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Sun, July 12, 2020 | 10:02
Reopening strategist Castex named new prime minister in France
Reopening strategist Castex named new prime minister in France
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister as the country focuses on reviving an economy hard-hit by the pandemic and months of strict lockdown
2020-07-03 21:34
Malawi's new president, former evangelical preacher
Malawi's new president, former evangelical preacher
Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera is a former evangelical preacher who says he ventured into politics in answer to God's call. "One day God spoke to my heart, and God was not saying I'm pulling you out of ministry, God was saying I'm extending your ministry so that you are able to pastor a whole nation," he said in a recent video clip released during the electoral campa...
2020-06-28 13:18
Sudan moves to criminalize female genital mutilation
Sudan moves to criminalize female genital mutilation
Sudanese officials said Saturday they are working to criminalize the widespread practice of female genital mutilation after the transitional government approved a landmark draft law. Under the proposed amendment to the criminal code, anyone found guilty of performing the procedure would be sentenced to up to three years in prison, according to a copy obtained by The Associate...
2020-05-03 09:41
Back at work, British PM urges patience over UK lockdown
Back at work, British PM urges patience over UK lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged his lockdown-weary nation to be patient Monday, arguing that easing social and economic restrictions too soon would create a second deadly spike of coronavirus infections. On his first day back at work in three weeks after a bout of COVID-19 that left him dangerously ill, Johnson said Britain had reached the moment of ``maximum risk'...
2020-04-28 09:38
Britain nears grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus hospital deaths
Britain nears grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus hospital deaths
Close to 20,000 people have died in hospital in the United Kingdom after testing positive for COVID-19, data showed Friday, as Britain approached a milestone it had hoped never to reach. As the death toll has risen relentlessly, speculation has mounted that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who himself spent three nights in intensive care battling the new coronavirus earlier this...
2020-04-25 13:11
COVID-19 found in non-drinking water source in Paris
COVID-19 found in non-drinking water source in Paris
French authorities have assured residents that there is no risk from tap water, saying drinking water for Paris comes from another “totally separate” water network.
Park Si-soo | 2020-04-22 13:57
COVID-19 to have 'profound' mental health fallout
COVID-19 to have 'profound' mental health fallout
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a "profound and pervasive impact" on global mental health as billions struggle to cope with isolated living and anxiety spikes, experts warned Thursday.
2020-04-16 17:17
Virus-stricken British PM out of hospital, says medical staff saved his life
Virus-stricken British PM out of hospital, says medical staff saved his life
Virus-stricken British Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked medics for saving his life after leaving hospital on Easter Sunday, as hundreds of millions of Christians observed the holiday under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-04-13 11:54
France knife attack suspect charged with terrorism, murder
France knife attack suspect charged with terrorism, murder
A man who killed two people in a knife attack in southeastern France at the weekend is a refugee from Sudan and has been charged with terrorism offences and murder, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor's office said on Wednesday. Five people were also wounded in Saturday's attack. The 33-year-old suspect probably acted alone, "without having been given any orders by a terrori...
2020-04-10 13:31
British PM moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms have 'worsened'
British PM moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms have 'worsened'
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms dramatically worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, the first major world leader to be confirmed ...
2020-04-07 09:57
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