Paris will shut all bars completely from Tuesday as the French government raises the city’s coronavirus alert to maximum following a sustained period of high infection rates. Full detail of

US President Donald Trump’s medical team says his health “continues to improve” and that he could be discharged on Monday. Trump’s physician, Dr Sean Conley, said in a briefing on

The UK has announced more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time since mass testing began. There were 12,872 new cases, while a further 49 people have died

US President Donald Trump says he is doing well, but that the next few days will be the “real test”. The video, posted on Twitter on Saturday evening, comes after

US President Donald Trump said in a video on Saturday evening that he’s starting to feel better, after a day of contradictory information about his health since being moved to

More than three million people in Madrid have had new restrictions imposed on their lives as Spain tries to control the most serious second wave of Covid-19 infections in Europe.

US President Donald Trump has been taken to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The 74-year-old was moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National

Oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL together with its affiliates, confirmed on Friday that it is

The United States House of representatives have passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus relief plan on Thursday night. The chamber approved the legislation in a 214-207 vote. Eighteen Democrats voted

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced on Twitter early Friday. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will

Executives of some of the largest commercial banks in African have expressed their thoughts on the Nigerian project and the country’s economy during a virtual event organized by the THISDAY

Nigeria’s Minister for Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has defended the proposed Kano-Maradi rail line, despite outcry over the viability of the project. Amaechi, who spoke on ARISE NEWS Thursday on the

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has stoutly defended the recent rise in fuel price in the country, while hinting at further increase. In a speech to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary on

The commission that oversees US presidential debates says it will change the format to ensure the remaining two encounters between Donald Trump and Joe Biden are more orderly. One new

Based on the undertaking by the authorities of the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), the Nigerian government has agreed to lift the ban placed on Emirates Airlines from operating flights in

Kenya’s Central Bank has decided to leave the country’s headline interest rate unchanged at 7%. The monetary policy body says its current accommodative policies are good enough. Like other central

US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden kicked off their first presidential debate Tuesday night by sparring over everything from the Supreme Court nomination, coronavirus and Biden’s sons.

In an election year like no other, the first debate between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a race that

A London Commercial Court Tuesday ordered the release of the $200million guarantee put in place as security for the stay of execution granted Nigeria for the appeal filed against the

The number of people worldwide who have died with Covid-19 has passed one million, researchers say, with many regions still reporting surging numbers of new infections. The tally by Johns