TOP OF THE HOUR:— Pope Francis stresses combating malaria must continue as world also fights COVID-19. ___VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is stressing that efforts to combat malaria must continue even as the world fights COVID-19. An investigation showed he flew into the city-state from Hong Kong on March 13, 12 days before his visit to the court. ___HONG KONG — Demonstrators gathered in a Hong Kong mall on Sunday chanting pro-democracy slogans even as Hong Kong’s social distancing measures banned gatherings of more than four in public. Hundreds of protestors gathered and sung the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong.” They shouted slogans reiterating their demands to the government and called for the Hong Kong police force to be disbanded.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 26, 2020 07:00 UTC