Relief as daily Covid infection rate slows to less than one per cent in England
England’s R rate has fallen significantly to 0.8 to 1.1, as data shows cases are falling across 87 per cent of the country. The current R number means that every 10 people infected with Covid will go on to infect 8 to 11 others. Any rate above 1 means the...
Director of Africa CDC tells of how Covid ‘mistreated’ him despite vaccination
Head of the African Union’s health watchdog John Nkengasong revealed Thursday that while he is leading the war against coronavirus on the continent, he had survived the worst thanks to his jabs, as he urged the continent to fight vaccine hesitancy. Experts worry that reluctance to take the vaccine, stemming...
Arrest of Tanzania opposition supporters persists as leader Freeman Mbowe case postponed
Tanzania’s main opposition Chadema party held a street protest Thursday with its supporters calling for the government to release their leader, Freeman Mbowe. Police arrested Mbowe in July ahead of a meeting on constitutional reforms, and they are holding him on terrorism-related charges. Critics said the arrest and charges show that President Samia...
Ransomware hacker spills beans about Russian cybercriminal’s plan as row over proceeds rages
Someone claiming to work with one of the most notorious ransomware gangs says they’re fed up with how extortion money is divvied up and has leaked a host of the gang’s files on a hacker forum. The files, posted to a forum frequented by Russian-speaking cybercriminals and reviewed by NBC...
Russia calls on UN to broaden cybercrime offences, network backdoors and online censorship
Russia has put forward a draft convention to the United Nations ostensibly to fight cyber-crime. The proposal, titled United Nations Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes,” calls for member-states to develop domestic laws to punish a far broader set of offenses than current...
Free agent Lionel Messi’s availability throws Harry Kane’s switch from Spurs to Man City up in doubt
Barcelona announced on Thursday that Lionel Messi is a free agent after they could not negotiate a new contract with the Argentina star, but where will he be going? As it stands, Lionel Messi’s future went up in the air after the bombshell on Thursday night that he would be...
Afghan journalists included in US Priority 2 refugee resettlement programme
The United States’ government announced on August 2 that it will provide Afghan nationals working at US-based media outlets and NGOs an opportunity to resettle as refugees in America. The Biden administration designated Afghan nationals working at US-based media and the US-based NGOs as Priority 2 individuals under the US...
Pundits predict Messi, Neymar reunion at Ligue 1 giants PSG after shock Barcelona exit
From former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon to Lee the Tottenham fan, news of Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona sent shockwaves through football. A day which started with expectation of an imminent new deal being announced for the legendary superstar quickly turned into something nobody saw coming: a bit like Danny...
