Oil Spill off Mauritius
HUNDREDS of tonnes of fuel have spilled off the coast of Mauritius and rough seas are hindering clean-up...
International
WHO: 43% of Schools Don’t have Facilities to Wash Hands
MILLIONS of children are at risk of contracting Covid-19 when school reopens, due to a lack of basic hand...
Trump: Stop Doing Business with TikTok
UNITED States (US) President Donald Trump has instructed companies to stop doing business with the Chinese application, TikTok, within...
Air India Express Plane Crashes at Airport
RESCUE operations are underway after an Air India Express plane with 191 people on board crashed at an airport...
German Returning Travellers to be Mandatory Tested
TRAVELLERS returning to Germany from high risk regions will be subjected to mandatory Covid-19 tests. Al Jazeera reported that Germany...
Venezuela Wholesale Market Being Blamed for Worsening Covid-19 Outbreak
VENEZUELA'S state-run Coche Wholesale Market is being blamed for the worsening Covid-19 outbreak in that country. Al Jazeera reported...
Hundreds Injured in Beirut Explosion
HUNDRED of people are injured and there is widespread damage as a huge blast rocks the Lebanese capital, Beirut....
London Study: With Schools Opening, 2nd Covid-19 Wave Could be Bigger than 1st
WITHOUT proper contact tracing, the second wave of the Covid-19 could be bigger than the first. This is according...
Protests for Reopening of Schools in US
WIDESPREAD protests are underway in the United States over the re-opening of schools with Covid-19 cases rising in parts...
Co-Creator of Computer Mouse Dies
The man who helped co-create the computer mouse has died at the age of 91. William English BBC reported...
Covid-19: State of Disaster in Victoria, Australia
A spike in corona virus cases in Victoria, Australia, has forced authorities to declare a state of disaster and...
Tropical Storm Isaias to hit Florida
Florida, one of the US states worst hit by coronavirus, is now bracing for Tropical Storm Isaias. The BBC...
FIFA’s Infantino Facing Charges in Switzerland
SWISS prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Germany's Deutsche Welle reported that this is part...
WHO: Infections Among Young People Causing Covid-19 Spike in Europe
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested the increasing infections among young people is contributing to a recent...
Covid-19: Only 10,000 for Hajj
MILLIONS of Muslims usually take part in the five-day pilgrimage to Mecca, but in 2020, that number has been...
