash off Greece as a body found amid wreckage
OTTAWA/ATHENS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The grief-stricken father of a Canadian sailor said Thursday she was killed in a military…
Covid-19: Italy to open two airports after nearly two-month shutdown
ROME, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy said it would reopentwo of its shuttered airports next week, Ciampino in Rome and…
Covid-19: US, China block UN resolution in spat over WHO handling of pandemic
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China remained at loggerheads Thursday over a UN Security Council…
Covid-19: IMF approves $220 mn loan for Afghanistan amid coronavirus
WASHINGTON, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF board approved $220 million in emergency aid for Afghanistan to help the country…
Covid-19: Asia latest – first Maldives death, Australia eases curbs
HONG KONG, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus…
Covid-19: Russia’s case tally nears the 100,000 milestone
Ambulances queue before driving onto the territory of Pokrovskaya hospital amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease MOSCOW, April 30…