A new potential vaccine is being developed by pharmaceutical company Moderna and is said to be 94.5% effective in tackling the virus.
Cancer treatment delays due to Covid-19 risk lives
A new study shows that delays in #cancer treatments due to Covid-19 restrictions and precautions, can have a massive impact on a patient’s life expectancy. #Covid19 #coronavirus
Who is Patrice Lumumba? Congo’s independence hero | I Gotta Story to Tell | Episode 17
Patrice Lumumba was the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Malcolm X called him “the greatest Black man who ever walked the African continent,” while the US and Belgium plotted at the highest...
Trump’s refusal to concede could hinder fight against virus
The US is experiencing a huge surge in coronavirus cases – with another one million people diagnosed in the past week. The total now surpasses 11 million. Health experts are sounding the alarm. They say President...
Egyptian archaeologists angry over Islamic artefacts deal with Saudi Arabia
Egyptian archaeologists and antiquity experts are angry after a new deal allows Saudi Arabia to borrow Islamic artefacts for two years. Here’s why the new deal is worrying many.
Three brothers open car wash to help cash-strapped family in Yemen
Three school-age brothers have opened a car wash to help their cash-strapped family in war-torn Yemen’s #Sanaa where the #coronavirus #pandemic has worsened an already dire situation.
COVID only hits the poor? | Wealthy ‘unaffected’ by lockdown
Some high-profile figures are setting a bad example by sneaking off to birthdays or other parties, while telling people to stay home on social media at the same time. If that’s not pure hypocrisy, then we don’t know...