Category: World

US President Donald Trump has completed his course of treatment for Covid-19 and can return to public engagements this weekend, his physician has said. Dr Sean Conley said the president had responded “extremely well” to medication and had “remained stable”. Mr Trump later said he would probably take another Covid test on Friday and hoped...

The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called “virginity certificates” for traditional religious marriages. It is part of draft legislation aimed at reinforcing French secular values and combating what President Emmanuel Macron calls “Islamist separatism”. But the French abortion advice group ANCIC says stopping “virginity tests” requires...

A man has drowned after jumping from a bridge into a river in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, to retrieve a $20 note that he had dropped, police spokesman Moses Carter has said. Street hawker Tamba Lamine managed to find the money, and showed it to onlookers but then drowned, he said. Mr Lamine was walking with...

US President Donald Trump has made a theatrical return to the White House to continue his treatment for coronavirus after a three-night hospital stay. Mr Trump, who is still contagious, removed his mask on the balcony of the White House, while posing for pictures. His physician said he would continue treatment from there, and he...

One in 10 people around the world may have contracted Covid-19, the World Health Organization said, at a special meeting of WHO leaders. A top official said the estimate meant “the vast majority of the world remains at risk”. Just over 35m people have been confirmed as being infected with coronavirus – the WHO’s estimate...

US President Donald Trump has spent his first night in a military hospital where he is receiving treatment after testing positive for coronavirus. “Going well, I think!” Mr Trump tweeted late on Friday. US media said his symptoms included a mild fever. He has so far been treated with an experimental drug cocktail injection and...

US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine. The president, aged 74 and therefore in a high-risk group, announced the news in a tweet. “We will get through this together,” he wrote. It comes after one of his closest aides tested...

Kenya lost 2.3bn Kenyan shillings ($21m; £16m) during the procurement of Covid-19 items, according to a recent audit report. Auditor General Nancy Gathangu said managers at the state body responsible for purchases, the Kenya Medical Supply Authority (Kemsa) violated procurement rules leading to the loss of public money. The government ordered an investigation following a...

The Ghana Nigeria Business Council has issued a statement celebrating 60 years of Nigeria’s Independence. Below is a copy of the statement On this day we are celebrating 60 years of Nigeria’s Independence. Our big brother has won many victories over the years and they continue to be the beacon and light of our continent....

Nigeria has developed a Covid-19 test kit that can give results in less than 40 minutes and be used by low-skilled people. The Health Minister Olurunimbe Mamora said it is much faster and 10 times cheaper than the PCR testing method currently in use. The kit is yet to be approved by regulatory bodies but...