Floods kill over 100 people in east DR Congo

Bukavu, DR Congo, May 5 (AFP/APP): More than 100 people have died after heavy rains and flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, officials said on Friday. Archimede Karhebwa, the assistant administrator of South Kivu’s Kalehe territory — which was hit by […]

Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

Geneva, May 5 (AFP/APP): The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday, warning that the threat remained. It is “with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as […]

Warning of ‘protracted’ conflict as Sudan fighting rages

Khartoum, May 5 (AFP/APP): Air strikes and gunfire rocked Sudan’s capital on Friday as fighting showed no sign of abating, despite the threat of renewed US sanctions and mounting deaths, including dozens of children. Hundreds have died in nearly three weeks of fighting between forces […]

Bowie mourned after death at 32

LOS ANGELES 04 May (Online): Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and 2017 100m world champion, was remembered Wednesday as a rare athletics talent and warm friend after her death at the age of 32. Bowie anchored the US team that won 4x100m relay gold […]

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