Coronavirus: South Africans rush to liquor stores as booze ban lifts
Scores of people lined up outside liquor stores in South Africa’s township of Soweto on Monday (June 1), waiting to buy drinks for the first...
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Mike Pompeo makes first trip to Africa with conflicting US signals
“These three countries are major contributors to regional stability. Also, the countries are benefiting from dynamic leadership,” a senior State Department official said on customary...
Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway win seats on UN Security Council
Five of the 10 non-permanent seats in the 15-member council were up for election to two-year terms, starting Jan 1. Results for one of the...
Virus in every country in Africa, over 100,000 cases: WHO
PARIS • Africa has now recorded more than 100,000 cases of coro-navirus, according to an Agence France-Presse tally drawn from official figures on Friday. Across...
China-Africa summit a new opportunity for strengthened relations: China Daily
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The keynote speech President Xi Jinping delivered at the special China-Africa summit on fighting together against the Covid-19 on...
India reports record rise in coronavirus cases as Chennai locks down
CHENNAI, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India reported a record daily jump in the number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday as Chennai locked down following...
Coordinated blasts kill four in Pakistan, including soldiers
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Three consecutive explosions claimed by a little-known separatist group killed four people including two soldiers in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh...
Poorest countries to save $12 billion in 2020 debt relief – World Bank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The world’s poorest countries could save over $12 billion (9.71 billion pounds) owed to sovereign and other creditors this year through...
Hong Kong Disneyland reopens after coronavirus pandemic closure
Visitors wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, take a selfie at the Hong Kong Disneyland on June 18, 2020. Hong...
Sushant Singh Rajput funeral: India says teary goodbye to the Patna boy who won Bollywood
As if right on cue, the sky in Mumbai broke open as the ambulance carrying Sushant Singh Rajput’s mortal remains pulled out of the Cooper...