Flower exports add about $1 billion annually to the Kenyan economy. But with demand falling sharply, Kenyan exports have dropped by about two-thirds in recent weeks, costing the industry and the country millions in revenue
The latest move is part of an unprecedented effort by Facebook, Google and Twitter that includes stricter rules, altered algorithms and thousands of fact checks to contain an outbreak of bad information online that’s spreading as quickly as the virus itself
Chen Jiaping, who has also used the name Chen Yong, was detained in early March on suspicion of “incitement to subvert state power,” according to multiple reports
The list of new Christian places of worship and condoned ecclesiastical properties was also disseminated in the Egyptian media last Monday, while Coptic Christian communities prepare to celebrate Easter on Sunday 19 April (according to the Julian calendar) without being able to access churches, due security measures put in place to deal with the coronavirus epidemic
The high court ruled Tuesday that security forces must respect human rights while enforcing the 21-day lockdown, which ends later this week. That followed an urgent petition from advocacy group Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, which said it had recorded several rights abuse cases by the army and police
COVID-19 has forced many small business owners to put their American Dream on hold. While countless brick and mortar stores have closed their doors during the pandemic, some owners are finding new outlets for their entrepreneurial spirit
A source who requested anonymity in the Tibetan capital Lhasa told RFA’s Tibetan Service that several coronavirus patients in and around Tibet, who have since made full recoveries, were treated with traditional medicines
Johannesburg has 551 cases, Tshwane has 100, the West Rand has 35 cases, Sedibeng has 9 confirmed cases and Ekurhuleni has 148 confirmed cases. There are 66 that are unallocated
The UN agency noted that tens of thousands of Afghan citizens have crossed over from Pakistan to Afghanistan since the temporary re-opening of the border last week
The Secretary-General announced a new United Nations Communications Response initiative to “flood the Internet with facts and science