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15 habits you need to adopt if you want to survive the Covid-19 pandemic

As we write this, India has not only become the fourth worst-hit country by the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of positive coronavirus cases in...

Simple coronavirus ‘spit test’ instead of painful swab available from today

Patients who have suspected coronavirus can have a “spit” test to see if they have the disease, it is announced today. Until now, potential sufferers...

Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths

Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. The grim milestone comes amid growing political unrest...

Scanty information on theft of donated coronavirus equipment – Kenyan police

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is looking into two separate theft reports relating to donated Coronavirus equipment in March when the Ministry of...

Coronavirus: ‘Dangerous phase’ of pandemic as outbreak widens, WHO warns

The world has entered a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic, a top official from the World Health Organization said Friday, a...

Some of the riskiest places you can catch COVID-19 from

Some of the riskiest places you can catch COVID-19 from We have been locked up for over three months and now, people are slowly getting...

Pregnant Nigerian teenager dies of suspected coronavirus symptoms

A 15-year-old pregnant woman on admission at the Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos, has died from health complications similar to coronavirus symptoms. It was learnt that...

Family of two sisters stabbed to death ‘by stranger’

The grieving parents of two sisters found stabbed to death in a country park have told of their devastation in an emotional plea to help detectives...

Mozambique police jailed for killing election observer

Six policemen in Mozambique have been found guilty of murdering an election observer ahead of last October’s election. Anastacio Matavel was shot as he was...

WHO sees “green shoots” of hope in coronavirus pandemic

Signs of hope are starting to show in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, but it...

China to prioritise Africa once coronavirus vaccines are ready

China has promised to give priority to African countries once COVID-19 vaccines are ready to use. The Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted by the...

Man in trouble for farting in front of security officials

A man in Austria, Vienna, has been fined the sum of €500 (GHC3,248.47) for farting the air in front of police officials, United Kingdom...

Boris Johnson’s convoy crashes outside Parliament [photo]

Boris Johnson's convoy was involved in a minor collision outside Parliament when a protester ran towards the cars. This forced the lead car in the...

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...