Tag: April 20
Zambia and IMF to hold talks on economic recovery program
The Zambian government said on Monday that it will commence discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a possible financing program.
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Mingjie Stone provides relief to Namibians affected by COVID-19
A Chinese-owned mining company Mingjie Stone on Monday donated food parcels to 200 families in the mining town of Karibib in western Namibia in...
Cameroon to set up 8 makeshift hospitals to combat COVID-19
Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Monday announced plans to transform eight venues into makeshift medical facilities used for the treatment and follow-up...
Cape Verde receives medical donation from Chinese government
Cape Verde on Monday received an emergency humanitarian donation from the Chinese government to help prevent and control the novel coronavirus in the archipelago,...
Mason jailed 20 years for impregnating step daughter
Eric Kofitse, a mason who defiled and impregnated his 13 year old step daughter at Christian Village near Achimota, has been sentenced to 20...
President swears in new deputy health minister
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday swore into office, Dr Bernard Oko Boye, Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, as Deputy Health Minister.
At a short...
UN ramps up efforts to curb spread of desert locust in Somalia
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Monday it has enhanced cooperation with Somalia to curb the spread...
People-oriented services comfort foreigners under quarantine
After a simple rinse in the morning, Simpara Dianquine, from Mali, opened his hotel room door to pick up his breakfast, which was already...
South Africa’s COVID-19 cases rise to 3,300
South Africa's COVID-19 cases have surged to 3,300, up by 142 from the previous count, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said Monday.
Four...
Botafogo put John Obi Mikel talks on ice
Botafogo will wait until the end of the coronavirus pandemic before deciding whether to resume talks with former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, a...
Arsenal players agree to 12.5 percent pay cut
Arsenal's first-team players and head coach Mikel Arteta have agreed to a 12.5 percent cut of their wages to support the club through the...
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Chilean tennis player Jarry handed 11-month doping ban
Chilean tennis player Nicolas Jarry received an 11-month ban on Monday for breaching the sport's anti-doping code.
The 24-year-old was provisionally suspended...
Valencia players agree to pay cuts due to COVID-19 impact
Valencia players will accept pay cuts because of the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, the La Liga club confirmed on Monday.
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Vivo Energy donates to National COVID-19 Case Management Team
Vivo Energy Ghana, has donated over 6,000 Personal Protective Equipment to the National COVID-19 Case Management Team to demonstrate its commitment to the fight...
PAOK fans clash with police for breaking lockdown rules
Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki supporters ignored the lockdown rules to gather on Monday to celebrate the club's 94th birthday.
More than 200...
Lifting of lockdown will save our economy from recession-Prof.Quartey
The Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey, says President Akufo-Addo's decision to...
COVID-19 Mitigation: Catholic Church support needy
To provide comfort for the needy in the immediate post-lockdown period, the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra with support from the International Help of...
John Mahama donates PPE to Keta Hospital
Mr John Dramani Mahama, former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has presented 40 sets of complete Personal Protective Equipment...
Business in Ashaiman picks up slowly after lifting of restriction
Business activities within the Ashaiman central business area is picking-up slowly after the three-week lockdown imposed on the Greater Accra, Kasoa and Greater Kumasi...
U.S. oil prices plunge to negative territory on dual demand-supply shock
The soon-to-expire May contract for the U.S. oil benchmark went into a free fall to finish deeply in negative territory on Monday, as the...
TUC hails decision to ease restrictions on movement
Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, the Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has applauded government’s decision of lifting the three-week restriction on the movement...
Coronavirus pandemic: Time to prioritise child welfare
Violation of children’s rights, is worryingly common in our society and other parts of the world.
Children are not only vulnerable, tender, largely dependent...
UNICEF calls for support for displaced children amid COVID-19 pandemic
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday called for support for displaced children...
UN chief warns against retreat from climate action
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned against a retreat from climate action at a time when the world is preoccupied with the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 treatment evaluation speeds up as countries in Europe relax lockdown rules
As countries in Europe started to relax their confinement measures with caution, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that...
EU launches data sharing platform for researchers to fight against coronavirus
The European Commission together with several partners on Monday launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available...
Lifesaving supplies continue to be shipped across Africa to protect health workers
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that solidarity flights continue to ship lifesaving medical supplies across Africa to protect...
All coronavirus information open to every country from beginning – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that it has been worked closely with experts from the United States, especially after the coronavirus...
UNSMIL voices concerns over deteriorating humanitarian situation in western Libya
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday expressed concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in and around the capital Tripoli and in...
“Much more to be done” to prevent protracted recession – IMF Boss
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Monday that countries have responded strongly in the initial phase of the COVID-19 crisis, but...