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Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs
Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat. It comes...
Rwandan soldiers accused of raping women during lockdown
Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women...
Coronavirus: Confirmed global cases pass one million
More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University...
WHO express worry over rapid escalation of COVID–19 cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concerns over the rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases globally. According to WHO, the...
Coronavirus: US death toll exceeds 5,000
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the US has gone above 5,000, while confirmed cases worldwide are close...
Coronavirus: Top South African HIV scientist dies
Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications. "She dedicated many...
US’ coronavirus death toll surpasses China’s
The United States’ death toll from coronavirus is now higher than that of China’s, according to the latest figures from...
Coronavirus: Havard Medical School offers graduating med students early degree chance to help in hospitals
This year’s graduating Harvard Medical School (HMS) students will have the option to receive their diplomas early so that, if...
SA president announces start of mass testing
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a mass screening programme for coronavirus. On Monday evening, the president said 10,000...
Botswana announces its first coronavirus cases
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has called for calm after the country confirmed its first cases of coronavirus. Health Minister Lems...
