Fight against COVID-19 offers opportunity to close gender pay gap: UN...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said the fight against COVID-19 offers "a generational opportunity" to write a new social contract that upholds women's...
UK gov’t confirms lifting of most COVID restrictions next week despite...
The British government confirmed Monday that most COVID-19 restrictions in England will end next week despite surging cases caused by the Delta variant first...
COVID-19 infections in Africa top 8.8 million mark
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 8.8 million mark on Thursday even as the continent continues its fight against the virus.
According...
Africa’s COVID-19 infections surpass 9.75 million
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 9.75 million mark on Friday as the continent begins to see a decline in new...
Britain’s coronavirus-related deaths top 100,000
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 100,162, the data showed.
Britain is the first European nation and the fifth country...
Global new COVID-19 infections rose last week for first time in...
The number of weekly reported COVID-19 infections rose last week, the first time in seven weeks that the figure went up, according to the...
Women’s Six Nations Rugby postponed due to COVID-19, men’s competition to...
Women's Six Nations Championship and the men’s U20 2021 championship have been postponed until “later this spring or early summer” due to the COVID-19...
Pakistani PM, wife test positive for COVID-19
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
Khan is self-isolating at home, tweeted Special Assistant to...
South Africa’s virus cases decline, liquor sales allowed
South Africa’s government has lifted a ban on liquor sales and relaxed other pandemic restrictions, reporting that a recent spike in coronavirus cases has...
Zimbabwe facing resource constraints in fight against COVID-19: official
Some provinces in Zimbabwe are facing a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and healthcare workers at a time when the country is experiencing...