‘This virus may never go away’ – WHO
The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organisation says, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for…
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WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ in treating coronavirus
The World Health Organization has said that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the Covid-19 disease and that it was focusing on learning more about…
WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ on COVID-19 treatments
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the COVID-19 disease and that it was focusing on learning more…
Covid-19 coronavirus in Africa: One person infected 533 at Ghana fish factory
A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said in…
S. African virtual parliament session Zoom-bombed with PORN
South Africa’s National Assembly was unceremoniously ‘Zoom-bombed’ on Thursday morning, when a hacker inundated lawmakers’ screens with porn. The miscreant also racially abused the assembly’s speaker Thandi Modise. The politicians…
OPCW head FALSELY described Syria whistleblower inspectors to discredit them, new documents show
New documents leaked from the global chemical watchdog show that two inspectors blowing the whistle about the 2018 Douma incident in Syria were right, and the director seeking to discredit…
World leaders pledge $8b for Covid-19 vaccine and treatments
World leaders and organisations pledged $US8 billion to research, manufacture and distribute a possible vaccine and treatments for Covid-19 but the US refused to contribute to the global effort. Organisers…
Annual USCIRF report includes information on Azerbaijan
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has issued another annual report, which includes information on Azerbaijan. Besides Azerbaijan, such countries as Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa…
Coronavirus Africa: Confirmed cases close to 35 K
More than 1.5 thousand people died of the new type of coronavirus in Africa, while the number of confirmed cases is close to 35 thousand, Report says, citing the RIA…
California coast detects abnormal accumulation of oil tankers
Dozens of oil tankers have been parked off the coast of California for several days, Report says, citing RIA Novosti Since last week, new vessels have been arriving in the…