An overloaded boat carrying 42 passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, capsized late on Tuesday in northwest Nigeria’s Kano state, a rescue agency spokesman said. “We have recovered 29
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 261 million amid concern after detection of new variant of coronavirus Omicron in some countries. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is now a graduate in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford, London. She achieved the feat nine years after being shot by the
The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant. WHO’s regional
A new attack on the Ivo displaced people’s camp in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday claimed the lives of 22 civilians, an aid worker said.
While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant of concern has any impact on other test types, the WHO said Sunday. “The
At least 19 people taking part in a religious pilgrimage in Mexico died in a bus crash on Friday, authorities said, AFP reported. The victims, from the western state of
The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 261 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total
The United States, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries to restrict travel from southern Africa, where a new Covid strain labelled a “variant of concern” has been
The trial of 25 men accused of masterminding the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka has begun. The bombings, which targeted three hotels and three churches. killed 267 people and