Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of coronavirus as disclosed by the country’s public health institute on Friday, March 13. The index case of coronavirus in the country is said to be a 48-year-old Japanese man who arrived in Ethiopia from Burkina Faso last week. According to Ethiopia’s health minister, Liya Kebede at a press … Read more
Louisiana has postponed a scheduled presidential primary election on Friday because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak making them the first state in the US Voters in Louisiana were due to vote on April 4 in both Democratic and Republican primaries to select candidates for the November general election. Secretary of State of Lousiana Kyle Ardoin … Read more
As the number of people with the coronavirus in the US grow, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to provide more money to fight a pandemic that has killed 41 people in the US Speaking in the White House’s Rose Garden on Friday, Trump said “I am officially declaring a national emergency,” The declaration … Read more
Iraq on Friday condemned overnight US airstrikes with its military saying they killed six people and describing them as violation of sovereignty and a targeted aggression against the nation’s regular armed forces. President Barham Salih said such “repeated violations” could cause Iraq to unravel into a failed state and revive the Islamic State of Iraq … Read more
Canada’s House of Commons, in a rare display of unity, put aside partisan wrangling and voted unanimously on Friday to suspend its session until April 20. The suspension of session was in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s important to mention that we did this together and it’s the right … Read more
Brazilian officials on Thursday announced that a Brazilian Government official who attended an official meeting at Donald Trump’s resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the United States president has tested positive for coronavirus. Asked by Reuters News Agency before reports emerged about Wajngarten’s diagnosis, Brazil’s health minister, … Read more
The first lady of Canada Sophie Gregoire Trudeau who returned from a speaking engagement in Britain has tested positive to Coronavirus. The office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday night in a Statement This statement said Sophie Gregoire Trudeau was feeling unwell and would remain in isolation. “The Prime Minister is in good health … Read more
The death toll in Europe’s worst-affected country jumped by 196 in 24 hours to 827. Confirmed cases across the country rose to 12,462 from a previous 10,149. Italy tightened its coronavirus quarantine on Wednesday, ordering bars, restaurants and hairdressing and beauty salons to close, after the highest daily increase in deaths of any country outside … Read more
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault in a landmark #MeToo case. A jury on February 24 found Weinstein guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann. .In an emotional statement in court, Haleyi spoke of … Read more
Following the increased death toll and wildfire scare across the globe over the outbreak of Coronavirus, the World Health Organisation has just characterised the deadly virus as a pandemic. According to the WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic, “We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus.” … Read more
UK new finance minister Rishi Sunak will commit billions of pounds to fight the effects of coronavirus the country’s economy on Wednesday, and the Bank of England might add its firepower to the attempt to stave off the risk of a new recession. Sunak who has been in the job for less than a month, … Read more
In a move to launch direct talks with the armed group to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners According to a copy of the two-page decree seen by Reuters news agency late on Tuesday night, all released Taliban prisoners will have to … Read more
Bolivia on Tuesday confirmed its first two cases of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Bolivian Health Minister Anibal Cruz at a press conference informed that the two patients are women in the departments of Oruro and Santa Cruz, who came in to the country from Italy, “They are two women who are 60 and 64 … Read more
Nadine Vanessa Dorries, a UK health minister has confirmed she has contracted the coronavirus. The 62 year-old is the first MP to catch the deadly bug. In a statement, she said: “I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus. As soon as I was informed I took all the advised precautions and have been … Read more
As outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 continues to expand in Italy, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced a ban on travellers arriving from the embattled European country. The move came after Rome government put in place severe restrictions on domestic travel. As of Tuesday, Italy had the most cases of the virus outside … Read more
The United State Have Started To Withdraw its troop from Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the US-Taliban agreement, a spokesman for US Forces in Afghanistan announced on Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal. The pullout came as Afghanistan’s rival leaders were each sworn in as president in separate … Read more
Independence hero and former Prime Minister of East Timor Xanana Gusmao last month announced he had formed A six-party coalition controlling 34 of parliament’s 65 seats and said he would prepare to form a new government.in East Timor, the coalition’s spokesman said on Tuesday. The tiny Southeast Asian nation faced political instability since the collapse of a … Read more
After negoations on a draft resolution, The United States on Monday called for a Tuesday vote at the UN Security Council to approve Washington’s deal with the Taliban that is supposed to pave the way to peace in Afghanistan, diplomats said. The US military has begun withdrawing troops as part of the pullout agreed in … Read more
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will be quarantined at his private residence for two weeks,newtimes reports. According to the statement, the president received a group of students from a school in northern Portugal last Tuesday at an event and took photos with them. After a student was confirmed on Saturday night to have infected … Read more
Six inmates were killed in a prison riot in an Italian prison, while a number of guards were taken hostage in another jail, as unrest spreads across the country over measures approved by the government to contain the spread of the virus — including limiting visits from families and friends. During a TV interview Francesco … Read more