Category: Al Jazeera

Ethiopia has been building a new hydroelectric dam that’s promising to revive its economy and bring electricity to millions of people in mostly rural areas. [more…]

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the United States are mapping the spread of the virus. The majority of cases are in Hubei province, where [more…]

China is turning to the European Union for assistance as it struggles to contain the outbreak of coronavirus. The country’s prime minister has asked the [more…]

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak is rising in China with the National Health Commission confirming 46 more deaths, bringing the total to 259. [more…]

People in Lebanon have refused to end their protests even though a new government has been announced. Many say they’re tired of the corruption and [more…]

Doctors in Thailand are testing medication normally used to treat HIV and influenza against the novel coronavirus, which has become a global, deadly epidemic. Al [more…]

The new coronavirus discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been declared a global health emergency. But what is the virus? How contagious is [more…]

Hospitals are still struggling to cope with the number of people infected. And a growing number of countries are closing their borders to Chinese travellers. [more…]

The insects are the world’s most dangerous migratory pests. Locusts can swarm in their billions and in January, densely enough to force an Ethiopian Airlines [more…]

Weeks after the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, researchers are still not sure how it spreads between humans, and how to neutralise [more…]