Oil Prices Rise Amid Hopes of Fuel Demand
Oil prices advanced on Friday and were heading for the second week of gains amid growing confidence that...
Oil Prices Fall as Allies Agree to Ease Supply Curbs
Oil prices prices fell on Thursday after OPEC and other producers including Russia agreed to ease record supply curbs from August, though the drop...
Mandela’s daughter, Zindzi, is dead
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela has died aged 59, local media reported Monday.
She was the South...
Oil Prices Fall Over Fears of Declining Demand
Global oil prices fell on Friday, adding to steep losses from the previous session, and were headed for weekly declines on worries that renewed...
Covid-19: WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Trials
The World Health Organisation, WHO has again halted the trial of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms despite a new study finding it made coronavirus patients...
Africa Records Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases as Total Hits 348,871
The African continent on Friday recorded 11,219 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily number ever since the index case was recorded in Egypt on February...
Pope Francis appeals for end to Libyan civil war
Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and...
Africa COVID-19 Cases hit 222,000, Death Toll Over 6,000 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa is now over...
Tokyo Olympics Will Be Safe, Governor Says
Next year's Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a "120-percent effort" to ensure the first-ever...
Merriam-Webster To Change Definition Of Racism
The American reference dictionary Merriam-Webster will change its definition of the word racism at the suggestion of a young black woman, who wanted it...