The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings from Australia’s national science agency

Italy is preparing fresh nationwide restrictions, including on private parties, in response to a recent spike in new coronavirus cases, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Sunday. Speranza said Italy

At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian

England came from behind to overcome the world’s top-ranked team Belgium and record an important Nations League victory at Wembley on Sunday. Belgium took a lead their early superiority deserved

Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics is set to release Consumer Price Index and inflation data for September on Thursday, October 15. Last month, Africa’s most populous country’s inflation rate climbed

Policemen have attacked and brutalised an Arise News Channel crew covering the IGP Mohammed Adamu’s dissolution of rogue police unit, the Special Anti-robbery  Squad (SARS). The cameraman Francis Ogbonna was

Rotimi Akeredolu, incumbent governor of Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo state and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared winner of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-robbery Squad, otherwise known as SARS. The IGP made this known during a press conference in

Donald Trump’s doctor has said the US president is no longer at risk of transmitting Covid-19, giving him the all clear to return to an active schedule. In a memo

The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil has surpassed 150,000, according to the country’s health ministry. The country also passed five million total infections earlier this week. It has the

The Governor of Oyo State in southwest Nigeria, Seyi Makinde, has said the #EndSARS protests that have rocked the country are “a strong indicator of a systemic failure on the

Residents in Nigeria’s Ondo State went to the polls on Saturday to decide who will be their next governor and lead them for the next four years. The collation of

The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three years, the International Monetary Fund has said. IMF

Spain remain top of their Nations League group after a narrow victory over Switzerland in Madrid. Real Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal scored the only goal early in the first half.

Polish teenager Iga Swiatek completed a stunning rise by becoming the lowest-ranked woman to win the French Open after beating American Sofia Kenin. Swiatek, 19, is a former junior Wimbledon

Germany claimed a first Nations League win with victory over Ukraine in a game where around 20,000 fans were allowed to attend Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium. Joachim Low’s side had not

Rafael Nadal says he knows he must improve his level if he is to beat top seed Novak Djokovic and win a record-extending 13th French Open crown. Spanish second seed

US President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since being diagnosed with covid-19, addressing a crowd of supporters at the White House on Saturday. “First of all, I feel

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the Ivory Coast’s commercial capital on Saturday to protest against President Alassane Ouattara’s plan to seek a third term in the October 31 presidential

North Korea unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other additions to its growing weapons arsenal at a military parade on Saturday. Leader Kim Jong Un took centre