The head of the World Bank has said that the Covid pandemic "could push as many as 60 million people into extreme poverty".The prediction from the World Bank is startling. Their director, David Malpass said as many as 60million people would suffer "extreme poverty" due
China offered a low-key rebuttal to United States President Donald Trump’s accusation of mass killing on Thursday, with a foreign ministry official insisting the country did its best to protect lives during the pandemic.Tensions between the US and China have bee
Christians in Nigeria faced escalating persecution and a mounting death toll in the first four months of 2020, a new report has said.In a report issued on 15 May, the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) said that 620 Nigerian Ch
Russia is mourning the death of at least five Covid-19 patients who died early Tuesday when a fire broke out in a hospital in St. Petersburg..Firefighters and authorities were inspecting the scene of a fire that struck St. George Hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia's se
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday said he tested positive for the coronavirus and was receiving treatment in hospital, news agencies reported.“I am ill. I’m being treated,†Peskov was quoted as saying by Rus
Two Indonesian brothers have been arrested for allegedly murdering their 16-year-old sister over accusations of extramarital sex, police said Tuesday, a killing for which they could face execution if convicted.The men, aged 20 and 30, admitted that they attacked their
If lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are succeeding in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, health experts warn that the measures could unintentionally undermine efforts to contain another potentially deadly disease: HIV.At the start of April, Travis Sanchez, an epid
An official has been sacked in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province after the city recently reported six new confirmed COVID-19 cases, local authorities said Monday.Zhang Yuxin was removed from his posts for poor management over the closing-off and c
In Italy, Masses, weddings, funerals and baptisms are set to resume in Italy on 18 May, with the provision that those attending abide by a strict set of social distancing and sanitation measures.After two months of live-streamed Masses and private prayer at home, the f
In Pakistan, about 95% of the workers involved in cleaning and sanitizing roads, hospitals, schools, sewers and public institutions belong to religious minorities, mostly Christian and Hindu.According to International Christian Concern (ICC), a non-governmental organiz