South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sacked his army chief without giving any reason. A presidential decree announced on national television said Chief
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Colombian airline Avianca files for bankruptcy in US court
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The invisible pandemic Many countries (and members of their press media) have marvelled at Sweden’s relaxed strategy in the face of the coronavirus disease
Joe Biden denies sexually assaulting staff assistant Tara Reade
US Democratic candidate Joe Biden has flatly denied sexually assaulting a former staff assistant, Tara Reade, nearly 30 years ago. “I’m saying unequivocally: it
North Korea’s Kim alive and well – Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “alive and well”, a top security adviser to the South’s President Moon Jae-in said, downplaying rumours over
Coronavirus: Missouri sues Chinese government over virus handling
The US state of Missouri is suing the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus which it says has led to severe economic
Germany sees second day of slight rise in cases
Germany has seen 2,237 new positive tests over the past day, official numbers on Wednesday showed. The official overall number is now 145,694, although
UK teacher dies of Covid-19
An English teacher working at Kingsford Community school in Newham in east London has died of coronavirus. On the school’s website, headteacher Joan Deslandes
Coronavirus: Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says
President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On
Botswana quarantines all MPs amid Covid-19 fears
Botswana’s 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused