The Austrian government has ordered a nationwide lockdown for people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a measure aimed at slowing the fast spread of the disease in the country. The move

China donated 500,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to war-torn Syria, which has one of the world’s lowest inoculation rates and what the UN called an alarming rise in cases. The latest shipment rais

The United States urged Cuban authorities to lift a ban on protests ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, the State Department said in a statement. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cal

200 nations came together on a global deal to combat climate change after two weeks of painful negotiation but fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous temperature rises. Rich c

The South African government says it is distancing itself from a decision by the Miss South Africa pageant organisers to participate in the annual Miss Universe contest, due to be held next month in I

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says that he fears that Ethiopia could implode if the civil war continues. He told journalists in Washington DC that out and out conflict could lead to the implo

The African Union's special envoy to Ethiopia, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned that dialogue cannot deliver peace to Ethiopia while the war continues to intensify. Mr Obasanjo says he remained hop

The World Health Organisation says that more than 19 million persons are currently living with diabetes with the number expected to grow to 47 million by 2025. The global health organisation has aske

The federal government has faulted the allegation by a US-based Global Advocates for Terrorism Eradication accusing it as a sponsor of terrorism, describing the allegation as a disgusting distraction

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has denied any involvement in the controversial siege on the home of a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili.