Covid-19: China bars foreign visitors as imported cases rise
BEIJING, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has announced a temporary ban on all foreign visitors, even if they have visas…
Covid-19: Tanzania president says virus ‘won’t stop October elections’
President John Magufuli says people must continue to work despite the coronavirus threat DAR ES SALAAM, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Xi tells Trump China and US must ‘unite to fight virus’
BEIJING, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and the United States should “unite to fight” the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has…
Covid-19: Sweden and Denmark, the neighbours at opposite ends of the coronavirus fight
MALMO/COPENHAGEN, March 27 (NNN-Agencies) — Only an 8-kilometre bridge separates neighbours Sweden and Denmark, but while the streets of the…
Covid-19: EU marks 25th anniversary of open-border Schengen pact with closed frontiers
A lorry traffic jam near the German-Polish border in Frankfurt/Oder during the spread of COVID-19 in Germany BRUSSELS, March 27…
Covid-19: Fearing coronavirus, African city dwellers flee to the countryside
Passengers are seen at taxi station NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Each morning at a crowded bus station east of…
Venezuela blasts US Maduro indictment as ‘coup’
CARACAS/WASHINGTON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s foreign minister accused Washington of a coup attempt Thursday after the US Justice Department…
Covid-19: Singapore may jail people who stand close intentionally
SINGAPORE, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Singaporeans could be jailed for up to six months if they intentionally stand close to…
Covid-19: France reports 365 more deaths, including 16-year-old
PARIS, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France on Thursday reported that 365 people, including a 16-year-old girl, had died from the…
Update: Pres Trump proposes dividing US by risk levels as it tops world in coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump, keen for an early lifting of economically costly social distancing measures against…