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People scoop leaked oil from the vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground and caused oil leakage near Blue bay Marine Park in southeast Mauritius. (AFP)

Mauritians join hands to contain oil spill in countryâ€™s...

An estimated 1 ton of oil from the Japanese shipâ€™s cargo of 4 tons has already escaped into the sea, officials say

10 Aug 2020 12:39 PM IST

Oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius. (Photo by Georges de La Tremoille of Mu Press/ via AP)

Mauritius declares environmental emergency as stranded ship spills...

A military transport aircraft with pollution control equipment and a navy vessel to be sent by France for Mauritiusâ€™...

8 Aug 2020 2:22 PM IST

People who did not respect the measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, such as the correct wearing of masks in public places, are forced to sit and listen the prevention speeches for a few hours in Nyamirambo stadium in Kigali, Rwanda. (AFP)

Rwandans sent to all-night lectures as punishment for breaking COVID...

Every evening, public health messages are blared through loudspeakers to spectators seated at least a metre apart in the...

7 Aug 2020 11:10 AM IST

A resident from the Alexandra township gets tested for COVID-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa sees dip in new coronavirus cases

More than 24,000 healthcare workers have been infected by the coronavirus in South Africa which is five percent of...

5 Aug 2020 4:23 PM IST

edros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), addresses a press conference about the update on COVID-19 at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP)

WHO warns of -'lengthy-' pandemic that could lead to response fatigue

The agency also said the effects of the pandemic -'will be felt for decades to come-' in an emergency WHO committee...

2 Aug 2020 12:24 PM IST

A nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is seen at Casa Serena, an Old Age home in Johannesburg. (AFP)

South Africa hits half a million cases, still not at its peak

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa as a whole approached a million

2 Aug 2020 8:48 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Modi and Mauritius PM jointly inaugurate new Supreme Court building at...

-'India-'s development partnerships reflect the development priorities of our partner nations,-' Modi said while...

30 July 2020 5:06 PM IST

Health worker, behind a screen with rubber gloves, takes a nasal swab from a patient to test for COVID-19 at the Masiphumelele community centre in Cape Town, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa is marred by COVID corruption

Corruption allegations are raised against South Africaâ€™s $26 billion economic relief package

26 July 2020 2:29 PM IST

Funeral home workers in protective suits carry the coffin of a woman who died from COVID-19 into a hearse in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa-'s 59% excess deaths imply hidden COVID-19 toll

Africaâ€™s most industrialised nation is in the middle of a runaway epidemic of the coronavirus, with cases increasing...

23 July 2020 7:04 PM IST

After the first COVID-19 case was reported in Wuhan, it took about 15 weeks to reach 2 million cases. By contrast, it took just eight days to climb above 15 million from the 13 million reached on July 13. (AP)

Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million

US, Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa have most cases, with US alone accounting for more than half the worldâ€™s...

23 July 2020 9:19 AM IST

Nelson Mandela, left, and Andrew Mlangeni, right, with Cyril Ramaphosa in 1990. (Photo- Philip Littleton/AFP)

Andrew Mlangeni, ally of Mandela in anti-apartheid struggle, dies at...

President Cyril Ramaphosa learnt with deep sadness of the passing away overnight of last remaining Rivonia Trialist, the...

22 July 2020 3:00 PM IST

Omar al-Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and genocide linked to the Darfur conflict in the 2000s. (AFP)

Sudan-'s Bashir on trial over Islamist-backed coup that brought him to...

It is the first time in the modern history of the Arab world that the architect of a coup goes on trial

21 July 2020 2:55 PM IST