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The move is to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available. (AP)World
UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID-19 vaccines

UNICEF is world-'s largest single vaccine buyer, procuring over 2 billion doses of various vaccines annually on behalf...

7 Sept 2020 10:34 AM IST

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, ousted as president of Mali last month in a military coup, has flown to the United Arab Emirates for medical treatment, the new junta said on September 5, 2020. Family and airport sources confirmed that Keita, who left hospital on September 3, 2020 after treatment for a mini-stroke, had flown out of the country on September 5, 2020. (AFP)World
Ousted Mali president Keita leaves country as transition talks begin

West African leaders, fearing the coup could set a precedent that would undermine their power, initially insisted Keita...

6 Sept 2020 9:09 AM IST

Zimbabwe investigating deaths of 22 elephants, more expectedWorld
Zimbabwe investigating deaths of 22 elephants, more expected

Zimbabwe has been facing successive climate-induced droughts in recent years, leaving animals with less water and...

3 Sept 2020 10:58 AM IST

2 dead as Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide. (AFP Photo)World
2 dead, 2 missing after Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide

It is tragic that we lost two of the tugboat crew, while two others are still missing,-" Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth...

1 Sept 2020 6:20 PM IST

Dolphins lay dead on the shore on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. (AP)World
39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Residents of Mauritius plan to march in the capital after weeks of demanding why the government didn’t act more...

29 Aug 2020 2:24 PM IST

The development is unlikely to lead to actual trials as Egypts judiciary does not have the financial means needed to prosecute such a large majority of the voters.(AFP)World
Egypt to prosecute some 54 million who boycotted elections due to...

It is unlikely to lead to actual trials as Egypt does not have the financial means needed to prosecute such a large...

27 Aug 2020 9:38 AM IST

A man wears a Mali national flag as demonstrators gather during a protest to support the Malian army and the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) at the Independence square in Bamako. (AFP)World
Thousands march in Mali’s capital to celebrate president’s...

ECOWAS leaders have suspended Mali’s membership, closed its borders and said that financial sanctions would be imposed...

22 Aug 2020 10:53 AM IST

Security forces and others in celebration drive through the streets of the capital Bamako, Mali, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, a day after armed soldiers fired into the air outside President Ibrahim Boubacar Keitas home and took him into their custody. . (AP)World
Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had resigned and dissolved parliament on Tuesday after the mutineers detained him at...

20 Aug 2020 10:21 AM IST

The sun shines through clouds of smoke in an area consumed by fires near Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil. AP photoWorld
Amazon burning: Blazes pushing world-'s largest rainforest toward...

The smoke is again so thick around Novo Progresso that police have reported motorists have crashed because they can’t...

19 Aug 2020 4:43 PM IST

Malian troops and citizens gather outside the private residence of Malis President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali. AP photoWorld
Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita quits after armed mutiny

The news of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s departure was met with jubilation by anti-government demonstrators

19 Aug 2020 3:23 PM IST

Across Africa and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply of antiretroviral drugs to many of the more than 24 million people who take them, endangering their lives.(AP)World
WHO team to assist South Africa in reinforcing COVID-19 response

South Africa, at present, has the world-'s fifth largest virus caseload with over 5,79,000 confirmed cases and more...

16 Aug 2020 12:32 PM IST

Vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground near Blue Bay Marine Park off the coast of south-east Mauritius. (AFP)World
Mauritius’ oil spill worsens as leaking ship splits in two

Volunteers rushed to the shore to create makeshift oil barriers from tunnels of fabric stuffed with sugar cane leaves...

16 Aug 2020 12:18 PM IST

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