Angry people from group village head (GVH) Kapesi, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kachere in Dedza on Friday stormed the district commissioner’s (DC) office, accusing their GVH of selling their land to Dedza District Council. The villagers stormed the office after police rescued the GVH whom they wanted to beat. In an interview,  one of the villagers, […] The post Angry villagers storm Dedza DC office accusing village head of selling their land appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Bangwe Health Centre has registered the highest number of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) cases among youths in Blantyre City, according to  report of the  research conducted by Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD). Speaking during the District Executive Committee (DEC) meeting on Thursday, AIGHD’s Research Coordinator, Getrude Finyiza said the research was aimed at […] The post Bangwe tops sexual diseases among youths in Blantyre appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Newly formed musical group, Brothaz Kornah, has promised fans to expect more “Malawian music for internal ears” in their upcoming untitled EP set to release in July this year. The duet comprising of brothers, singer and producer Dizzo and a rising guitarist Tony Sparks have already released group’s debut single ‘Bwela’ a romantic piece with […] The post New music group Brothaz Kornah in EP project appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The decision by Special Cabinet Committee on coronavirus (Covid-19) to impose a ban against church gatherings has been reversed by government, Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) has said. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, who chairs the Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19, prescribed during a news conference on Tuesday that church gatherings be suspended as a measure to prevent the […] The post Malawi reverses church ban: Worshippers asked to take extra caution to prevent Covid-19 spread appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has on Thursday failed to start hearing the application by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to admit to the local bar two South African lawyers the pollster had hired for the presidential election nullification appeal case. The court has since set Monday for the hearing although the two lawyers might […] The post MEC application for admission of South Africa lawyers shifts to Monday appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

While other social media influencers may be busy preening themselves for on fleek work from home looks on Instagram, Preeti Nair (better known by her moniker Preetipls), has successfully raised over $100,000 to alleviate the coronavirus-induced plight of the migrant community in Singapore.  As of writing, a crowdfunding campaign for non-governmental organisations Health Serve and Transient Workers Count 2 (TWC2) has garnered over $141,000 in funds, well over the initial goal of $100,000.  The money will go towards helping Singapore’s migrant workers, who are particularly vulnerable during the ongoing pandemic. While the government has assured to cover the wages and costs of living for around 20,000 workers currently quarantined in their dormitories, the campaign seeks to help out the rest of the community who may not be as fortunate to receive state support. 

SINGAPORE - Any group seen gathering in public will immediately be issued a written warning by enforcement officers, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He warned that the authorities will strictly enforce the «circuit breaker» measures from Thursday (April 9), noting there are still far too many public gatherings taking place. There were still crowds seen in nature reserves, markets and other places, on the third day of strict measures that include closing most workplaces and barring social gatherings of any size in homes or public spaces like parks. Those caught flouting the rules for the first time will be issued a stern written warning, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli in a Facebook post on Thursday. Second-time offenders will be fined $300, and those nabbed a third time will be charged in court. In a Facebook post, PM Lee said the number of new Covid-19 cases is increasing sharply, and that people must comply with stay home measures «very strictly». Singapore reported 142 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of reported cases here to 1,623.

SINGAPORE - What was supposed to be a home-based geography lesson on video conferencing platform Zoom for Secondary 1 student Zee, 13, took a traumatising turn when hackers allegedly hijacked the stream and started showing pictures of penises. These hackers, who Zee said were two Caucasian men, then allegedly told the girls from her class of 39 students who were watching to «show us your boobs». Her civil servant mother, who wanted to be known only as Miss Loh, 47, told The Straits Times on Thursday (April 9) that she was horrified at what had happened. She then informed the teacher of her daughter's school, which is in the eastern side of Singapore. «When she is surfing the Internet, she does not encounter such things. Home-based learning is supposed to be a safe space, but now our children have to be exposed to such things?» «I know it's difficult to manage but as a parent I feel very concerned,» she said. Zee's experience is not a unique one, as reports continue to pop up all around the world about cyber security incidents relating to Zoom.

Of the 1,423 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, 860 have been in the Calgary Zone so far. Twenty patients have died of the illness in the same region.

Front-line health-care workers at a long-term care home in Quebec where 13 people have died and 115 others have tested positive for COVID-19 are speaking out with grave concerns about the facility, including allegations of being forced to work without masks.

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Production declines across the US shale patch as companies reduce drilling and spending cannot be viewed as a voluntary US cut aimed at supporting oil prices, Vladimir Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has surpassed 10,000 in Russia, with 1,459 more people having tested positive for the coronavirus, the nation’s disease response officials said on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for shelling a US military base near Kabul. There were no casualties reported in the incident, but the attack comes amid a sensitive prisoner exchange with the Taliban. Read Full Article at RT.com

Shortages of beds, drugs, ventilators, and protective gear have seen medical staff in Guayaquil, Ecuador fighting a losing battle against Covid-19, a local doctor told RT, calling on the international community to intervene. Read Full Article at RT.com

Thirteen coronavirus patients died in the past 24 hours

This is the first manned space launch this year

President Yoweri Museveni has been at the centre of the Covid -19 fight and today he is set to post a video of himself working out to demonstrate to Ugandans how to exercise indoors amid the coronavirus outbreak

African countries’ Ambassadors to China today April 9, 2020, are expected to hold an emergency meeting with China’s Foreign Affairs Minister to discuss ways to end the ongoing human rights violations and forced evictions facing Africans living in China, The Citizen understands.

Air France-KLM passenger numbers plunged nearly 57 percent in March and it expects more than 90 percent of its planes to be grounded this month and in May due to the coronavirus crisis, the group said Thursday.

Мейв Кеннеди Таунсенд Маккин и ее восьмилетний сын пропали 2 апреля. Семья жила на карантине в доме на берегу Чесапикского залива. Во время игры мяч улетел в воду, мать и сын сели в каноэ, чтобы его достать, но их унесло ветром далеко от берега. Тело Мейв нашли 6 апреля, тело ее сына - спустя три дня.

Fin de cavale pour le braqueur de la banque de Polynésie à Punaauia.

Rohan ‘Nackas’ Simmons has been perplexed since the closure of his food basket, a community jerk weekend pop up kitchen, over the last four weeks, due to the deadly coronavirus. The past weekend was a sombre moment for Simmons, who is accustomed to...

The executive management of the Guardsman Group of Companies has agreed to a salary cut as the island’s largest security firm explores measures to provide greater support to its workforce comprising over 7,000 persons, amid the economic downturn...

It is now established that the world is experiencing a pandemic of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). The urgent need now is to mitigate the impact and spread of the COVID-19 virus, using appropriate public health measures. Self-isolation...

THE ADAPTATION Fund Board, from which Jamaica has benefited, held its annual change of leadership virtually earlier this month, with Ibila Djibril of Benin officially becoming the new board chair. The decision was made among a series of procedural...

EVEN AS countries work frantically to save lives, given the emergence and rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), already there are some important lessons for future efforts to address another pressing global challenge: climate...

A total of 430,376 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the United States so far

The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team said that «the ash cloud spread nearly 45 km to the south and south-east from the volcano toward the Kamchatka Bay»

To date, a total of 8,672 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia

According to the auditor of the Russian Accounts Chamber, for a number of industries the effect of deferred demand does not work

A total of 81,865 people have contracted the virus in mainland China since the start of the epidemic

(ERGO) – Falis Abdi Hashi and two of her children are studying together in a free school set up by a group of volunteer teachers in Daryeel IDP camp,

Ali Abdi Iman, a severely disabled 60-year-old father of seven children, does not have the luxury of heeding the advice to stay at home to avoid the spread of Corona virus.