‘We’re definitely not prepared’: Africa braces for new virus
LUSAKA, Zambia — At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who recently returned from China showed up with coughs but were not placed in isolation. A…
Russia steps up airport screening of Chinese travelers over coronavirus fears
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China to try to identify people infected with the new coronavirus, airport officials said on Tuesday. The…
Human rights organization head denied entry into Hong Kong
Human Rights Watch said authorities did not provide a reason for the denial. January 12, 2020, 8:56 PM 4 min read Hong Kong authorities on Sunday denied entry to the…
Refugees shot dead in Libya were pushed out of UN facility
Two Eritrean asylum-seekers have been shot dead inside their accommodation in the Libyan capital By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press January 11, 2020, 5:52 PM 2 min read KHARTOUM, Sudan —…
Malaysia to work with UNICEF on polio vaccination in Sabah state
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s health authorities on Sunday said they are working with UNICEF to bring polio vaccines to the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, where the country’s…
Meghan McCain on Nikki Haley’s opposing Confederate flag comments: ‘This will haunt her’
“It’s a symbol of racism,” McCain said of the Confederate flag. December 12, 2019, 7:48 PM 6 min read Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley sparked controversy…
Congo authorities say Ebola survivor falls ill a second time
GISENYI, Rwanda (Reuters) – An Ebola survivor has fallen ill with the disease for a second time in eastern Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Sunday, saying it was…
Samoa measles toll hits 42 as nations dispatch medical teams, supplies
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – More nations were flying medical staff and supplies to Samoa on Friday to battle a measles outbreak that prompted the Pacific island nation to declare a state…
Four killed in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centers on Thursday, in what…
Pelosi says U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal is ‘within range’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that a version of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that House Democrats could back was “within range” but…