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Florida might be known for its alligators and sharks, but this week, a slower, slimier creature is wreaking havoc on Sunshine State residents: a...

The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has directed that the Information Ministry refunds some ¢151,500 to its own management and staff without approval.This was revealed...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared an immediate three-week lockdown in two high-risk districts as the country battles a rise in Ebola infections.All movement in...

Footage showing that some residents in the earthquake-hit Chinese city of Chengdu were stopped from fleeing their compounds due to a Covid lockdown has...

There were chaotic scenes at an Ikea store in Shanghai on Saturday, with shoppers trying to escape as authorities tried to quarantine them.Health officials...

Almost one million people in a suburb of Wuhan - China's central city where the coronavirus was first recorded - have been placed under...

The Chinese city of Shanghai, the country's economic centre and a global trade hub, has eased Covid curbs after a two-month lockdown.At midnight local...

Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid-19 lockdown measures imposed on businesses will be lifted from Wednesday.Plans have also been introduced to support...

Argentine President Alberto Fernández has made a large donation as part of a deal to end an investigation into a lockdown party he and...

North Korea has ordered a strict national lockdown after confirming its first official Covid infections.State media have reported an Omicron outbreak in the capital,...

Dear ColeenI’ve been married for six years and we have no children. The lockdowns have killed our relationship, as we were both at home together working...

China's consumer spending fell and unemployment rose last month as Covid lockdowns confined millions of people to their homes, official figures show.Joblessness reached the...

A major producer of Apple's iPhone has become the latest manufacturer to halt operations because of the lockdown in Shanghai.Technology company Pegatron says it...

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will be fined by the police for attending a birthday party thrown for him during a Covid lockdown.No 10...

A major producer of Apple’s iPhone has become the latest manufacturer to halt operations because of the lockdown in Shanghai.Technology company Pegatron says it...

Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases.Until now, there...

Authorities began locking down some western areas of Shanghai two days ahead of schedule, as new COVID-19 cases in China's most populous city jumped...

Global oil prices have fallen as China starts to implement a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, an important financial and manufacturing hub.Brent crude lost more...

It was supposed to be a quick get-to-know-you — but a snap Covid lockdown forced a Chinese woman to stay with her blind date at his...

The Ama Ata Aidoo Centre for Creative Writing at the African University College of Communications, Accra is launching its third anthology of short stories...

About two million people who have not been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have been placed in lockdown in Austria as the country faces a...

New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months.The case was detected in...

Anger is growing in Australia as 13 million people - about half the population - endure fresh lockdowns to quash Covid outbreaks.A third state...

The impact of the lockdown imposed by government to stop the spread of Covid-19 has hit hard expectant mothers across the country. The restrictions that...

The Federal Government today reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions in all 36 states of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.This new directive takes effect...

A pole-dancing champion from the UK hanged herself after struggling during lockdown, an inquest has heard.Jessica Leanne Norris, 27, was found unresponsive at a...

A wanted man gave himself up to police to get away from his housemates during lockdown, an officer has revealed. The suspect, who was wanted...

Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Prof Peter Quartey, has said that going into a lockdown would slow down...

The Federal Government has said it would impose a fresh nationwide lockdown if the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in the country.Sani...

BBC TV is to help children keep up with their studies during the latest lockdown by broadcasting lessons on BBC Two and CBBC, as...

Zimbabwe's government on Saturday imposed a national lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases.Only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will remain...

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country will move back to lockdown level 3, taking effect from tonight, December 28. In an address,...

Germany is to go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus reaches record...

The Lagos State Government may impose a new lockdown and return other measures if there is a recurrence of high cases of coronavirus in...

Artiste Pappy Kojo is finally in Ghana after being caged for almost a year in Italy due to the COVID-19 lockdown.During his stay when...

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown for at least the whole of November. Mr Macron said under the new measures, starting...

Dear ColeenOur 22-year-old son and his girlfriend have been living with us since the start of the lockdown. Before she came to stay, I...

Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng has said his outfit is ready to justify the ¢54.3 million that went into the distribution of cooked food...

The Finance Minister has revealed that the government spent GH¢54.3 million on cooked meals distributed during the 21-day lockdown in Accra and Kumasi.According to...

Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new spike in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased,...