1US Election 2020: Biden and Trump hit swing statesMonday, November 2, 2020

Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been travelling across the nation as the US election enters its closing stage. President Trump visited five battleground states while his challenger Mr Biden spoke at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. The Democratic candidate maintains a solid national lead in the polls ahead of Tuesday's... Read More

2Japan's first passenger jet in decades put on holdFriday, October 30, 2020

Plans for Japan's first homegrown passenger plane in more than five decades have been frozen as the airline industry suffers from a deep drop in demand. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the company behind the new SpaceJet, is cutting its budget for the project. Long-delayed, the Mitsubishi SpaceJet has missed six delivery... Read More

3Nigeria 'too fragile for a second wave' of Covid-19Friday, October 30, 2020

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said the country must do all it can to “avert a second wave of Covid-19”. In a tweet, he said he did not want the number of people contracting the virus in Nigeria to increase again, because the “economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown”. Parts of Nigeria... Read More

4Uganda bans election monitoring group ahead of pollsFriday, October 30, 2020

The authorities in Uganda have banned a coalition of over 60 organisations formed to monitor the country’s 2021 general elections on grounds that it is illegal. The Uganda’s National Bureau for Non-governmental Organisations - which regulates the activities of non-profits organisations, said the National Election... Read More

5US Election 2020: Trump and Biden duel in critical state of FloridaFriday, October 30, 2020

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic White House challenger Joe Biden have held duelling rallies in the critical election state of Florida. Mr Biden told supporters: "You hold the power. If Florida goes blue [Democratic], it's over." Celebrating soaring economic figures, Mr Trump, a Republican, said of his rival:... Read More

6France attack: Attacker arrived in Europe from Tunisia days agoFriday, October 30, 2020

The Tunisian man who killed three people in a French church only recently arrived in Europe, officials say. The suspect, 21, had an Italian Red Cross document, issued after he arrived by a migrant boat to Italy's Lampedusa island last month. He was shot by police and is in a critical condition. One of the victims... Read More

7Covid: Lockdowns return as Europe confronts second waveThursday, October 29, 2020

Two of Europe's biggest economies are reinstating some form of national lockdown, as the continent confronts a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. From Friday people in France will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons. President Emmanuel Macron said the country risked being "overwhelmed... Read More

8Algeria's leader hospitalised days before crucial referendumWednesday, October 28, 2020

The president of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has been admitted to a military hospital in the capital just days before the country is due to vote in an important constitutional referendum. On Saturday, Mr Tebboune went into five days of voluntary self -isolation at the advice of his doctors after many of his aides... Read More

9SA 'not going back to tougher virus restrictions'Wednesday, October 28, 2020

South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has dismissed "alarmist rumours" on the country's possible return to stricter coronavirus regulations. The country has recorded a surge in Covid-19 infections over the last week, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. But President Ramaphosa told members of the upper... Read More

10South Africa's Ramaphosa goes into self-quarantineWednesday, October 28, 2020

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into self-quarantine, according to a statement from the presidency. This is after a guest at a dinner attended by the president on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19. The fundraising dinner hosted by the Adopt-a-School Foundation was attended by 35 guests at a hotel... Read More