Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks during a press briefing on Saturday in Nairobi (Photo courtesy: Kenyan Presidency) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday announced an extension to
"Upticks" in COVID-19 cases are being seen in countries that are easing lockdowns, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. It urged populations to protect themselves from the coronavir
The arrivals gate at Dakar’s Blaise Diagne International Airport. Travel bans and a nightly curfew have had a huge economic impact in Senegal. /AFP Senegal said Thursday it would ease an anti
A security guard in a face shield and mask reacts at Sudirman train station in Jakarta, Indonesia, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, May 28, 2020. /Reuters The governor of Indonesia's capital said o
With more than 31,000 dead in Brazil and more than 10,000 dead in Mexico, the novel coronavirus epidemic threatens to shatter hospital systems across Latin America. France is among the countries
Many South Africans spent their Monday morning lining up outside liquor stores, as alcohol sales were allowed again after a two-month ban because of the coronavirus out
Life for Australians in several major states edged closer to normal on Monday, with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and businesses after months of strict lockdowns. Gatheri
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. /AP Admired by some but berated by others for imposing a tight lockdown, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a fresh leadership test over his
The Islamic State group in an audio message blasted Iraq’s new prime minister, calling him an “American agent,” and criticized the closure of Islam’s holiest shrine in
Worshippers in Turkey have held their first communal Friday prayers in 74 days after the government reopened some mosques as part of its plans to relax measures in plac
Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can “override” governors who dare to keep churches closed to congregants. Asserting the “absolu
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has refuted claims that it coerced the government into allowing places of worship to reopen under Level 3 of the COVID-19 lockdown. /Reuters The So
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday declared May 31 as the National Day of Prayer to strengthen national unity in fighting COVID-19. "On this day, wherever we may be, I call upon you
Traders wearing masks work inside posts, on the first day of in-person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New
The Iranian authorities on Monday allowed partial reopening of the Muslim Shiite shrines across the country after more than two months of closure over the coronavirus pandemic. During the opening
The Vila Formosa cemetery on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 20, 2020. /AFP The World Health Organization declared Latin America "a new epicenter" of the coronavirus pandemic Friday as
US President Donald Trump. /REUTERS. At a White House press briefing, US President Donald Trump called on places of worship to "open right now" and said he had deemed them "essential"."In Amer
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