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Patriarch Kirill
August 02, 2020
South Africa hits 500,000 infections but president hopeful
South Africa has surpassed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, but President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday he sees “promising ...
August 02, 2020
The Latest: South Africa passes half a million virus cases
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa exceeded half a million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, even as President Cyril Ramaphosa ...
August 02, 2020
South Africa hits 500,000 confirmed cases, still not at peak
South Africa on Saturday surpassed 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, representing more than 50% of all reported coronavirus ...
July 26, 2020
South Africa warns COVID-19 corruption puts 'lives at risk'
South Africa’s COVID-19 response is marred by corruption allegations around its historic $26 billion economic relief package, ...
July 23, 2020
South Africa's excess deaths surge as virus like 'wildfire'
Global hot spot South Africa is seeing a “huge discrepancy” between confirmed COVID-19 deaths and an unusually high number ...
July 21, 2020
Ethiopia, Egypt reach 'major common understanding' on dam
Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday his country, Egypt and Sudan have reached a “major common understanding which paves ...
July 14, 2020
South Africa surpasses the UK in confirmed coronavirus cases
South Africa on Tuesday surpassed the U.K. in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases as the country's president warns of ...
July 12, 2020
South Africa returns to ban on alcohol sales as virus surges
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country will immediately return to a ban on the sale of alcohol to reduce ...
July 11, 2020
Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque
The president of Turkey on Friday formally converted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and declared ...
July 07, 2020
Russian court fines coronavirus-denying rebel monk
A Russian court on Tuesday fined a coronavirus-denying monk who has challenged Kremlin lockdown orders for spreading false ...
July 03, 2020
Russian Orthodox Church defrocks coronavirus-denying monk
The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday defrocked a coronavirus-denying monk who has defied Kremlin lockdown orders and taken ...
June 26, 2020
Acclaimed Russian director convicted but not sent to prison
A Moscow judge convicted an acclaimed Russian theater director of embezzling state funds and imposed a three-year suspended ...
June 22, 2020
Russian prosecutors seek prison term for theater director
Russian prosecutors on Monday demanded a six-year prison term for an acclaimed theater director accused of embezzling state ...
June 21, 2020
China, Korea report new infections; Trump wants less testing
China and South Korea reported new coronavirus cases Sunday in outbreaks that threatened to set back their recovery, while ...
June 18, 2020
New Burundi leader talks up rights but rejects 'outsiders'
Burundi's new president upon his swearing-in Thursday declared that his rule will respect human rights but he warned that ...
June 18, 2020
The Latest: Texas gov says localities can mandate mask use
AUSTIN, Texas — ___ HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: __ World Health Organization says more ...
June 17, 2020
South Africa says 2 pandemics now, virus and gender violence
South Africa now faces two pandemics, COVID-19 and the violence against women and children that has risen sharply since ...
June 15, 2020
Alleged Darfur militia leader appears before ICC judge
An alleged Sudanese militia leader charged with more than 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Darfur conflict ...
June 10, 2020
In poor regions, easing virus lockdowns brings new risks
As many countries gingerly start lifting their lockdown measures, experts worry that a further surge of the coronavirus in ...
June 08, 2020
President 'worried' as South Africa's virus cases rise fast
South Africa's numbers of COVID-19 are “rising fast,” according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who says that he's worried.
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