The Covid Backlash: Trump targets UN World Health Organization
Donald Trump, on his first day back in office, signing an order for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization.…
Cuba never recovered from Covid, Trump sanctions, expert says
Electricity has been restored to almost 90% of Havana residents four days after a nationwide blackout hit Cuba. Several Cuban provinces were still without power, after the collapse of the nation's largest…
Mpox: No, the virus has no link to the Covid-19 vaccine or gay sex
Following the recent Mpox outbreak in Africa – particularly in DR Congo and amongst its neighbours – the WHO raised its highest alarm. But it’s not just the virus that's spreading. So…
International tourism sector’s Covid recovery
We discuss the impact of Covid-19, changes in air connectivity, the effects of global conflicts, and the rise of over tourism. Featuring insights from Anita Mendiratta, we also delve into the latest…
COVID: Is Germany prepared for another pandemic?
Members of the World Health Organization are starting a new round of negotiations to hammer out a global agreement on pandemics. Has Germany learned the right lessons from the coronavirus pandemic?…
EU has given Africa’s biggest coffee exporter a $43 million grant says Uganda’s presidency
Here's what's been making the business headlines in sub-Saharan Africa this week.…
US Republican senators praise ‘productive meeting’ on Covid with Biden
US Senator Susan Collins speaks to the press after she and a group of fellow Republican senators met with President Joe Biden to discuss an alternative to his massive Covid-19 relief plan.…
Baby Jesus dolls help raise Covid awareness in Mexico
Wearing miniature face masks and clutching tiny bottles of hand sanitizer, dolls representing the baby Jesus are being given a Covid-19 theme in a pandemic-era twist to a Mexican tradition.…
WHO envoy says Germany needs ‘Klopp effect’ in COVID fight
Germany can draw inspiration amid the pandemic from soccer coach Jürgen Klopp, WHO official David Nabarro has suggested. He also said disagreements among lawmakers had galvanized opponents of lockdown measures.…
Deadly cyclone batters Fiji, sparks flooding
Cylone Ana caused severe flooding across the Pacific island nation, forcing around 10,000 people to evacuate. The country's leader blamed climate change for the storm — the second to hit Fiji in…
Coronavirus digest: WHO team visits Wuhan wet market to find COVID clues
The wholesale seafood center in Wuhan was shut down on December 31, 2019, after four cases of a mystery pneumonia were linked to the market. WHO experts believe the market is crucial…