Nearly half of global workforce at risk as job losses due to COVID-19
Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce is at risk of losing their livelihoods as the COVID-19 pandemic
Zambia sprays 10,000 hectares of land to contain locusts
Zambia has so far sprayed about 10,000 hectares of land as part of efforts to control the African Migratory Locusts
Kenya plans mass COVID-19 testing in Nairobi as cases rise
The Kenyan government has announced plans to conduct mass testing across the capital Nairobi, this weekend. The testing drive comes
China to deepen cooperation with Sri Lanka, UAE, Algeria, Serbia with new development pattern: senior diplomat
China will further strengthen its cooperation with Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Algeria and Serbia under the framework
WTO says EU can slap tariffs on $4 bn in US goods over Boeing aid
The World Trade Organization ruled Tuesday that the European Union could impose tariffs worth $4.0 billion on US imports in
IMF projects 2020 global economy to contract by 4.4 %
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected the global economy to contract by 4.4 percent in 2020, 0.8 percentage
Zambia anti-corruption body arrests medical worker for illegal COVID-19 clearance certificates
Zambia’s anti-corruption agency on Tuesday arrested a medical practitioner for issuing COVID-19 clearance certificates suspected to be fake . The
Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19, the Portuguese Football Federation (PFF) announced on Wednesday. “Cristiano
Former Malawi cabinet minister convicted in corruption case
The high court in Malawi Tuesday convicted former cabinet minister, Uladi Basikolo Mussa, of a corruption case in which he
12 Mali soldiers killed in raids on base
Twelve Malian soldiers were killed in attacks on their base in the volatile center of the country, the army said