’20 questions to the world’: French author interviews people from all walks of life

Whether a doctor believes in a cure can influence how effective it is for the patient, a new study shows. The findings could affect the way doctors and patients communicate.

No fewer than 30 communities in Ondo state have been affected by the oil spills in the state.

Super cyclone Amphan has left more than 80 people dead and millions more evacuated or without electricity. "The situation is more worrying than the coronavirus pandemic," an Indian official said.

THE HAGUE: The trial of a Malian jihadist accused of demolishing Timbuktu's fabled shrines and unleashing a reign of terror begins at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 42, has been charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape and sexual slavery.

It promised reform but Zimbabwe's government has failed to calm international worries over corruption and human rights, while millions face poverty and a dire economy. Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo was on Conflict Zone.

A day after a deadly blast ripped through Beirut, a video of 78-years-old May Melki went viral, showing her playing the piano after returning to her damaged home. AFP met her and asked what inspired her to play music amidst destruction.

Aerial images show roads destroyed along the coastline of the Colombian island San Andres, where Hurricane Iota has caused severe damage. The severe weather has left at least two people dead, six injured and another missing in Colombia's Caribbean archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina.

Federal Polytechnic Ede complains of destruction of rice farmlands

Many Sudanese are cutting down on groceries for Ramadan feasts this year as acute inflation blunts the impact of a donor-funded scheme to pay most citizens a basic monthly income.

Madagascar is facing a second deadly wave of Covid-19, as the South African variant spreads across the island nation. In the past month, almost 13,000 infections and 250 deaths have been recorded, according to official figures that likely represent a vast underestimate. The situation is spiralling out of control and has been worsened by shortages of oxygen and medicine, with hospitals overwhelmed. Meanwhile, the authorities are downplaying the gravity of the situation. The first vaccines are due to arrive at the end of the week in Madagascar. Our correspondent Gaëlle Borgia reports.

Burnt buildings, a vandalised police station. These are some of the scenes in Cali following deadly demonstrations against against a proposed government tax reform. Long lines of motorists and people with jerrycans have formed outside petrol stations due to a fuel shortage.

Palestinians survey the damage in Gaza after another night of conflict. Palestinian militants attacked Israel's commercial centre of Tel Aviv and other cities with rocket fire, while the Israeli army launched strikes on Hamas and other Islamist groups in the crowded coastal enclave.