Africa
Emirates Airline plans scheduled flights from May 21 to nine cities
Emirates Airline from May 21 plans to operate scheduled flight services from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, ...Virus hope in US as WHO hails global progress
The United States has logged a second consecutive day of fewer than 900 coronavirus deaths, as the World Health Organization hailed global ...Hard-hit Djibouti delays plan to ease virus lockdown measures
Djibouti, the tiny Horn of Africa nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases on the continent per capita, on Sunday reversed ...Sudan extends Khartoum curfew to slow virus
Sudan extended a curfew in and around the capital Khartoum for 10 days from Saturday as coronavirus cases mount, state media reported. ...Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government predicting a ...‘Today is wonderful’: Relief in Lagos as lockdown ends
Africa’s biggest city, Lagos, got back to work on Monday at the end of a five-week coronavirus lockdown. In the metropolis of ...Robot helps Tunisia medics avoid infection from virus patients
Medics have deployed a robot in a Tunisian hospital caring for coronavirus victims to limit contact between staff and infected patients, in ...Balcony protests and e-rallies as epidemic curtails May Day demos
Workers of the world scaled back their traditional May Day demos Friday with coronavirus lockdowns forcing many to rally online instead, while ...Money dries up from Senegal migrants in virus-hit Europe
In a suburb of Senegal’s seaside capital Dakar, Tidiane Konte clutches in his hand the “last receipt” he received from his brother ...Global stocks gain on plans to ease anti-virus controls
Global stocks gained Wednesday after France and Spain joined governments that plan to ease anti-virus controls and allow businesses to reopen. London ...














