Billions of locusts have laid waste to 500,000 acres of Ethiopian cropland and unleashed a food crisis. A United Nations report found that the devastation caused by the swarms have left millions of citizens in […]
TOPLINEAfter five Nigerians tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China, the government ordered all residents of African descent to quarantine for 14 days, a move that led to businesses and landlords to issue evictions and […]
Beijing is facing a diplomatic crisis in Africa after reports of alleged coronavirus-related discrimination against African nationals in China sparked widespread anger across the continent. African students and expatriates in the southern Chinese city of […]
The leader of the Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate, Abdullah Orakzai, and 19 other militants were arrested by Afghan security forces, officials announced on Saturday. Orakzai, also known as Aslam Farooqi, the militants, and two other […]
A third of the public think the police have gone “too far” to enforce coronavirus lockdown measures, a survey suggests. A YouGov poll asked 1,646 adults between Friday and Sunday for their views on the […]
China has demanded an explanation from Brazil after the far-right government’s education minister linked the coronavirus pandemic to Beijing’s “plan for world domination”, in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent. In the latest incident to […]
The United Kingdom government reportedly believes that the COVID-19 outbreak could have stemmed from an accidental leak at a Chinese laboratory. At the time of this writing, most experts believe that the outbreak occurred after […]
A man shot dead in broad daylight in Ireland on Saturday is believed to be a senior figure in a criminal gang who allegedly murdered a 17-year-old in January, BBC News reports. Robbie Lawlor, the […]
Iranian chief of staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned on Thursday that the United States could “face the most severe reactions,” a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised that “Iran will pay a […]
More than 300 people have died and a further 1,000 have fallen ill in Iran after consuming methanol in the belief that it will protect them against the coronavirus, according to local media. Fake remedies […]
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