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The government in Nigeria’s most populous state Kano has relaxed the total lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus beginning on Monday. Supermarkets and some fruit and vegetable markets are allowed to open from 10:00 to 16:00 on Mondays and Thursdays to allow people to buy food and other …

Video surveillance cameras in France will monitor how many people are wearing masks and their compliance with social distancing when the coronavirus lockdown is eased next week. The resort city of Cannes on the Côte d’Azur has trialed the monitoring software, installed at outdoor markets and on buses. It is …

In his rush to accuse Beijing of unleashing the scourge of Covid-19 on an unsuspecting world, the US Secretary of State said the coronavirus was man-made, before making a U-turn without even blinking. “The best experts so far seem to think it was man-made. I don’t have reason to disbelieve …

Jordan’s cash-strapped economy is expected to contract around 3% in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus, the finance minister said on Sunday. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which last March approved a four-year $1.3 billion programme with the kingdom, had expected Jordan’s economy to grow around 2.1% in …

The Egyptian army said today, Sunday, that 15 of its members were killed or injured in recent operations in the Sinai Peninsula, and that 126 terrorists were killed. The General Command of the Armed Forces said in a statement: “As a result of the valiant hostilities of our armed forces …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery during almost three weeks of absence from public life, a South Korean official said on Sunday, as the two Koreas exchanged gunfire at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two sides. The government official declined to provide reasons, but said …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the five main conditions under which measures taken in the crisis of the outbreak and spread of the new Corona virus will be eased in the country. There are five key tests that we must satisfy before we can adjust the current measures. …

The prison population in the United States, the largest in the world, is being badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic even as officials are saying the disease has plateaued. More than 80 percent of the nearly 2,500 inmates at a prison in Marion, Ohio as well as 175 staff members …

The World Health Organization confirmed that the new Corona virus does not descend from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, from which the pandemic started, noting that this strain has a natural origin ” Mike Ryan, director of the World Health Organization’s emergency program, told a news conference today, Friday, in …

Today, Saturday, US President Donald Trump posted a tweet through his personal account on Twitter, in which he reviewed the support of 96% of the Republican Party, expecting his victory over Democratic candidate Joe Biden, who described him as sleepy Joe. 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you! …

Kim Jong-un’s well-being has been a matter of speculation over the past several weeks as the North Korean leader has been conspicuously absent from public events which led to rumours that he was either ill or even dead. A video of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting a fertiliser plant in …

Italy on Friday reported 269 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 28,236, as active infections continue to drop. The data released by the Italian Civil Protection Department confirm that the country has left behind the peak of the pandemic, as it prepares for a partial lifting …

Lebanon’s government on Friday signed a request for assistance from the International Monetary Fund, a statement from Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s office said. “This is a historic moment in the history of Lebanon. We have taken the first step on the path of saving Lebanon from the deep financial gap; …

Coronavirus patients with light symptoms arriving to stay at several Tokyo hotels are likely to get a lift from a pleasant surprise – a robot greeter in the lobby. Japan is now using hotels to house patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus but whose symptoms are too light …

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada is banning assault-style weapons immediately. Trudeau cited numerous mass shootings in the country, including the killing of 22 people in Nova Scotia April 18 and 19. Trudeau has said the government was on the verge of bringing in stricter gun control …

Sudan has outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM), in a move that has been hailed by women’s rights campaigners. The country’s transitional government approved an amendment to its criminal legislation on 22 April and made it public on Friday. The new law states that anyone who performs FGM, whether inside a …

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bulgaria on Friday but there were no reports of any injuries or damage. The quake occurred just after 2 p.m. local time (1101 GMT) in the Balkan nation. Its epicenter was 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Bulgaria’s second-largest city of Plovdiv at a shallow …

It is rare for Donald Trump to credit other countries with world records, but at a press briefing last month the US President unveiled a list that put Belgium at the top. Unfortunately for Belgium, it was a ranking of deaths from the coronavirus. According to numbers collated by the …

The national coronavirus lockdown in India has been extended beyond 4 May for another two weeks. New guidelines, outlined on Friday, update the country’s designated red, green, and orange zoning system. Red zones are considered hotspots, while considerable relaxations will be permitted in areas considered less dangerous. India has been …

Police in Western Australia has shot dead a man after several people were stabbed at a shopping center in the Pilbara region. Five people were injured in the attack at the South Hedland Square center – two of them are in a serious condition. Witnesses told local media they saw …