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Police shoot 19 people dead over attempt to invade station

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The shooting took place in the town of Ikongo, about 330 km (205 miles) southeast of the capital Antananarivo, and…

World `loneliest’ person Índio Tanaru dies in Brazil

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Índio Tanaru or Índio of the hole, an indigenous man who lived in complete isolation in the Brazilian Amazon for…

UN issues appeal for $160m to help flood-hit Pakistan

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

The United Nations has issued a flash appeal for 160 million dollars to help Pakistan tackle devastating floods that had…

Australia threatens to fine Apple, Meta, Microsoft

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Internet firms have been under pressure around the world to find a way to monitor encrypted messaging and streaming services…

U.S. DoJ flags documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago after screening

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The new disclosure by the Justice Department could bolster a request by Trump's legal team to appoint a special master…

Zelenskiy tells Russian soldiers to flee as offensive launched in Kherson

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Ukraine's offensive in the south comes after weeks of a stalemate in a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions,…

Zelenskiy urges Russians to ‘go home’ as Ukraine presses offensive in south

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Russian troops to flee for their lives as his forces launched an offensive near…

Kenya’s Odinga still says he won election, but will respect court ruling

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court, said…

28 die, 48 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24hrs

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

About 28 people died and 48 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents in the…

Indonesia to increase fuel price, reallocates subsidy to cash handouts

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The move comes amid reports that the government has been considering raising subsidised fuel prices to manage rising fiscal pressure…

Canada PM Trudeau condemns deputy’s abuse in Alberta

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

In the video of the incident shared on Twitter late on Friday, Freeland was approaching the elevator of a city…

Thousands of British postal workers walk out over pay

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

The centuries-old British postal and delivery service apologised to its customers for the disruption and said it had put in…

Scottish cities choked by garbage

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Pay negotiations between local authorities and union leaders have been ongoing but Edinburgh's bin strikes, which began on Aug. 18,…

Britain approves Novavax COVID shot for 12-17 year-olds

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna as well as the partnership between Pfizer-BioNTech are also cleared for use by this…

U.S. ban on smoking in public housing upheld

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

But in Friday's 2-0 decision, Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan said HUD provided "considerable" evidence that the rule helped protect residents…

Catastrophe for UK households as gas and power bills soar

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Ofgem CEO Jonathan Brearley confirmed the rise would have a massive impact on households across Britain, and another increase was…

Sept. 11 victims not entitled to Afghan money: U.S. judge rules

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan said Da Afghanistan Bank was immune from jurisdiction, and that allowing the seizures…

Australia hires Shaquille O’Neal for political agenda

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party government is seeking a referendum, needed to change the constitution, on recognising Indigenous people in the…

Biden remembers 13 U.S. soldiers killed in Kabul

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Biden pointed to efforts taken within the last year to take out Islamic State and al Qaeda leaders as part…

Breaking: U.S. DoJ releases document justifying FBI raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

“The government is conducting a criminal investigation concerning the improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorised spaces, as…

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over covid vaccine patent

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

Moderna believes Pfizer and BioNTech copied two key features of Moderna’s patented technologies which were critical to the success of…

EU angry with UK as sewage overflows into North Sea, English Channel

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The problem is a long-running issue in Britain, where regulators are investigating possible permit violations by six major water companies…

Putin orders enlargement of Russian military

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The move was an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare…

Ukraine, Europe narrowly escape nuclear catastrophe

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

A failure at the Zaporizhzhia plant could "kill hundreds or thousands of people, and damage environmentally a far larger area…

America provokes China again with new handshake with Taiwan

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Senator Marsha Blackburn, a member of the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan's capital Taipei on board…

Soyinka gets important appointment at UAE Varsity

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Soyinka’s appointment is aligned with NYUAD’s Academic Strategy and its mission as a university in and of Abu Dhabi and…

John Godfrey 1st U.S. ambassador to Sudan in 25 years assumes office

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

In 1997, the U.S. downgraded its diplomatic representation in Sudan from ambassador to the level of charge d’affaires and imposed…

Shinzo Abe: Japan national police chief Nakamura resigns

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

The head of Japan’s National Police Agency announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation confirmed “shortcomings” in the security…

Court awards $31m to Kobe Bryant’s widow

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who rushed to the scene of the January 2020 crash snapped pictures of the carnage, including…

U.S. First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

President Biden tested negative for COVID on Wednesday morning in antigen testing, the White House said.

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