Bahamian athlete detained in Kenya
O’Neil WilliamsBy Sheldon LongleyBahamian national record holder O’Neil Williams was among a group of athletes detained in Iten, Kenya, for training against the government of Kenya’s...
View ArticleTwo Covid-19 Patients Die Overnight
THE Ministry of Health announced that two COVID-19 patients who were being hospitalised died Thursday night, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths to three.Officials said...
View ArticleGreen Heron: Picture Perfect on Abaco (6)
We saw this green heron (Butorides virescens) at Gilpin Pond, South Abaco. It’s an excellent location for waterbirds and waders, although in hot weather when the water level drops an algal bloom...
View ArticleBreaking News: Complete Shutdown Of All Services From 8pm Friday Until 5am...
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis speaks on Friday. (BIS Photo/Yontalay Bowe)In an address to the nation on Friday evening, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said, effective from 8pm tonight, there will be...
View ArticleNigeria hunts for six coronavirus escapees in Osun state
By Abdur Rahman Alfa ShabanThe Osun State government in Nigeria has mounted a manhunt for six coronavirus patients who escaped from an isolation facility in the the town of Ejibgo.Authorities say the...
View ArticleIMF Warns Coronavirus Will Hurt Global Economy ‘Way Worse’ Than 2008...
The dire warning comes after global cases of coronavirus recently surged above 1 million. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Sergei KlebnikovTopline: During a World Health Organization press...
View ArticleCoronavirus: China mourns Covid-19 victims with three-minute silence
A day of remembrance is held in China to honour those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak.China has mourned the victims of the coronavirus outbreak by observing a three-minute silence, bringing...
View ArticleWHO warns more young people dying from coronavirus
GETTYOfficials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that they are seeing more cases of young people dying from the coronavirus.“We are seeing more and more younger individuals who are...
View ArticleBillions of people are under coronavirus lockdowns – and now the upper crust...
BY SOPHIE LEWISAbout four billion people — roughly half the world's population — have reportedly been told to isolate themselves in their homes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. And the major...
View ArticleBritain Unlikely to Lift Coronavirus Lockdown Until End of May: Government...
By ReutersLONDON — Britain is unlikely to lift its stringent lockdown rules until the end of May, a leading government adviser said on Saturday, warning that the spread of the coronavirus must first...
View ArticleMexico murder rate reaches new high as violence rages amid Covid-19 spread
Police stand by the wreckage of a burned-out car on the outskirts on Celaya in Guanajuato. A top analyst said it was ‘business as usual’ for the cartels. Photograph: Sergio Maldonado/ReutersMexico’s...
View ArticleDomes Handed Over In Abaco
Before entering her new temporary housing dome, Abaco resident Natalie Hepburn McCardy stands in front of a row of new domes erected for 32 families in Spring City, Abaco. (Disaster Reconstruction...
View ArticleMedical Expert Sees 'Beginning of the End' in Coronavirus Fight with New...
By Randy DeSotoPublished April 2, 2020Dr. Stephen Smith, founder of the Smith Center for Infectious Diseases and Urban Health in East Orange, New Jersey, said the remarkable results he is seeing in his...
View ArticleYou Shouldn't Be Wearing Gloves to Go Grocery Shopping
It's totally unnecessary—and it may even be bad for you.By Marty MunsonThere’s a lot of anxiety about grocery shopping these days, and one very visible manifestation of it is the number of people in...
View ArticleCDC Now Recommends Americans Consider Wearing Cloth Face Coverings In Public
A pedestrian in a face mask crosses the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City last month. U.S. health authorities have announced they're changing the official recommendations on face masks, now urging...
View ArticleBirmingham and Merseyside masts torched over 5G coronavirus claims
Masts have been targeted in Birmingham and Merseyside.Mobile phone masts have been torched amid theories linking coronavirus to 5G, despite ministers saying there is no credible evidence to back...
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