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16, March 2020
French Cameroun: National Assembly Speaker may be nation’s 6th coronavirus case 0
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Cavaye Yeguie Djibril has not been diagnosed with coronavirus. But needed to have been self-isolating at home in Yaoundé upon his return from France-a country that recently confirmed its coronavirus outbreak is “very worrying” and “deteriorating very fast”. Supported by two men, the 80 year old speaker of the […]
16, March 2020
After fleeing abroad, Chinese football teams rush home again to avoid virus 0
Most Chinese Super League (CSL) clubs fled abroad when the deadly coronavirus hit the country but they are now rushing back again as it takes hold elsewhere. The national side is still training in Dubai — where many CSL teams also went in recent weeks — but they too are now making hasty arrangements to […]
16, March 2020
Coronavirus leadership crisis: Is Trump presidency over? 0
The Trump administration’s response to the novel coronavirus has been characterized by misinformation, missteps and bureaucratic infighting. President Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, but will he pass the leadership test as new cases of the highly-contagious respiratory disease pop up across the United States? While Trump is not responsible for the coronavirus hitting […]
16, March 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak: South Africa closes border to all citizens from high-risk countries 0
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said South African would close its borders from Wednesday to all foreigners from countries highly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Visas will be refused to anyone who has visited a high-risk country in the last 20 days, and 35 of the country’s 53 land ports will also be shut as […]
15, March 2020
French Cameroun Politics: Ailing Cavaye Djibril unable to walk 0
Supported by two men, the speaker of the National Assembly, the Right Honourable Cavaye Yeguie Djibril has arrived Yaounde from his sick bed in France in a bid to keep his job. It was about 8:30pm on Saturday, March 14, 2020 when the Air France flight carrying the Speaker of the National Assembly landed at […]
15, March 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: The Holy Father leaves Vatican City to pray in one of Rome’s basilica 0
Pope Francis left Vatican City on Sunday to pray in one of Rome’s cathedrals for victims of the coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican said. The 83-year-old pontiff first visited Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore basilica and then walked “on foot, as if on a pilgrimage” to the San Marcello al Corso church, the Vatican said in a […]
15, March 2020
Deprived of football, players try to fill the ‘big void’ 0
Mowing the lawn, playing football with your dog, turning on the TV… footballers around Europe are struggling to fill the “big void” created by the coronavirus shutdown. Many are writing about the unfamiliar experience on social media. Some have already come to the conclusion that “there is nothing to do”. Real Madrid players, forced into […]
15, March 2020
Southern Cameroons War: 4th year with new wave of violence 0
The war in Southern Cameroons-Ambazonia has entered its fourth year and a new wave of violence is looming for thousands of civilians in Ground Zero and French speaking Cameroon citizens living around the areas bordering West Cameroon. Over the last year, the Biya Francophone regime in Yaoundé has seen its grip on the Southern Cameroons […]
15, March 2020
Coronavirus taking toll on diplomacy at UN 0
The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is also taking a toll on international diplomacy at the United Nations (UN) in New York, where mandatory social distancing has caused major disruptions to routine work. Restrictions at the UN headquarters in downtown Manhattan include mandatory work from home for the majority of the 3,000 […]
16, March 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: Olympic flame handover to take place behind closed doors 0
by soter • Headline News, Sports, World
Tokyo 2020 Olympic games flame handover in Greece capital Athens will be done behind closed doors next week due to Coronavirus outbreak. The Greece Olympic Committee announced on Sunday that the recent torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia was held without spectators. The decision has made a day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic […]