Global shares and oil tumble after Donald Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Summary List Placement Global equity markets and oil plunged on Friday, while gold spiked after US president Donald Trump said he and his wife had...
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Social, environmental factors seen behind Africa’s low COVID-19 cases
Brazzaville – COVID-19 transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on the decline over the past two months, owing to...
World Bank chief economist says full global recovery from the COVID-19 crisis may take 5 years
Summary List Placement World Bank's chief economist, Carmen Reinhart, expects full global economic recovery to take as long as 5 years. "Everything depends" on when...
Roche jumps 2% after unveiling COVID-19 antibody test, and on finding its drugs cut need for
Summary List Placement Shares in Swiss healthcare group Roche rose 2% on Friday after the company launched a new test to measure COVID-19 antibodies, and...
WHO encouraged by South Africa’s declining COVID-19 trend
Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) commends the government of South Africa for its determined efforts that have helped to bend the COVID-19 pandemic...
Coronavirus: Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic
Home / More Lifestyle / Coronavirus: Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic Five-year-old Kenyan student Miguel Munene sits between his parents,...
Treasury yields sink to lowest level since April as revived COVID fears boost safe havens
Treasury yields tumbled on Friday to their lowest since virus lockdowns began reversing. The 10-year yield slid to 0.578%, its lowest since April 21. The...