BOGOTA, Colombia Countries across Latin America reported new COVID-19 infections and fatalities on late Friday, according to official data. Brazil A total of 2,216 people lost their lives to the coronavirus in Brazil over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 484,235,...

Afghanistan on Saturday announced the nationwide closure of all educational institutions amid surging coronavirus infections and deaths in the country. According to the Health Ministry, all kindergartners, high schools as well as universities and religious seminars would remain closed...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Saturday called for urgent measures to end child labor which has increased due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stergomena Lawrence-Tax, executive secretary of the 16-country regional bloc, said it was sad that as other parts of the...

Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused lobby groups of working clandestinely to create crises in the North African country for staying in power. “I know who stirs up the street and provokes crises to stay in power," Saied said during a meeting on Friday with Prime Minister Hichem...