OPINION: Isolated poverty: Africa bearing burden of climate change in the Commonwealth

By Guest Writer,

By Mohamed Adow There is no region that is as badly affected by climate change like Africa. Whether it is droughts in the Sahel, coastal storms lik...

africa , CLIMATE CHANGE , Commonwealth , COVID-19 , Emmanuel Macron

Rashford welcomes Government U-turn on free school meals campaign

By Reuters,

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said he was overwhelmed by pride after the British government swung to support his call to provide free meal...

Manchester United , Marcus Rashford

President-elect Joe Biden seeks to unite nation with victory speech

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President-elect Joe Biden addressed a deeply divided nation Saturday night, turning to the challenges ahead by grounding his victory speech in the spi...

Biden , kamala harris , Trump

Covid-19: All FA Cup ties to go ahead as planned

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All 40 FA Cup round-one ties, including those involving non-elite teams, will be played as planned from 6-9 November. Elite sports can continue beh...

British Government. , COVID-19 , FA Cup amtches

UK’s Prince William tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, reports say

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Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne, tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, according to the BBC, citing palace sources. ...

Prince William

ATP Finals continue plans for closed-door event in London

By Reuters,

The ATP Finals, the flagship event on the men’s tennis Tour, will continue preparations to be held without spectators in London this month, organise...

ATP Finals , London.

Boris Johnson locks down England as UK COVID-19 cases pass 1 million

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases...

Boris Johnson , coronavirus , COVID-19 , lockdown , United Kingdom

UK study tests if BCG vaccine protects against COVID

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The widely used BCG tuberculosis vaccine will be tested on frontline care workers in Britain for its effectiveness against COVID-19, researchers runni...

BCG , coronavirus

Madrid back under city-wide lockdown after surge in coronavirus cases

By CNN,

Madrid is going back under city-wide lockdown measures after a surge in coronavirus cases in the Spanish capital, in a dramatic move that illustrates ...

coronavirus

Britain cancels plans for fans’ return to sports events

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Plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from 1 October will not go ahead, says cabinet office minister Michael Gove. The p...

County Covid-19 , COVID-19

UK sports bodies ask government for emergency aid

By Reuters,

A coalition of over 100 sports bodies, including the Premier League and Football Association, have asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for emer...

Boris Johnson , Covid-19 pandemic

‘Very serious situation’ in Europe, WHO warns

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that coronavirus cases are surging alarmingly in Europe, as a "very serious situation" unfolds across t...

coronavirus

Premier League plans for return of fans face government review

By Reuters,

The Premier League's hopes of bringing fans back into stadiums in early October could be hampered after the UK government said it will review the plan...

Covid-19 pandemic , Premier League

Germany struggles to set COVID-19 rules as schools reopen

By VOA,

German students go back to school Monday even as federal and state leaders are still trying to figure out how to keep half a million child...

coronavirus , germany , schools

WHO warns Africa against easing of coronavirus restrictions

By VOA,

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned Africa against easing coronavirus restrictions as the number of infections on the continent has doubl...

coronavirus

UK PM Boris Johnson: We will be past coronavirus by mid-2021

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he thought the country would be through the novel coronavirus crisis by mid-2021 but his fear was ...

Boris Johnson

Trump on UK’s Huawei ban: ‘I did this myself’

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U.S. President Donald Trump said that he was responsible for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G network from ...

UK bans Huawei from its 5G network

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The United Kingdom has banned Huawei from its 5G telecom network, reversing a January decision to allow the embattled Chinese tech company a limited r...

5G network , Huawei , Mike Pompeo , Prime Minister Boris Johnson , United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to reopen pubs, restaurants

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was keen to enjoy a visit to the pub and urged people to go out and enjoy their new freedom to socialise next mon...

Boris Johnson , coronavirus , COVID-19

Rashford emerges as joint-favourite for British Sports Personality of 2020

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Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has emerged as the bookmakers’ joint-favourite to win Britain’s sports personality of the year award aft...

Manchester United striker , Marcus Rashford , school food vouchers , sports personality of the year