Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

startribune Friday, July 10, 2020 1:27:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Oxygen is already low in hospitals at the new epicenter of the country's outbreak, Gauteng province, home to the power centers of Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, visiting a hospital Friday, said authorities are working with industry to address the strained oxygen supply and divert more to health facilities....

Merkel press office staffer 'worked for years for Egyptian intelligence'

france24-en Friday, July 10, 2020 11:33:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Police carried out "executive measures" against the man in December 2019 after he was found to have "worked for years for an Egyptian intelligence service", according to the report. The Federal Public Prosecutor confirmed that the man was charged on suspicion of espionage and that the investigation is ongoing....

Premier of South Africa's Gauteng province tests positive for COVID-19

reuters-en Friday, July 10, 2020 1:11:00 PM EAT | info [other]

The premier of Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province, said on Friday he had tested positive for COVID-19, as new confirmed infections in the country hit a record high. Provincial leader David Makhura revealed his infection a day after his health department said six members of its "COVID-19 War Room" had contracted the virus....

Virus poses cultural threat to Brazil's Amazon people

digitaljournal Friday, July 10, 2020 10:11:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Lucita Sanoma lost her two-month-old baby to suspected coronavirus on May 25. The boy was buried, without her knowledge, 300 kilometers (185 miles) from her village. The infant died in hospital in Boa Vista, capital of the northwestern state of Roraima....

Shock, uncertainty as I Coast begins mourning for PM Coulibaly

aljazeera-en Friday, July 10, 2020 1:21:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Moments before his sudden death, Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly appeared upbeat as he entered a cabinet meeting. Chosen by the governing party as its candidate in a presidential election some four months away, he had just tweeted: "To have a vision is not about short term political gains but careful planning for decades to come....

Ngidi's comments lead to 'Black Lives Matter vs All Lives Matter' debate

newindianexpress Friday, July 10, 2020 1:04:00 PM EAT | info [other]

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African cricketers Pat Symcox and Boeta Dippenaar have slammed Lungi Ngidi for his support for Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, saying the pacer should also speak up against the attacks on white farmers in the country. The 24-year-old pacer had said that the racism issue.......

Eskom to implement Stage 2 loadshedding starting at 12:00

iol Friday, July 10, 2020 12:33:00 PM EAT | info [other]

Temperatures were expected to drop to 0C in Gauteng over the weekend as the cold front grips the country. The SA Weather Service said people should brace for strong winds over the next few days. The winds have already started in the Western Cape where property had been damaged....

Angola suspends school fees

nampa Friday, July 10, 2020 10:22:00 AM EAT | info [other]

. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. LUANDA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Angola on Thursday suspended charging school fees in all public, co-financed and private education institutions during a period of national emergency due to COVID-19. The policy, which applies to all subsystems of education and vocational.......

Lagos lawmaker, Tunde Braimoh is dead

dailytrust Friday, July 10, 2020 12:05:00 PM EAT | info [other]

The Lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly Hon. Tunde Braimoh is dead. He died at the early hours of Friday, barely one month after the death of another lawmaker from Kosofe, late Senator Bayo Osinowo. The cause of Braimoh’s death is yet to be unravelled.......

136 Congressmen and 30 Senators seek reversal of US decision on international students

expressindia Friday, July 10, 2020 10:36:00 AM EAT | info [other]

The campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., July 12, 2018. (Gretchen Ertl/The New York Times) A group of 30 US Senators and 136 Congressmen — all from the opposition Democratic Party — has urged the President Donald Trump-led administration to reverse its order that bars international.......