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Pregnant Ghanaian nurse’s husband’s agony after wife dies of Covid-19

Mary Agyapong was a nurse at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital in Bedfordshire. She was diagnosed with coronavirus in early April and died a week...

My experience with Covid-19: How I found healing in nature’s roots

Our family got a rude shock when my husband tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month. One week had elapsed between the development of...

Coronavirus can still pass between face mask wearers — even when they’re 4 feet apart: study

COVID-19 can be transmitted between people who are standing more than four feet apart, even if they are wearing a mask, a new study has found. The...

Flushing ‘can propel viral infection 3ft into air’

Flushing the toilet with the lid up creates a cloud of spray that can be breathed in and may spread infection, such as coronavirus,...

Test that can spot 98% of virus cases a ‘game-changer’ for identifying immunity

A game-changing blood test that spots 98 per cent of coronavirus cases could identify tens of thousands more victims - and might be available from next...

Dexamethasone: What is the new life-saving coronavirus drug?

Researchers have announced that a drug called dexamethasone has been found to reduce the risk of deaths among ventilated Covid-19 patients by around 33 per cent. A team of...

Two ghosts captured working out at outdoor gym [photos]

Bizarre footage shows the moment two apparent ghosts work out at an outdoor gym, leaving police officers baffled. In the video, three officers stand around...

Boy, 5, told he would never walk takes first steps in heartwarming video

A five-year-old boy who was told he would never walk has taken his first steps. Poignant video footage captures Camden Brooks Hanson move unaided across a room...

Life-saving coronavirus drug has been found

A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus, according to a...

Indian soldiers ‘stoned to death’ by Chinese troops in fresh border clashes

India says three of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with the Chinese military on the contested border in the western Himalayas. Sources claim...

Major coronavirus breakthrough as experts find first drug to stop people dying

British scientists have found the first drug to stop people dying from Covid-19 which will be rolled out on the NHS from tomorrow. Breakthrough research...

Woman slammed for standing in ‘disrespectful position’ on beach

A woman exercising at the beach has been slammed online for being 'disrespectful' and for having "bad manners." The young woman, who appeared to be...

Coronavirus vaccine: The first vaccine may not prevent you from getting COVID

Desperation for a way to keep economies from collapsing under the weight of Covid-19 could mean settling for a vaccine that prevents people from...

Taxi driver turns to transporting coronavirus corpses using makeshift hearse

A struggling taxi driver has switched to transporting the coronavirus dead to burial grounds in a makeshift hearse. Mohammad Aamir Khan stacks the bodies on...

Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram commander

A Boko Haram commander, Abu Imrana has been killed in an exchange of gunfights with Nigerian soldiers in Borno state. Vanguard had reported how over...

Woman’s hand amputated after attack by ex-husband

A woman in Kenya's eastern town on Makueni has been hospitalised after being attacked by her ex-husband with a machete, local media report quoting...

Man arrested for feeding poisoned food to homeless people

A California man was arrested for allegedly feeding poisoned food to eight homeless people — then filming them writhe in pain for his own...

‘I am a mother – I killed some children’s parents’

Tens of thousands of women took part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda but their role is rarely spoken about, and reconciliation with their...

Covid-19: Powerful image of archbishop in church surrounded by pictures of virus victims

An archbishop in Peru had his cathedral filled with thousands of photos of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. A powerful image captures Archbishop of...

Black Lives Matter protest: White man rescued by black man after being badly beaten

Violent clashes erupted between thugs and Black Lives Matter protesters in central London after police were attacked by thugs during a far-right gathering. Injured people...

Prince Harry praises Ghanaian world war II veteran

UK's Prince Harry has written a letter of encouragement and support to Private Joseph Hammond, a 95-year-old Ghanaian WW II veteran, who set himself...

I went to the police over child abuse but one officer wanted to have s3x with me – Woman cries

A desperate abuse victim threw her trust into the hands of the police – only for one perverted officer to proposition her himself. Scarlett Jones...

Top Boko Haram logistics supplier arrested

A top Boko Haram logistics supplier has been arrested in Borno State by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).The state...

Woman who survived horrific shooting now lives with her intestines hanging outside her belly (Photos)

A mother-of-two, Takieyah Reaves, from Newark, New Jersey, now lives with her intestines hanging out of her abdomen after surviving a horrific nightclub shooting. Reaves,...

How I birthed 17 children after 17 years of marriage – Woman cries

Hauwa’u Suleiman, a 34-year-old housewife living at Alfadarai area of Zaria city, recently gave birth to a set of quadruplets. Hauwa’u told Daily Trust...

George Floyd protester in coma after statue fell on him

A man who was struck by a statue during a protest is in a critical condition. Chris Green, 45, took part in a protest earlier...

Man who performed ‘COVID-19 exorcisms’ killed by virus

An Indian holy man who claimed he could perform COVID-19 exorcisms by kissing people's hands, has died from the disease after infecting 20 of...

Dead body stays on train for 5 hours before anyone noticed man had died

A dead body remained on a train for five hours without anyone noticing, it is claimed. A 60-year-old man died of a heart attack after...

Egypt to allow foreigners to return to some resorts from July 1

Egypt will allow scheduled international flights and foreign tourists to resorts that have been least affected by the coronavirus starting from July 1, the...

Mum forced to give birth on lounge floor with just paracetamol as pain relief

A mum had to give birth to her first baby on her living room floor with just paracetamol as pain relief because her husband had been...

Coronavirus testing blunder may have seen 150 patients wrongly told they were infected

Nearly 150 patients may have been wrongly told they had caught coronavirus, a hospital trust has admitted. Nearly 80 patients at Musgrove Park Hospital in  Taunton,...

One of 4 police officers charged over George Floyd’s death released from prison

One of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were charged over the death of George Floyd has been released on bail. The former police...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson lifts the sex ban

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has given the green light for two households to merge into 'support bubbles' from Saturday, but only if one...

Things people don’t want to touch ever again due to coronavirus

Metro handles to elevator handrails, poll highlights things people don't want to touch In the times of chaos and unpredictability, if there is anything which...

George Floyd Death: Amazon bans US police use of facial recognition tech

Technology giant Amazon has banned the police from using its controversial facial recognition software for a year. It comes after civil rights advocates raised concerns...

Covid-19 ‘ends’ Queen Elizabeth’s reign as monarch of England

The Queen's reign is 'effectively over' due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the virus 'practically putting Charles on the throne', a royal biographer has...

How our holidays will look in the future post coronavirus

The pandemic will change the way we travel, but what can we expect when we finally pack our suitcases? Several weeks ago, the idea of...

Meet the doctor who performed the world’s first human heart transplant

On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital,...

Hundreds of South Korea schools close again after reopening

More than 500 schools closed again Friday to students after briefly reopening, as South Korea moves to stamp out a resurgence of the coronavirus...

How Ghana paid tribute to George Floyd

In our series of letters from African writers, Ghana's Elizabeth Ohene writes that George Floyd, whose killing has sparked a global debate about race...