ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 30, 2021 The South African rand retreated early on Tuesday as caution lingered in markets after the discovery of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant that is spreading in the country and globally. At 0625 GMT, the rand traded at 16.2150 against the dollar, 0.46 per cent weakerContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 29, 2021 The surprising number of mutations in the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant could signal that it originated in a patient with HIV or another immunodeficiency, a top German immunology expert said. Carsten Watzl, secretary general of the German Society for Immunology, told dpa that itContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 29, 2021 Rwanda has temporarily suspended direct flights with southern African countries due to concerns over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. This was contained in cabinet communique issued by the office of the prime minister on Monday. The decision was taken after an extraordinary cabinet meetingContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 29, 2021 Former U.S. president, Donald Trump, on Monday said smear campaign prevented him from engaging in good relations with Russia and achieving good results for both countries. Trump made the assertion in an interview with Fox News. He recalled the investigation led by Special Counsel,Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 24, 2021 France and Real Madrid FC forward, Karim Benzema was on Wednesday sentenced to a one-year suspended jail term. He was found guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of a former international teammate over a sex tape. The Versailles court also fined him 75,000Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 24, 2021 Samsung to invest 17 billion dollars to build a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor, Texas, amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, cars and other electronic devices. According to Samsung in a statement, it is the largest-ever investment by the company inContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 23, 2021 A Catholic priest went on trial in the German city of Cologne on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing children. The 70-year-old stands accused of abusing his three nieces in the 1990s in the western town of Gummersbach. They were aged between seven and thirteenContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 23, 2021 The U.S. State Department has warned against travel to Germany due to the current massive spread of the coronavirus there. The State Department’s Level 4 “do not travel” advisory was linked to a fresh assessment of the situation by the U.S. Centre for DiseaseContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 22, 2021 The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Tunis, has called on presidents and leaders of West African Nations to ensure obedience to the Community Court of Justice’s ruling. Giving a remark at the opening of the International Conference to mark the 20th anniversary ofContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 21, 2021 Libya’s Interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah registered as a candidate for the presidency on Sunday. This is despite having vowed not to do so as a condition of taking his current post and despite contested election rules that may prevent him from standing. Dbeibah’sContinue Reading
