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ECOWAS ends sanctions imposed against Mali
Following what it described as 'positive steps towards a constitutional government', the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) in Tuesday ended sanctions imposed against Mali after a military coup in August, saying…
White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tested positive for COVID-19, she said Monday, making her the latest person in President Trump's orbit to contract the virus.
"After testing negative consistently, including every…
COVID-19: Despite Oxygen drop, Trump may be discharged Monday says Doctor
President Donald Trump has “continued to improve” as he is treated for Covid-19 at a military hospital near Washington, his doctors said Sunday, adding that he could be discharged as early as Monday.
In a briefing outside…
Airforce One, Marine One fleet grounded as 3 White House reporters test positive
The entire fleet of Air Force One and Marine One will be grounded for a deep clean in an unprecedented measure in the wake of President Trump testing positive for Covid-19 on Thursday.
Two customized Boeing 747s, one of which…
Donald Trump: Physicians start Remdesivir therapy
United States President Donald Trump's physicians have decided to use the drug Remdesivir to treat him, Bloomberg reports.
Medical specialists have elected to start Remdesivir therapy for President Donald Trump, according to a…
Don’t play ‘tough guy’ with COVID-19, Biden warns Trump
Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden on Friday urged Americans to take the coronavirus seriously, urging everyone to wear face mask in public after Donald Trump’s positive diagnosis.
Biden, who shared the debate stage with Trump…
Just in: Trump taken to US Military hospital after showing COVID-19 symptoms
President Donald Trump has been taken to Walter Reed Army Medical Centre after showing some symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease.
Trump and his wife, Melania, tested positive to COVID-19 on Thursday night after a White House aide —…
Rat fever on rampage in Sri-Lanka, 70 dead, 6,000 on danger list
At least 70 people have died while over 6,000 others on danger list as rat fewer continues to unleash health challenge in Sri-Lanka.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said on Friday that while the coronavirus…
US Vice President, Pence, wife test negative for COVID-19
US Vice President Mike Pence tested negative Friday for Covid-19, his spokesman said after President Donald Trump stunned the world by disclosing he has contracted the coronavirus.
“As has been routine for months, Vice…
WTO Job: Okonjo-Iweala, four others know fate next week
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and four other candidates presently jostling for the job of director-general of the World Trade Organisation will know their fate next week, according to AFP.
The other four candidates are, Kenya’s…