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July 29, 2021

USAID Chief to Visit Ethiopia to Press for Tigray Aid

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power will visit Ethiopia next week to press for humanitarian access into conflict-battered Tigray as fears of famine grow, it was announced Thursday. Power will meet officials in Addis A…

African Death Toll From COVID-19 Increasing

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the continent’s death toll from COVID-19 has jumped 17 percent in the past month. In a media briefing Thursday, the Africa CDC said the infection rate has also increased and warned some c…

German Official Sent Home for Racist Slur at Olympics

A German cycling official has been suspended and will be sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after using a racist slur during the men’s time trial.German cycling federation sports director Patrick Moster had been overseeing the cycling squad at the Tokyo…