Africa
Libya official says 5 women killed in shelling near Tripoli
Five women were killed and five others were wounded, including a child, when their houses were shelled near Libya’s capital Tripoli, a ...Global virus infections top 200,000 as nations tighten clampdowns
The number of global coronavirus infections shot past 200,000 on Wednesday, as governments across Europe, North America and Asia rolled out tough ...Sub-Saharan Africa records first coronavirus death
The first recorded death from coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been confirmed by Burkina Faso. The victim, 62-year-old Rose Marie Compaoré was ...UN urges Libyans to halt fighting, battle virus
The United Nations and nine countries on Tuesday called on Libya’s warring parties to cease hostilities to allow health authorities to fight ...Several African nations roll out measures to fight virus
Several African countries have announced sweeping restrictions to try to contain the steady spread of the coronavirus, which has reached at least ...Tourists flood Morocco airports as flights cut over virus fears
Thousands of tourists packed airports in Morocco Sunday hoping to board scarce flights back to Europe after regular air links with some ...Countries around the world announce more virus restrictions
Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus on Sunday, with lockdowns, ...Namibia and Rwanda report first cases
A Spanish couple who arrived in Namibia on Wednesday have both tested positive for the virus, reports Reuters news agency. The Namibian ...Spain to declare state of emergency over virus
Spain will be in a state of emergency for the next 15 days to better combat the coronavirus, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ...Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he had tested negative for the new coronavirus, after a scare over a trip on which at ...











