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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet REUTERS/Denis Balibouse – RC2Y8F9OMDNZ The UN rights office also pointed to reports of journalists disappearing after publishing coverage critical of the COVID-19 response, while a number of news outlets have been closed by authorities over their reporting. AFP Geneva Continue Reading

Johannesburg: As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, its countries are dangerously behind in the global race for scarce medical equipment. Ten nations have no ventilators at all. Outbid by richer countries, and not receiving medical gear from top aid donor the United States, African officials scrambleContinue Reading

In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. (AP Photo) With a pandemic raging and job losses climbing to 26.4 million onContinue Reading

In the US it was toilet paper, in Mexico it’s beer and in France, predictably, flour. The goods missing from stores reveal how the world is coping with coronavirus lockdowns. The winner for most bizarre shortage of 2020 is Afghanistan, where a rumour about a mustachioed newborn advising theContinue Reading

US President Donald Trump listens to Vice President Mike Pence during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, US. (Reuters) Trump’s bizarre suggestion came after he learned about the effects of sunlight and household disinfectants on the novel coronavirus. News18.com Washington Last Updated:Continue Reading

Children play in the water and enjoy the summer weather during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oslo, Norway. (Reuters) The results of a just-concluded scientific study conducted by the Science and Technology Directorate of the US Department of Homeland Security, announced during a White House news conference on coronavirus,Continue Reading

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock. (Reuters) UK Health Secretary said that though the daily rise in the toll was lower than previous days, it is important continue to strictly follow the social distancing norms in place to control its spread. PTI Last Updated: April 23, 2020, 11:23 PMContinue Reading

A medical worker tests a young man for COVID-19 at a Children’s National Hospital drive-through (drive-in) coronavirus testing site at Trinity University, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The total number of US cases was approaching 8,50,000, with most states yet to report on Thursday. ReutersContinue Reading