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Covid-19: Latin America’s richest man Carlos Slim tests positive
The 80-year-old Mexican telecommunications billionaire , Carlos Slim was only showing "light symptoms" and was doing "very well", his son said.
It comes a day after Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, 67, also contracted the…
Italian PM meets president to resign, deepening political crisis
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte went to see the head of state on Tuesday to hand in his resignation, hoping to be given the opportunity to try to put together a new coalition and rebuild his parliamentary majority.
Conte lost his…
Indian police fires tear gas at farmers on Republic Day
Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades and clashed on Tuesday with police in the capital, who fired tear gas to restrain them, shortly after a convoy of tractors trundled through the city’s outskirts.…
Chinese government discourages travel during Lunar New Year season
The Chinese government in other to limit the spread of COVID-19, has discouraged travel in what is normally the busiest time of the year. Those who are going anyway must present a nucleic acid test with negative results taken in the seven…
Philippines confirms local transmission of Britain coronavirus variant.
The Philippines has confirmed domestic transmission of the new, highly contagious British variant of the coronavirus, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to abandon a plan to allow some minors to go outside their homes.
“Right now, we…
Taiwan air force flexes muscles after latest Chinese invasion
Taiwan air force jets screamed into the sky on Tuesday in a drill to stimulate a war scenario, showing its fleet’s battle readiness after dozens of Chinese warplanes flew into the island’s air defence zone over the weekend.
Taiwan,…
9 workers found dead in China mine explosion
The bodies of nine workers killed in explosions at a gold mine in China have been found, raising the death toll from the incident earlier this month to 10.
Eleven were pulled out alive on Sunday, while one miner still remains missing.
One…
Bahrain approves AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Bahrain has granted emergency approval for the use of a coronavirus vaccine produced by the UK’s AstraZeneca drug company in collaboration with Oxford University.
The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) approved the vaccine on…
Trump impeachment article moves to Senate
The single article of impeachment against Donald Trump will on Monday evening be delivered to the Senate, where Democratic majority leader Chuck Schumer is promising a quick but fair trial.
In the week after 8 February, the former…
New Zealand new coronavirus case is the South African variant
New Zealand’s first case of coronavirus in the community in months has been identified as the South African variant, health minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday.
The woman, who recently returned from Europe, tested positive on Saturday,…