Africa
AA Edit | Rupee dances to dollar tunes
Rupee has performed better than the currencies of other emerging economies as RBI spent nearly $100 bn to prevent the rupee from sliding
6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally
While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases
There is no food to take these HIV meds with, say sex workers
Studies have shown that food insecurity is a barrier to taking the drugs daily and can decrease their efficacy
WHO study predicts virus could infect more than 200 million people in Africa
The predictions made by a WHO modelling study comes amid stark warnings that COVID-19 threatens of a health emergency in developing nations
UN chief urges Africa to take urgent steps to stem coronavirus growth
Guterres said the UN and African countries are working together in fight against the pandemic.
Improvement in AIDS treatment in Africa could make people complacent
Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa.
344-year-old African Tortoise with 'healing powers', Alagba, dies
The king had employed two palace workers to take care of the tortoise. Its remains would be preserved for posterity, Ajamu added.
How hunters are protecting wildlife in Africa
Hunters turn gamekeepers to help C Africa's threatened wildlife.
Donald Trump suggests 'nuking hurricanes' to stop them hitting US: report
During a hurricane briefing, Trump asked if it were possible to disrupt hurricanes forming off the coast of Africa by dropping nuclear bomb.
210000 year old skull identifies as the earliest modern human remains
'Oldest remains' outside Africa reset human migration clock.