India, France, and Nigeria are among several countries whose leaders are extending lockdowns aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus; as the number of confirmed cases worldwide topped tw ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, April 13; granted debt relief to a group of 25 countries largely dominated by African nations. It identified the beneficiaries as the poorest and the m ...

OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday, April 12; finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million barrels, or a tenth of global supply, in hopes of boosting crashing pri ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday, April 11; that it is investigating reports that coronavirus patients who initially tested negative tested positive for the virus days later. ...

Melinda Gates, the wife of billionaire businessman and Microsoft founder; Bill Gates, has warned that there will be dead bodies all over the streets of Africa if the world does not act fast enough. Me ...

Suspension of group prayers at mosques will not be lifted until end of coronavirus The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance announced that Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan will only be ...

Wildfires are common in the so-called Zone of Alienation around the abandoned Chernobyl plant. A larger-than-typical fire is stirring up radiation, though levels remain normal in Kyiv, the Ukrainian c ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries on Friday, April 10; to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking ...