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For more than a month, militants have occupied a town about 60km from where Total is spending $20bn to extract natural gas from below the ocean

The 810MW Grand Eweng project on the Sanaga River is the fifth hydro-project on the river

Argentina wants to defer about $45bn in payments over the next few years, but IMF will want serious guarantees

Attempt to kill opposition figure has triggered a downward spiral in German-Russian ties

Russia and China are among adversaries trying to interfere in the US presidential election, says FBI director Christopher Wray

World Trade Organisation says production and trade have expanded to meet the unparalleled global demand

BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda stresses that the Covid crisis shouldn’t stop structural reforms

The BOE holds its benchmark rate at 0.1% for now, and the bond-buying programme at £745bn

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends lockdown measures as GDP contracts 12.2% quarter on quarter

A recent report, by a group of energy-intensive companies, cite China and India as challenges to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime says the matter could complicate Somali transfer companies from accessing international banking services

For President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, its adoption would be a welcome new beginning, but the opposition wants more of the ruling elite to go

Amid the overnight, worldwide crash of the air travel industry, a group of retrenched SA Express employees have an ambitious plan to raise R250-million in seed funding to buy the cash-strapped airline. The post SA Express employees in R250m crowdfunding bid to buy their airline appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Kenny Motsamai, a parolee who is also an EFF MP, could be sent back to jail if correctional services finds he violated his parole conditions The post Clicks-bait: EFF MP’s new parole probe appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Lay low for now as lockdown lifts to level one and let’s Jerusalema when the long arm of the law reaches Luthuli House The post Dancing on the grave of Covid? appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

We cannot simply accept that 75 000 young people or more have dropped out of school this year and that life continues as normal — we need to give them opportunities The post Government must give a helping hand to learners who drop out appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

A battle between three North West departments has exposed how a firm was paid half a billion rand (and counting) for a R122-million contract The post The tender that keeps on giving appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Desperate people mine the mineral, but it is ‘untouchable big people’, including top state officials, who reap the real benefits The post Inside Zim’s illicit gold mine trade appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges The post Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020 appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system The post Recyling water and waste management appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working The post Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

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As the number of infections increase across the world, and especially in Europe, here is a weekly roundup of developments in the coronavirus crisis.

German prosecutors they were launching an investigation into involuntary manslaughter after a patient died in the aftermath of a hacking attack on a hospital.

Europe's healthcare regulator has endorsed using dexamethasone to treat Covid-19 patients with breathing difficulties, paving the way for the steroid to become the region's second approved treatment for the respiratory illness.

Russia has approved R-Pharm's Coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate Covid-19 infections and the antiviral drug could be rolled out to pharmacies in the country as soon as next week, the company said.

The US will ban some transactions over the Chinese-owned WeChat app while freezing TikTok’s app starting Sunday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said.

Hong Kong's high court has ruled that same-sex couples should receive equal treatment under inheritance law, in a step forward for LGBT rights in the finance hub.

Thousands of people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease after a leak from a state-owned biopharmaceutical plant making animal vaccines last year.

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has attacked President Donald Trump for disregarding the risks of the coronavirus, blaming him for thousands of unnecessary American deaths and vowing to mount a coordinated national response if elected.

New York state filed civil charges accusing Johnson & Johnson of insurance fraud for downplaying the risks of opioid painkillers, including to doctors and elderly patients.

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 30 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing.

Child marriage is on the rise in Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee camps and the risk of human trafficking grows with every day the pandemic shuts youth services, according to a UN-led study.

Daimler will pay $2.2 billion to resolve a US government diesel emissions cheating investigation and claims from 250 000 US vehicle owners, court documents show.

"Since 2012, Hezbollah has established caches of ammonium nitrate throughout Europe by transporting first aid kits whose cold packs contain the substance," US counterterrorism coordinator Nathan Sales said.

The world's longest border has been closed to nearly everything but goods trade since 21 March, with the travel ban extended several times since then. Both Canada and the US have seen an uptick in new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.

The move, to be implemented Sunday night, comes amid rising US-China tensions and efforts by the Trump administration to engineer a sale of TikTok to American investors.

Britain has been the worst-hit country in Europe by the pandemic, with the government registering nearly 42,000 deaths from COVID-19. Numbers of new cases are reaching levels not seen since April.

The nuclear-armed Asian giants blame each other for a brutal high-altitude battle in June that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified number of Chinese casualties.

Accounts targeted for heightened security include federal and state politicians; political parties; candidates; presidential campaigns, and journalists who cover them.

Fewer physical press conferences, questions that must be submitted in advance or sometimes no questions at all, queries that go unanswered - information does not circulate well in the age of COVID-19.

The message came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a South American tour that will take him to the Brazilian-Venezuelan border Friday for an event also seen as upping the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.

Director Chris Wray said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is keeping a close eye on groups who have faced off in protests in various cities such as Portland, Oregon, and Kenosha, Wisconsin.

A deal appeared to be taking shape this week that would allow Silicon Valley-based Oracle to be the US technology partner for TikTok to allay Washington's concerns that the platform could be used for Chinese espionage.

With less than seven weeks before the 3 November election, Joe Biden has ramped up his public appearances after spending large chunks of time at his Delaware home, even as Trump repeatedly barnstorms swing states.

Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, made the comment Wednesday as he hit out at tough lockdown measures instituted in some states, many led by Democratic governors.

The Australian state at the centre of the country's novel coronavirus outbreak on Saturday reported its lowest daily increase of infections in three months, putting it on course to relax a hard lockdown in the capital city by the end of the month. The post Australia virus hotspot state records lowest new cases since June […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged world leaders to put targeted measures in place to suppress the spread of the coronavirus. The post World leaders urged to put targeted measures in place to suppress the spread of coronavirus – WHO appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage […]

A firefighter has perished in a blaze that was ignited two weeks at a gender-reveal party, the US Forest Service reported on Friday, as welcomed thundershowers brought some relief to weary fire crews in western Oregon. The post California’s wildfire death toll rises as showers bolster crews in Oregon appeared first on SABC News - […]

Britain, France and Germany told the UN Security Council on Friday that UN sanctions relief for Iran - agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal - would continue beyond September 20, when the United States asserts that all the measures should be reimposed. The post Britain, France, Germany say UN sanctions relief for Iran to continue […]

US President Donald Trump and the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week disagreed about when a COVID-19 vaccine would become widely available. The post Explainer: When will COVID-19 vaccines be generally available in the US? appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage […]

European nations from Denmark in the north to Greece in the south announced new restrictions on Friday to curb surging coronavirus infections in some of their largest cities, and Britain was considering a new national lockdown. The post European cities announce new restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

Israel entered a second nationwide lockdown on Friday at the onset of the Jewish high-holiday season, forcing residents to stay mostly at home amid a resurgence in new coronavirus cases. The post Israel returns to lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of […]

 The European Commission pledged on Friday to take tougher action against member states failing to fully implement EU anti-racism laws, in a move reflecting global outrage at police violence against African Americans in the United States. The post EU plans to crack down on racism in ‘moment of reckoning’ appeared first on SABC News - […]

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday bluntly contradicted President Donald Trump’s suggestion that a coronavirus vaccine may be only weeks away, warning Americans they cannot trust the president’s word. The post Biden rejects Trump claim that COVID-19 vaccine is imminent appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport […]

Mainland China reported 32 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, marking the highest daily increase in more than a month and up sharply from nine cases reported a day earlier, the Chinese health authority said on Friday. The post Mainland China reports 32 new COVID-19 cases, highest since August 10 appeared first on SABC News - […]