England cricket fan waits 10 months for Sri Lanka Test – and gets kicked out
An England cricket fan who waited 10 months in Sri Lanka to watch his team play is escorted away by police before a ball had been bowled in the first Test. Rob…
US Supreme Court bars mail delivery of abortion pill during pandemic
The US Supreme Court said that abortion pills must be obtained in-person, even during the pandemic, lifting a suspension of the rule by a lower court. Similar rules for other drugs, including…
Disneyland opens as mass Covid vaccination center
California's Disneyland opens a giant coronavirus vaccination center, some 10 months after the pandemic's appearance forced the closure of the world-famous theme park.…
Nigeria’s first full-length animated film storms box offices
"Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters" is set against a background of Nigeria's oil fields and its colonial past. Made in Lagos to keep costs low, the film is a prominent first…
Uganda vote count underway
In tonight's edition : Ugandans turn out for a landmark election amidst an internet blackout. Former popstar Bobi Wine takes on President Yoweri Museveni's 35 year rule following a bloody campaign in…
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan to revive pandemic-hit US economy
Joe Biden has announced a massive coronavirus relief package to kickoff his term. The proposal, the first of his "two-step plan", will build on the previous stimulus legislation passed by the US…
Why Nigeria can’t produce COVID-19 vaccines
Nigeria, Africa's largest country by population is also forced to depend on the limited amount of Covid-19 vaccines produced internationally. Here are the reasons why Nigeria can’t produce COVID-19 vaccines now.…
German economy shrank by 5% in 2020
Figures show the German economy contracted dramatically last year, after tough restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the drop was smaller than expected.…
1.4 million in Madagascar need food aid due to drought, WFP says
Three consecutive years of drought and a sharp recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a third of the population in Southern Madagascar struggling to put food on the table. The…