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Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled oil giant reported a 73% drop in second-quarter profit and maintained plans to pay $75 billion in annual dividends, a vital source of cash for a government saddled with a swelling deficit. Saudi Aramco, which Apple Inc. recently dethroned as the world’s most valuable listed company, said

Schools had been closed because of rising coronavirus cases/ Reuters Final year students in secondary schools in South Africa have resumed classes after a one-week break. President Cyril Ramaphosa closed all schools last week to limit the spread of coronavirus after a surge in cases among learners, but said they

Nine people have died in India from drinking alcohol-based hand sanitiser after liquor shops in their town were closed due to virus restrictions, police said Friday. The group lost consciousness after consuming a "high quantity" of hand sanitiser mixed with water or soda, Siddharth Kaushal, police superintendent for Kurichedu town

Sudan says it will devalue its currency to try to correct its huge budget deficit and tackle a growing economic crisis. The Sudanese pound trades at an official rate of 55 to the dollar but the black market rate is 140. With rampant inflation and state revenues having dropped 40%,

President Donald Trump (pictured) has warned the US pandemic may "get worse before it gets better", as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone. Mr Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying "they'll have an effect" and show "patriotism". The president, who was not

Tanzania's President John Magufuli (pictured) has for the second time declared the country to be coronavirus-free. He told a gathering at his official residence in the capital, Dodoma, on Monday that "God had heard prayers" by citizens. The president urged tourists to visit the country - and gave an assurance

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, tested positive for Covid-19 the day she died. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday morning at the age of 59. Her son Zondwa Mandela told public

Three new Cuban medical brigades belonging to the International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics Henry Reeve are already on the African continent to join the fight against Covid-19. The Cuban doctors sent last week, will provide their services in Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Sao

Ceda Ogada is new IMF Secretary Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to name Mr. Ceda Ogada, a top Kenyan lawyer as the Secretary of the Fund and Director of the Secretary’s Department. Mr. Ogada succeeds Mr. Jianhai Lin, whose retirement was

The main entrance to Pumwani Maternity Hospital. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA   GROUP Health workers at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi are on a go-slow after 41 staff at the facility tested positive for Covid-19. Acting Health Director General Patrick Amoth revealed the tally of cases at the hospital,