Five teachers at a public school in Mukdahan have been suspended after being charged in connection with repeated sexual assaults against a 14-year-old girl. Two school alumni are also accused of having taken part, and all are said to have taken video of the acts.

A potential second wave of coronavirus infections could be possible in South Korea after confirmed cases suddenly increased after a lull, with a surge tied to nightclubs in Seoul.

Winnie Byanyima* is the Executive Director of UNAIDS

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Linda Eckerbom Cole is the Founder and Executive Director of African Women Rising. She shuttles between Santa Barbara, California and Uganda.

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Andrés Cañizález is a Venezuelan journalist and Doctor of political science

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Women Deliver Young Leaders perform vital work on the frontlines of the pandemic response

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Within weeks, the Covid-19 epidemic was classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an epidemic of international significance, triggering a pre-agreed WHO response. By the end of the first week of April, more than 1.3 million people had been confirmed as infected, with over 65,000 deaths across the world. Many governments of developing, especially […]

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As the high season for agricultural labour in the United States approaches, tens of thousands of migrant workers from Mexico are getting ready to head to the fields in their northern neighbour to carry out the work that ensures that food makes it to people’s tables. But the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, of which the U.S. […]

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Kristalina Georgieva is the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented human and economic crisis. Governments are taking strong actions, enforcing quarantines to reduce contagion, testing populations, building emergency intensive care units. Governments have also launched large fiscal stimulus plans to protect jobs and the economy, as well as temporary social protection programs such as income/food support, subsidies […]

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Rev Liberato C. Bautista is assistant general secretary for United Nations and International Affairs of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. He also serves as president of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations.

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Both countries have a common language and common cultural practices with neighbours Kenya and Ethiopia.

WHO has warned that Africa could be become the next epicentre of the pandemic.

Numbers hurtling towards 1,000 after 55 more people contracted the virus disease.

Sixteen are from Unguja while 13 are from Pemba, all Tanzanians.

Ethiopia is set to begin filling GERD reservoir in June and July raising serious concerns.

Police has ruled out terrorism, and the motive for the attack still remains unclear.

Country hit series of riots in the last two weeks resulting in over a dozen and a half deaths.

The 234 passengers are expected to undergo quarantine for 14 mandatory days.

Vital Kamerhe to answer questions on his role in the misappropriation of public funds.

Ten of the patients are in Nairobi, three in Mombasa and one in Machakos.

Delays in forming state governments have contributed to the breakdown in rule of law.

The state-owned carrier has been fighting for its survival since December.

Soldiers say they suspected aircraft was on suicide attack mission at the airstrip.

Govt says there were confrontation between ruling party supporters and opposition.

At least 200 people have been killed in Kenya and 10,000 people displaced.

All cargo destined for neighbouring countries will now be loaded onto the SGR.

The standoff has created massive traffic jams at border control gates of member countries.

The govt says it is facilitating those whose travel plans were disrupted by pandemic.

The pandemic has forced military to adhere to health guidelines to mitigate spread.

Wealthier African countries tend to impose more stringent rules, which have cost the continent $65 billion.

Efforts include trimming of non-core expenditures such as travel and trainings.

SGR allocated almost half of the development budget of the Ministry of Works.

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, there are no allocations for additional food relief

EAC members have over time slowly digressed from commitments.

Kenya reports a total of 649 cases, 207 recoveries and 30 deaths.

Internships provide a great way for small firms to recruit talent and potential successors.

Now is not the time to demonize and defund the WHO.

Managing the COVID-19 crisis goes way beyond the powers of central banks.

There's a paucity of accurate, practical community-level information about the pandemic.

The U.S. president became his own worst enemy over the course of 30 days.

It’s always worth listening to smart people with ideas that go against the grain.

Most candidates won’t work, but it’s essential to be ready to mass-produce the one that does.

The pandemic has ratcheted Sino-American tensions up to 11.

The pandemic presents a golden opportunity for Japan to think outside the box and re-evaluate how to innovate to meet its changing needs.

NGOs and trade unions played a vital role in complementing government testing and tracing.

Wishful thinking can't overcome the scientific models that point to years of COVID-19 outbreaks.

The country's lockdown model is being lauded by the WHO, but it's a unique case whose death rate is much worse than its neighbors.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy depends on how he addresses the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.