Barcelona’s confidence unaffected by fan frustration, says Setien
Quique Setien insisted Barcelona have not lost their confidence, despite needing a dubious late penalty, converted by Lionel Messi, to scrape past Real Sociedad 1-0 on Saturday inside a frustrated Camp Nou. Messi’s 24th goal of the season, and fifth in four games, was enough to save Barca, despite a drab display that threatened to […]
SXSW 2020 canceled due to coronavirus
SXSW, the annual tech, music, and film meetup held in downtown Austin, is the latest major conference to be canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, and just one week before it was slated to start. It is the first time in the event’s 34-year history that it’s been canceled. The festival was scheduled to take […]
Pope limits public blessings to help against coronavirus spread
Pope Francis is further limiting his public appearances to prevent crowds from gathering as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, which by Saturday had reached the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The coronavirus outbreak is tightening its grip on day-to-life life across Europe, particularly in Italy, which is the country with the most […]
WHO says confirmed COVID-19 cases is almost at 100,000.
At a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland Friday, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus urged all nations to make containment of COVID-19 their highest priority. “Women are also playing a vital role in the response to COVID-19 and we’re proud to have many amazing women leading our response in WHO. We are now on the verge […]
Coronavirus: Osun government embarks on assessment of Chinese nationals, others to mining sites
Vows to end illegal mining Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Osun State government has embarked on assessment exercise of Chinese nationals at mining sites as proactive and preventive measures to forestall the spread of dreaded Coronavirus to the State. The exercise which was championed by the leadership of the State Ministry of Health was part […]
As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic
As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it’s plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak. The World Health Organization has so far resisted describing the crisis as such, saying the word “pandemic” might spook the […]
