Category: Foreign
Nike shuts down headquarters in Europe over coronavirus
Sports apparel giant, Nike has temporarily closed its European headquarters in Hilversum, The Netherlands, as one its of workers tested positive for t [...]
British PM Johnson, partner announce engagement, pregnancy
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, have announced they are expecting a baby and are engaged to be married, CNN is [...]
Coronavirus: Second person dies in US as death tolls exceeds 3000
The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 on Monday after dozens more died at its epicentre in China and cases soared ar [...]
17-day-old baby overcomes coronavirus in China
A 17-day-old baby has recovered from the symptoms of the coronavirus without being given any specific antiviral medication. The girl is the youngest p [...]
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia stops pilgrimage to Mecca
Just months ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia has halted travel to its holiest sites in Islam over coronavirus fears. This co [...]
Coronavirus: 26 dead in Iran, vice president infected
The coronavirus epidemic in Iran has cost 26 lives, the health ministry announced on Thursday, with seven new deaths reported over 24 hours as the spr [...]
Cornonavirus: Japan shuts down public schools
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked public schools to close nationwide from March 2 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, according to A [...]
Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak is dead. Hosni who was president for almost 30 years and stepped down after a popular revolution in 2011, die [...]
China bans trade, eating of wild animals in battle against coronavirus
China said it will ban the trade and consumption of wild animals, a multibillion-dollar industry that employs millions of people, as part of efforts t [...]
Opposition fumes as Togo’s Gnassingbe is re-elected president
While Togo’s President, Faure Gnassingbe has been re-elected president in a landslide electoral victory, the opposition candidate, former prime minist [...]