Five cases of Omicron variant confirmed in New York state: Governor

The state of New York has confirmed five cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, Governor Kathy…

COVID-19: Ghana records Omicron, traces cases to Nigeria, South Africa

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant,…

Trump tested positive for Covid just before Biden debate: book

Donald Trump had a positive Covid-19 test, quickly followed by a negative, shortly before he went…

World AIDS Day: WHO says AIDS killed 460,000 people in Africa in 2020

To mark this year’s World  AIDS Day, the World Health Organisation has disclosed that a total…

Three students killed in US high school shooting

Three students were killed and six other people including a teacher were wounded Tuesday in a…

Omicron in Europe before SAfrica reported first cases

The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe before the first cases were reported in South…

UK to enforce new Covid rules from Tuesday

Britain’s government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron…

Unpaid $207m loan: Uganda to lose Entebbe Airport to China

The Ugandan government is on the verge of losing its only international airport to China for…

James Bond fan Fiala named Czech prime minister

Petr Fiala, who was appointed Czech prime minister on Sunday, is a James Bond fan who…

Australia detects first Covid Omicron infections

Health officials said Sunday they had detected the Covid Omicron strain in Australia for the first…