25% of coronavirus patients in the US have no symptoms

By CNN,

Concerning new data from Iceland shows 50% of those who tested positive said they were asymptomatic. In the US, an estimated 25% of coronavirus car...

asymptomatic , coronavirus , symptoms

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

Coronavirus spreads to more countries; WHO raises risk alert to ‘very high’

By VOA,

The coronavirus spread to seven more countries Friday, left stock markets reeling and caused the World Health Organization to raise its impact risk al...

coronavirus

The safest countries in the world to visit in 2020

By Citizen Reporter,

The holidays are here and for those planning a vacation and wondering which countries are the safest, a risk map published by experts in travel securi...

Giroud puts injury-hit France on the brink of Euro 2020

By Reuters,

Olivier Giroud’s lack of club action proved no handicap as the Chelsea striker’s penalty earned France a 1-0 away win against Iceland to put Les B...

Chelsea striker , France , Iceland , Olivier Giroud , penalty

Mbappe ruled out of France’s Euro qualifiers

By Reuters,

France striker Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of their Euro 2020 qualifiers against Iceland and Turkey through injury, the French football federatio...

Euro 2020 qualifiers , France striker , Inury , Kylian Mbappe , ruled out , Turkey

Liberia win on opening day of African World Cup qualifiers

By Matthews Mutai,

Liberia needed two penalties and a calamitous defensive error to beat Sierra Leone 3-1 on the first day of 2022 World Cup qualifying in Africa as the ...

2022 World Cup qualifier , Liberia , Sierra Leone

Equity names World Bank’s top man John Wilson as new operations chief

By Kepha Muiruri,

Equity Group has named John Wilson as the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) replacing Bhartesh Shah who transitions to head the company’s risk mana...

Equity Group

Hal Prince, producer of some of Broadway’s biggest hits, dead at 91

By Reuters,

Harold “Hal” Prince, who won a record 21 Tony Awards as producer and director of some of Broadway’s biggest hits of the second half of the 20th ...

Broadway , Hal Prince , tony awards

Philippines threatens to cut ties with Iceland over U.N probe

By VOA,

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is considering cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland for leading a push to have the United Nations Human R...

Iceland , International Criminal Court. , President Rodrigo Duterte , United Nations

Europe’s reported Syphilis cases increase 70pc since 2010

By VOA,

Syphilis cases have soared in Europe over the last decade and become, for the first time since the early 2000s, more common in some countries than new...

Syphilis

Debutants Madagascar bring romance to AFCON

By Reuters,

Madagascar midfielder Anicet Abel can understand why the Africa Cup of Nations Cup (AFCON) debutants may have been under-estimated before the tourname...

afcon , AFCON2019 , Madagascar

Energetic Turkey upset world champions France

By Reuters,

World champion France was given a cold shower on Saturday in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Turkey, which kept up pressure throughout the game for a 2-...

France , Nations League , Turkey , World champions

Knee injury forces Kante out of France’s Euro qualifiers

By Reuters,

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante will miss France’s upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Turkey and Andorra due to a knee injury, the French Footb...

chelsea , Euro Qualifiers , France , Kante , N'Golo Kante

No Schengen visa for Kenyans without e-passports from Saturday

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Embassy of Hugary in Nairobi has announced that from this Saturday, only e-Passport holders will qualify for the Schengen visa. In a circular s...

E-passport , schengen visa

Ittoqqortoormiit guest house in Greenland could be the most remote hotel on Earth

By CNN,

With no cars or mobile phone signal available, Eastern Greenland is about as far from civilization as gets. The town of Ittoqqortoormiit, posit...

Ittoqqortoormiit

Reliable Giroud does it for France

By Reuters,

Olivier Giroud once again proved his reliability for France, netting his 35th international goal as the world champions demolished Iceland 4-0 at home...

35th international goal , Euro 2020 qualifier , France , Iceland , Olivier Giroud

Finland tops world’s happiest countries list again: U.N. report

By Reuters,

Finland topped the ranking of the world’s happiest countries for the second year in a row, with the Nordic countries taking the leading spots, an an...

Finland , U.N report

UK, Germany, France ban Boeing 737 Max 8 from their airspace

By CNN,

Britain's aviation authority is banning all commercial Boeing 737 MAX passenger flights from UK airspace, following Sunday's fatal plane crash in Ethi...

Boeing 737 MAX , Ethiopian Airlines , UK Civil Aviation Authority

U.N. rights boss seeks freedom for Saudi women activists

By Reuters,

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to release women activists allegedly tortured in detention after authori...

Jamal Khashoggi , Michelle Bachelet , Prince Mohammed bin Salman , Saudi Arabia , U.N