Covid-19: Outbreak at Philippine jail fuels calls for prisoner releases
MANILA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen guards and inmates at a jam-packed Philippine prison have tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Covid-19: South Asia cases hit 22,000 as Maldives locks down capital
NEW DELHI, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South…
Covid-19: Rwanda uses drones to help catch lockdown transgressors
A Rwandan police drone KIGALI, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tech-savvy Rwanda is using drones to keep residents of the capital…
Covid-19: South Africa’s Pres Ramaphosa dismisses call to lift ban on alcohol during lockdown
PRETORIA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to lift a ban on alcohol during a nationwide…
Covid-19: Brazil’s Pres Bolsonaro defends sacking health minister amid pandemic
Pres Jair Bolsonaro insists coronavirus is a minor problem BRASILIA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defended his…
Covid-19: Leaders warn Africa short of funds to fight pandemic
South African president and African Union chairman Cyril Ramaphosa said the coronavirus represents a setback to the continent’s progress WASHINGTON,…
Covid-19: Horrors revealed at Canada nursing home – unfed and deaths after caregivers fled
Flowers outside the Herron private nursing home in Dorval, west of Montreal MONTREAL, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Elderly residents left…
Fires near Chernobyl make Kiev air most polluted in world
Haze from nearby wildfires shrouds buildings in Kiev KIEV, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fires around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant…
Covid-19: US Pres Trump announces $19 bn relief for farmers amid epidemic
WASHINGTON, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump announced a $19 billion financial rescue package to help the US agriculture…
Covid-19: WHO says others will revise virus death tolls like China
GENEVA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that many countries would likely follow China in revising up…