Protest Spreads Across China Over Covid Restrictions Urging Xi To Resign
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Shanghai, where the BBC saw people being bundled into police cars. Students have also demonstrated at universities in Beijing and Nanjing. The…
Covid-19:Quarantine Bus Crashes In China Kills 27
A bus carrying people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China has crashed, killing 27 of those on board. The coach overturned on a motorway in the south-western province of…
Uganda’s MPs to be Denied Access to Country’s Parliament
Unvaccinated Ugandan MPs will be denied access to the country’s parliament building from Monday. Deputy Speaker Anita Among said the move was to “demonstrate a good example in support of…
Ed Sheeran Tests Positive for Covid-19
Ed Sheeran tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating ahead of his scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live. The singer, whose fifth album titled = or Equals, is set to…
Racheal Oniga’s Death, Kate Henshaw Calls Out Online Trolls
Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw in a recent Instagram video has called out online trolls who have made it a habit to monitor how celebrities chose to mourn the death of…
Fresh Covid Outbreaks Emerge Across Australia
Australian leaders will hold an emergency meeting on today after a spike in Covid infections. An outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128…
South Africa Announces New Restrictions as Cases Rise
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new restrictions as South Africa faces a third wave of Covid-19. A nationwide curfew has been moved up to 22:00 local time, while alcohol sales…
G7: World Leaders Promise One Billion Covid Vaccine Doses For Poorer Nations
Leaders of the major industrial nations have pledged one billion Covid vaccine doses to poor countries as a “big step towards vaccinating the world”, Boris Johnson has said. At the…
Covid: Turkey Prepares For First Full Lockdown
The streets are crowded, the shopping centres busy and the traffic is heavy. This is the mood as Turkey prepares later on Thursday to enter its first full lockdown of…
Covid: India Records World’s Highest Daily Cases Amid Oxygen Shortage
India has reported 314,835 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours – the highest one-day tally recorded anywhere in the world. Deaths rose by 2,104 in the same time…