World 28.1.2020 08:56 am

Millions quarantined as China scrambles to halt virus

China’s immigration agency has also asked citizens to delay international travel to stop the virus from spreading elsewhere overseas.

China has quarantined millions of people and urged its citizens to delay overseas travel as it scrambles to stop a deadly coronavirus epidemic from spreading further.

World Prince Andrew accused of ‘zero cooperation’ in Epstein case

Andrew, 59, denied having sexual relations with Virginia Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked to have sex with friends of Epstein when she was 17.

World Auschwitz survivors sound alarm 75 years after liberation

Survivors called for vigilance against the abuse of minorities’ rights as key to safeguarding democracy and preventing another genocide.

World Global alarm grows as China’s capital reports first virus death

More than 700 new infections were confirmed in the country, while the number of suspected cases doubled over a 24-hour period to nearly 6,000.

World WATCH: BBC under fire after mistaking LeBron James for Kobe Bryant

The BBC apologised for its ‘human error which fell below our usual standards on the programme’.

World Portuguese hacker identified as source of Luanda Leaks

Since the Luanda Leaks investigations emerged, Angola has announced that Isabel dos Santos and several associates are the targets of a criminal probe.

World Three rockets hit US embassy in protest-hit Iraqi capital

Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq’s capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands of protesters kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country.

Health SA takes action on coronavirus

So far, no locals have been infected, though authorities are keeping a close eye.

Health People are being ‘left to die’ in China

Chinese national has appealed to the international community for help.

World Dutch offer first apology for WWII persecution of Jews

Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday.

News The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

There are three known cases of the coronavirus in France.

Africa Jihadist attack on Mali military camp leaves 19 dead: army

They arrived at five in the morning.

Africa Lassa fever kills 29 in Nigeria

The virus is spread by contact with rat faeces or urine.

World China stiffens its defences against epidemic as death toll hits 56

China has locked down the hard-hit province of Hubei.

World China bans wild animal trade until viral outbreak eases

Conservationists have long accused China of tolerating a shadowy trade in exotic animals for food or as ingredients in traditional medicines, including highly endangered species such as the pangolin or tiger.