un UN urges South Sudan to speed up peace process By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-08T14:38:02Z Delays in forming state governments have contributed to the breakdown in rule of law. Full Article
un Burundi vote: Violence mars first 10 days of campaigns By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:04:19Z Govt says there were confrontation between ruling party supporters and opposition. Full Article
un Misery all round as floods kill and displace people across the region By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:23:22Z At least 200 people have been killed in Kenya and 10,000 people displaced. Full Article
un African countries could gradually ease measures to slow coronavirus By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-09T10:35:57Z Wealthier African countries tend to impose more stringent rules, which have cost the continent $65 billion. Full Article
un Why I just volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine trial By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 03:00:52 +0900 The notion of testing COVID-19 vaccines by deliberately infecting volunteers with the novel coronavirus — something that’s now on the table — isn’t necessarily crazy ... Full Article Opinion vaccine covid-19
un Yonawo brings chilled sounds to a tense Japan By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:00:08 +0900 The Fukuoka group has released its first major-label mini-album, and is firmly looking forward. Full Article Culture pop J-rock yonawo
un Follow the leader: How COVID-19 could unlock Japan’s giving potential By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:04:20 +0900 As celebrities reveal details about their charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic, some feel it could be the start of a new attitude to donating ... Full Article Culture charity Yoshiki covid-19 covid-19 in Japan shinobu sakagami
un My life on the run from COVID-19 By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:00:00 +0900 Right now I am in voluntary self-quarantine after returning from overseas. When I flew into Kansai International Airport from the island of Bali on March ... Full Article Community covid-19
un On the run: Taking up the world’s new hobby By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:00:06 +0900 If you don't have a dog to walk, running gets you outside for some fresh air and helps keep your health up at a time ... Full Article Community exercise jogging running
un Former Springboks scrum coach Matt Proudfoot growing under England’s Eddie Jones By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:15:53 +0900 After watching the South Africa pack demolish England in last year's Rugby World Cup final, coach Eddie Jones' next step was obvious — get the ... Full Article Sports England Eddie Jones Matt Proudfoot
un Ravens’ Earl Thomas threatened at gunpoint by wife By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:44:34 +0900 Nina Thomas allegedly pointed a loaded gun at her husband's head upon finding him in bed with another woman last month, according to police in ... Full Article Sports Baltimore Ravens Earl Thomas
un IndyCar to open its delayed season at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6 By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:00:27 +0900 IndyCar has gotten the green flag to finally start its season in Texas next month with a nighttime race June 6 without spectators.The race at ... Full Article Sports Texas IndyCar covid-19 Texas Motor Speedway
un NFL unveils 2020 schedule By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 03:04:38 +0900 The Kansas City Chiefs will open the defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL's annual kickoff game ... Full Article Sports NFL Kansas City Chiefs covid-19
un W Series launches all-female esports racing league By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 03:30:48 +0900 The all-female W Series is launching an esports league for female drivers, with actual racing still suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.With its second season ... Full Article Sports esports covid-19 W Series Jamie Chadwick
un Pandemic sets Japan on course for recession as spending and service activity plunge By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:08:30 +0900 Overtime pay, a barometer of strength in corporate activity, also fell at a record pace in March, data showed. Full Article News Japanese economy Economic indicators covid-19 covid-19 in Japan
un Japan to launch ASDF space unit to monitor threat to satellites By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:34:53 +0900 Japan will launch its first space operations unit within the Air Self-Defense Force on May 18 to monitor threats to Japanese satellites in outer space, ... Full Article News China U.S. space military Self Defense Forces
un U.S. unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7% By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:51:46 +0900 The coronavirus crisis has sent U.S. unemployment surging to 14.7 percent, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression ... Full Article News U.S. jobs Donald Trump covid-19
un Anti-viral drug trio found to shorten COVID-19 illness in mild cases By www.monitor.co.ug Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:00:07Z They called for larger-scale research on critically-ill patients to ascertain if the drug combo could be a viable treatment for them too Full Article
un Coronavirus found in men's semen By www.monitor.co.ug Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:06:39Z COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets or contact and the virus has also been detected in faeces, saliva and urine Full Article
un Even under lockdown, media should keep eye on the money By www.monitor.co.ug Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:15:49Z In the coming weeks, media must begin to ask questions and help the public understand where exactly this money is going or should go. Since journalists are not necessarily experts in everything or some of the things, they can leverage their platforms to get experts to explain the issues Full Article
un How lockdown has wiped out vendors’ fortunes at Kumbuzi By www.monitor.co.ug Published On :: 2020-05-09T13:35:40Z Lockdown: Before the lockdown, Kiteetikka Mbuzi Market, commonly referred to as Kumbuzi, was a beehive of activities. Elizabeth Kamurungi visited the area and spoke to some of the few vendors still operating. Full Article
un Angola: COVID-19 - Cuban Doctors Arrive in Eastern Lunda Norte By allafrica.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:01:38 GMT [ANGOP] Dundo -An overall 12 Cuban doctors arrived early Friday in eastern Lunda Norte province to support the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, which has already infected 36 citizens in Angola. Full Article
un Nigeria: COVID-19 - Many People On the Run in Lagos After Testing Positive - Commissioner By allafrica.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:03:17 GMT [Premium Times] The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said on Friday that many people who tested positive for coronavirus were running away from being taken to isolation centres for treatment. Full Article
un Nigeria: Isolation Centres Running Out of Bed Spaces, FG Warns By allafrica.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:54:39 GMT [This Day] The federal government yesterday raised the alarm that many states in the country may soon run out of bed spaces for COVID-19 patients at their isolation centres due to the increasing number of Nigerians testing positive to Coronavirus. Full Article
un Tunisia: Four More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Raising Total to 1,030 By allafrica.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:31:31 GMT [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -Four more cases of Coronavirus contamination have been confirmed as of May 8, 2020, out of 1,453 screenings carried out, bringing the total number of cases of infection since the beginning of the epidemic to 1,030, the Ministry of Public Health announced Friday. Full Article
un Nigeria: Country Records 386 New COVID-19 Cases, Highest So Far By allafrica.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:49:42 GMT [Premium Times] Nigeria, on Friday, recorded 386 cases of COVID-19, its highest daily figure since the country recorded its first case in February. Full Article
un Nigeria: How Gates Foundation Helped Eradicate Polio - Officials By allafrica.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:02:35 GMT [Premium Times] In February, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively spoke with Chris Elias, the President of the Global Development Division of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Paulin Basinga, the foundation's country director, on the role the foundation played in the eradication of wild polio in Nigeria and a range of other developmental issues. Full Article
un Rep. Omar Leads Letter Calling for Increased Transparency and Accountability for Civilian Casualties from AFRICOM By allafrica.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:41:16 GMT [U.S. House] Washington, DC -Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led a letter to General Stephen J. Townsend today calling for increased transparency and public accountability of civilian causalities from the United States Defense Department's Africa Command (AFRICOM). The letter was signed by Rep. Adam Smith, Chair, House Committee on Armed Services; Rep. Adam Schiff, Chair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Rep. Eliot Engel, Chair, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. André Carson, Chair, Subcommittee on Counterterrori Full Article
un WHO and European Union Unite to Fight a Common Enemy to Humanity By allafrica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:34:33 GMT [WHO] The WHO country office and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Somalia have joined hands under a new collaboration in the country to strengthen operational response activities for COVID-19. The new collaboration aims to accelerate support for the frontline work of WHO in combating COVID-19 in a seemingly vast country where transportation of vital medical supplies and personnel needed for rapid response to the outbreak remain a perpetual challenge owing to suspension of commercial and cargo flights Full Article
un AU, UN Hail Investigation Into Cargo Plane Crash in Somalia By allafrica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:49:39 GMT [Shabelle] The African Union and the UN have welcomed the decision by leaders from Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia to investigate Monday's plane crash in southwest Somalia which killed six people on board. Full Article
un United States Calls for Protection of Press Freedom in Somalia By allafrica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:24:39 GMT [Dalsan Radio] The United States Embassy in Mogadishu calls on the Somali Government and people to allow and encourage transparent reporting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate the critical efforts to protect and preserve the health and safety of the people of Somalia. Full Article
un 'Piper' calls tune but it's no lament for stresses of buying and selling By www.herald.ie Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:30:00 +0000 "You can criticise a man's wife; never his horse" - The Brother Full Article Horse Racing
un Páidí on the rebound By www.herald.ie Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:30:00 +0000 He was a bull as they saw it and a wild bull at that, but he was theirs now, ready to knock spots off the m. Alan Mangan first heard the news in Gran Canaria, initially presuming it just mischief. Páidí Ó Sé, that Kerry institution, was coming to manage Westmeath, all the way from Ventry. But the hullabaloo aroused at home soon caught a persuasive wind and, within hours of landing in Las Palmas, three of them were exploring options for early flights home. Full Article GAA
un Victim knifed in street over claims he went to slain Lawlor's funeral By www.herald.ie Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:30:00 +0000 A 38-year-old man who was stabbed multiple times in both legs and suffered a broken nose was accused by a gang of thugs of attending the funeral of slain hitman Robbie Lawlor. Full Article News
un Teacher unions meet over Leaving Cert grading plan By www.rte.ie Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:40:00 +0000 The executives of the country's two second-level teacher unions met last night to consider the implications of a newly-devised 'calculated grades' system that will replace this year's cancelled summer Leaving Certificate exams. Full Article Coronavirus
un US reversal prevents UN vote on pandemic truce By www.rte.ie Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:02:37 +0000 The United States stunned other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats said. Full Article Coronavirus
un Covid-19 will lead to profound, long-lasting changes By www.rte.ie Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0000 It is almost ten weeks since the coronavirus emergency erupted here, following confirmation of the first case of Covid-19 in Ireland. Our world has changed in the most unexpected ways. Full Article Coronavirus
un HSA authorised to close non-compliant firms under plan By www.rte.ie Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:16:21 +0000 The government plan to re-open workplaces will be mandatory, and the Health and Safety Authority will be allowed to shut down businesses that do not comply. Full Article Coronavirus
un Seniors with COVID-19 show unusual symptoms, doctors say By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 09:24:10 GMT COVID-19 is typically signaled by three symptoms: fever, an insistent cough and shortness of breath. Full Article senior citizen COVID-19 symptoms
un Pascale's Kitchen: Fun, easy dishes By www.jpost.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:59:45 GMT I do love having something spicy and savory simmering on the stove, or something scrumptious baking in the oven that fills the entire house with a sweet aroma. Full Article cooking food Cookies
un How the coronavirus is hitting Jewish communities around the world By www.jpost.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 01:19:17 GMT What’s clear is that the Jewish rate of death is exponentially higher in the Diaspora compared to Israel and that the virus is devastating the Jewish world. Full Article Jewish World diaspora Coronavirus Live Updates
un The US lost 20.5 million jobs in April, a historic unemployment rate By www.jpost.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:14:04 GMT The Labor Department's monthly employment report also showed the unemployment rate surging to 14.7% last month, shattering the post-World War II record of 10.8% touched in November 1982. Full Article United States Coronavirus COVID-19
un Shunning virus lockdown, Belarus stages crowded Victory Day parade By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:45:20 GMT Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has called fears over the coronavirus a "psychosis" and variously suggested drinking vodka, visiting saunas or playing ice hockey to beat the disease. Full Article belarus Coronavirus coronavirus lockdown Coronavirus Live Updates
un Netflix's ‘Unorthodox’: Unrealistic and incorrect By www.jpost.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:21:20 GMT You want to make a movie and bring down the religious Satmar community? Do it, but do it well and correctly. Full Article Ultra-Orthodox television netflix
un Running the morning after coronavirus By www.jpost.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:01:45 GMT Running uphill on my final stretch back home that first Tuesday, my legs started to hurt. It had been a while since I pushed myself so hard. However, I smiled the whole way back. Full Article running Coronavirus Coronavirus in Israel coronavirus lockdown
un US Orthodox Union issues guidelines on post-coronavirus reopening By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:55:33 GMT The new guidelines focus on 13 principles that are designed to guide the decisions and planning of synagogues and communities throughout the United States. Full Article orthodox jews Orthodox Union Coronavirus spread Coronavirus Live Updates
un In the uncertainty of coronavirus, can we calculate risks? By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:41:17 GMT The key for people like me lies in uncoupling uncertainty from risk. Full Article Coronavirus coronavirus outbreak coronavirus lockdown
un Chamber of Commerce wants suspension of golden passports until improved IIP is launched By www.maltatoday.com.mt Published On :: Fri,08 May 2020 11:21:19 +0200 The Malta Chamber of Commerce has pledged its support to government in the formulation of a new Iindividual Investor Programme to ensure the new scheme is compatible with good governance Full Article
un Hunters have no title to Miżieb and l-Aħrax tal-Mellieha, Lands Authority says By www.maltatoday.com.mt Published On :: Fri,08 May 2020 11:24:18 +0200 Lands Authority confirms that the FKNK has no title to Miżieb and l-Aħrax tal-Mellieha, independent candidate Arnold Cassola says Full Article
un [WATCH] Child takes hunter’s shotgun in Miżieb hide, proving lax controls on illegalities By www.maltatoday.com.mt Published On :: Fri,08 May 2020 13:11:23 +0200 BirdLife video of illegal hunting in Malta sent to European Commission Full Article