Новости за 13.03.2020

US President Donald Trump has announced a national state of emergency, freeing up $50 billion in federal funds for the battle against the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic.

The family of a leading Bangladesh photojournalist and newspaper editor say they believe he has been abducted.

Some of Rome's Catholic churches have reopened after Pope Francis voiced displeasure with the Italian authorities' push to shut them because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A Nigerian court has ordered the release of a revered Islamic traditional ruler from detention after he was deposed and banished in a controversial practice dating back to colonial times.

Malawi's president Peter Mutharika has dissolved his cabinet, the latest political move after his May re-election was annulled over vote-rigging.

Contacts over the value of some R7 billion were awarded to companies that did not meet Prasa's requirements, the commission of inquiry into state capture heard on Friday.

Costa said Friday it was suspending all of its cruises around the world until April 3 over the coronavirus outbreak as governments step up measures to contain the outbreak.

Britain has announced it is delaying May's local elections - including for London mayor - for a year due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

Zimbabwe’s government offered to compensate white commercial farmers it dispossessed of their property two decades ago. With land.

Nine Chinese experts and several tons of medical aid have arrived on a special to flight to Italy to help the country fight Europe's most serious coronavirus outbreak.

Thunderstorms packing heavy rains and lightning have caused widespread flooding across Egypt, killing at least five people and injuring five others, officials have said, as authorities shuttered schools, government offices and and airport.

After escaping mostly unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic, sub-Saharan Africa is bracing for the worst after its first outbreaks of the illness that has already engulfed China and Italy and spread to other parts of the globe.

Brazilian authorities say they have quarantined a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship with 600 people aboard after a passenger was diagnosed with a suspected case of the new coronavirus.

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile has welcomed the release of a report from the commission of inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation, which cleared him of wrongdoing in a transaction between the asset manager and Karan Beef.

The attempted rebound on the JSE fell just short as the index slipped into the red right before the close.

The tumbling Zimbabwe dollar, which dropped by 29% in just 10 days, has prompted the Zimbabwe government to announce a raft of measures meant to stabilise the exchange rate, including a minimum interest rate on deposits.

One of the biggest festivals on the South African music calendar is doing things differently this year in the wake of an unprecedented pandemic.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, after a scare over a trip on which at least one infected member of his staff rubbed shoulders with Donald Trump.

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA has placed twelve senior officials on suspension pending a disciplinary process.

Sudan has announced its first case of the novel coronavirus following the death of a 50-year-old man.

The Kremlin has asked journalists feeling unwell to stay away from events with President Vladimir Putin over fears of infecting Russia's leader with the coronavirus.

All Catholic churches across Rome have been closed to stem the spread of a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 1 000 people across Italy.

The seasoned business editor and journalist will lead South Africa's largest financial publication from 1 April.

CEO of Primedia's broadcast division, Eric D'Oliveira, has been placed on leave pending an internal investigation, according to an internal circular at the company, which Fin24 has seen.

France has announced it would be limiting gatherings to no more than 100 people in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus.