COVID-19: Global update
Job cuts keep coming, flight crews may become medical staffTHE OUTBREAK of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented...
Van Gogh painting stolen in museum raid
‘It is terrible for us all because art exists to be seen and shared by us, the community’A PAINTING by Dutch master Vincent van...
Zimbabwe, Lesotho begin three-week Covid-19 lockdown
Nigeria set to begin lockdown of its two main citiesTHE SOUTHERN African nations of Lesotho and Zimbabwe began 21-day lockdowns on Monday to curb...
Rwanda warns public against unapproved drugs for Covid-19
Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin were not yet approved for treating the virus. Pharmacies were requested to adhere to good dispensing practices.JOHANNESBURG - The Rwanda...
Britain orders 10,000 ventilators from F1, aerospace consortium
Production to begin this week.LONDON - Britain has ordered 10,000 ventilators from a consortium of leading aerospace, engineering and Formula One racing companies which...
Eight dead in medical evacuation plane crash in Philippines
Aircraft was taking off from airport when it burst into flames and crashedA CHARTERED medical evacuation flight crashed during take off in the Philippines...
‘Virus deaths in US could top 100 000’
Disease expert says United States could experience millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemicTHE US government's foremost infection disease expert says the United States...
Spain, Italy demand EU virus help
Two countries account for more than half of the world's death tollSPAIN and Italy have demanded more European help as they fight still-surging coronavirus...
Dutch coronavirus cases pass 10 000
The real number of infections is likely to be far higherAMSTERDAM - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands passed 10,000 on...
Rather stockpile ‘ice cream vouchers, not toilet paper’
'You buy the ice cream now and then you can eat it in two months.'Berlin - A German artisanal ice creamparlour is asking customers...
