NAIROBI, MARCH 8 (IANS): The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequities in Africa, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said here.
The remark was made in a statement on Sunday by M
Wednesday, 1st October, 2025
Support The Morung Express. Your Contributions Matter Click Here
World
Baghdad, March 8 (AP): Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country's marginalised Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgive
Hong Kong, March 8 (AP): Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday the city's government fully welcomes changes to the city's electoral system that will substantially increase central government control o
Mandalay (Myanmar), March 8 (AP): Security forces shot dead two people in northern Myanmar on Monday, local media reported, as the military government continued its attempt to stamp out opposition to its Februa
London, March 8 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the reopening of schools in England as a "national effort" to beat coronavirus, even though some experts warned that the country is st
Brasilia, March 8 (IANS): The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso has announced that its hospital network has started to collapse, as there is a lack of intensive care unit beds due to the increasing number of
Seoul, March 8 (IANS): The combined forces of South Korea and the US kicked off their joint annual military exercises in a scaled-back manner in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Seoul's Joint Chiefs of St
Wellington, March 8 (IANS): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that everyone in the country will have access to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine after it secured an additional 8.5 mill
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS): Aurat Marches are scheduled to take place on Monday across Pakistan to mark International Women's Day, during which participants will demand for the protection of female rights in
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Mar 8 (AP) A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said. President Teo
Bangkok, March 8 (AP): The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the February 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta, even as countries struggl
UNITED NATIONS, MARCH 7 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an inclusive justice system that is intolerant of discrimination and works for all. High levels of inequality are associat-
Kathmandu, March 7 (PTI): Nepal's reinstated lower house of Parliament held its first meeting on Sunday during which the lawmakers belonging to the ruling Nepal Communist Party's (NCP) splinter faction
Qaraqosh (Iraq), March 7 (AP): Pope Francis urged Iraq's Christians on Sunday to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churche-
Tehran, March 7 (AP): A British-Iranian woman held in an Iranian prison for five years on widely refuted spying charges ended her sentence on Sunday, her lawyer said, although it remains unclear when she can le
-
Kathmandu, March 7 (PTI): Nepal's Supreme Court on Sunday quashed the unification of the erstwhile Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) led by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the Communist
-
St Paul (Minn), March 7 (AP): Dozens of people gathered in front of the Minnesota governor's mansion on Saturday to demand accountability for police officers, days before a former Minneapolis officer is sch
Irbil (Iraq), March 7 (AP): Pope Francis arrived in northern Iraq on Sunday, where he planned to pray in the ruins of churches damaged or destroyed by Islamic State extremists and celebrate an open-air Mass on
Lahore, March 7 (PTI): Eight coaches of a Lahore-bound train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing one passenger and injuring 40 others, according to media reports. The 15-Up Karachi Express was e
Yangon, March 7 (AP): Police in Myanmar's ancient former capital, Bagan, opened fire Sunday on demonstrators protesting last month's military takeover, wounding several people, according to witness acco
