Zambian president says church leaders involved in reprisals for chemical spray attacks
More than 50 people in Zambia have been killed in mob violence triggered in response to attacks in which people were sprayed with poisonous substances, President Edgar Lungu said on Friday, blaming church leaders for some of the reprisals.
Meet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world
Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown in the Andes, these women make a living gleaning gold from rubble.
Coronavirus control and prevention work in Beijing at ‘key period’ – government
Control and prevention of the coronavirus in Beijing is at its most challenging period, one of city’s government officials said on Friday.
Deaths in Singapore ‘inevitable’ as coronavirus spreads globally – minister
Praised by the World Health Organisation for its efforts to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, Singapore warned on Friday that deaths in the city state would become “inevitable” as a global pandemic emerges.
Rationing and robbery: Coronavirus outbreak sparks toilet roll panic
In Australia, major grocers have restricted supplies to one pack per person. In Japan, rolls are chained to the wall in public toilets. In Hong Kong, armed robbers carried out a heist as supplies were delivered to a supermarket.
U.S. delays returning more 1MDB funds to Malaysia, sources say
-The U.S. Department of Justice has delayed the return to Malaysia of another $240 million of recovered money allegedly stolen from the 1MDB sovereign fund, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, with one citing political uncer…
Dutch MH17 trial to start without Russian, Ukrainian suspects
Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 which was shot down with a Russian-made missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014.
What you need to know about coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus:
China’s Hubei reports no new coronavirus cases outside Wuhan
China’s central province of Hubei, excluding the provincial capital Wuhan, reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first time during the outbreak, as authorities continued to contain imported infections in other areas.
Factbox: Coronavirus deaths rise to more than 3,300 worldwide
More than 98,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus globally and over 3,300 people have died, according to a Reuters tally. Mainland China accounted for more than 3,000 deaths, while the toll in Italy stood at 148.
