Category: Foreign
Taller people face higher risk of catching COVID-19 – Survey
People over six feet tall are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, the results of a new survey reveal.
The global team o [...]
Iceland, Norway named best countries to raise a family, US ranked one of the worst
America has been named one of the worst countries in the world to raise a family according to a new research of the world's biggest economies carried [...]
Jide Zeitlin, Nigerian CEO, Tapestry resigns amidst misconduct allegation
In an abrupt downfall for one of the few Black chief executives of a major U.S. company, Nigerian born Jide Zeitlin has resigned as the CEO and chairm [...]
US charges Chinese spies for global hacking campaign targeted at COVID-19 vaccine research
U.S. prosecutors have charged two wanted Chinese spies linked to Beijing for their alleged involvement in a global hacking operation that targeted hun [...]
US Secures 100m doses of potential coronavirus vaccine for $1.95bn
The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion (1.68 billion euros) to secure 100 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed [...]
Hospitals in Madagascar overwhelmed by Coronavirus surge
Hospital officials in the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo say they are struggling to cope with a rush of coronavirus patients despite the distribu [...]
Colombian cartels executing defaulters of coronavirus lockdown orders
Experts from the campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) have revealed that ruthless Colombian cartels are executing those who break their coronavirus [...]
Gabon appoints first female prime minister
Rose Raponda has been appointed the Prime Minister of Gabon, in accordance with a presidential decree read by the Secretary-General of the Presidency, [...]
Two Madagascar lawmakers die of COVID-19
Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar, has said that two of the island nation’s lawmakers have died of Coronavirus. He said one member of the Senat [...]
Covid-19: Russia completes human trials of vaccine
After Brazil was the first emerging market to get a test drive of the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine, it’s Russia that is the first to complete [...]