Category: Foreign
Coronavirus: Twitter employees to work from home
Giant tech firm, Twitter announced to its employees to work from home to avoid the spread of coronavirus. It is the first US corporation to take this [...]
Zambian mayor removed for failing to line up to greet first lady
A mayor in a Zambia, Christopher Kang’omb, has been removed from a powerful post in the governing party, the Patriotic Front (PF), after he refused t [...]
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 [...]