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Italy’s medical community is mourning the death of the head of the medical association in the northern Italian region of Varese, Italy’s state-run ANSA reported Wednesday. Roberto Stella, president of the Medical Guild of Varese, died Tuesday night in Como, where the 67-year-old was hospitalized for respiratory failure due to …

Prominent Iraqi Shia scholar, Hadi Al-Modarresi, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, weeks after he claimed the deadly disease was undoubted “an act of Allah” against the Chinese for their treatment, mockery, and disrespect towards Muslims and Islam. The  63-year-old cleric, who is one of the most prominent Shia leaders in Iraq …

The first case of the deadly coronavirus has been reported in the Vatican City just days after the Pope tested negative for the bug. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni confirmed the case involves a patient in its health services which tested positive on Thursday. He did not reveal whether the patient …

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside the United States embassy in the Tunisian capital, killing a policeman and injuring six other people, authorities said, in the most serious attack in months. An explosion at around midday on Friday rocked the Berges du Lac district, where the highly fortified …

Policeman in Rivers state was arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead during a custody battle of their 9 children. The Policeman identified as Inspector Tuddy Warebayigha and serving at Kaima Police Division in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State shot his wife, Charity dead after shooting her at …

A 27-year-old Ukrainian chess champion and his girlfriend, 18, have been found dead in their Moscow flat, apparently poisoned by laughing gas. Media reports say Stanislav Bogdanovich and Alexandra Vernigora – also a top chess player – were found with balloons containing the gas, nitrous oxide. The gas is inhaled …

A Stone has been imported from Jerusalem to lay a foundation for the construction of the Ghana National Cathedral. Israel’s Ambassador to Ghana, Shani Cooper presented the stone to President Akufo-Addo at the sod-cutting ceremony to pave way for the actual work which is expected to begin on Friday, March …

Since Pope Francis was seen coughing and sweating during a visit, there have been speculations that he might have coronavirus. Pope Francis, who cancelled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported …

There could be a possible hope for the eradication of the deadly coronavirus as Nigerian popular televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, has revealed that, the current rainfall in China will end the widespread occurrences of the infectious disease. According to the founder and leader …

A team of medical and psychiatric officers have been deployed to Gasita Primary School to assist pupils who are said to be attacked by some mysterious creature. In an interview, the Southern District Education Officer; Safety, Health and Environment, Ms Esaleone Kgopana said this was after they received reports indicating …