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Over 1m households without power in U.S.

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

One person died and power outages hit more than one million customers in the U. S., as Hurricane Ida hit…

Multiple rockets fired at Kabul airport

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the rockets were fired early Monday morning Kabul time.

Hurricane Ida plunges New Orleans in darkness

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The storm's approach also forced the suspension of emergency medical services in New Orleans and elsewhere across a state already…

300K homes lose electricity as Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Ida came ashore near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. CDT (16:55 GMT), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Ezekwesili joins Yale University as senior fellow

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

He also announced five other senior fellows. They are Staffan de Mistura (Italy & Sweden), Jessica Faieta (Ecuador), Anne Patterson,…

Updated: U.S. responsible for Kabul explosion

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity, said the strike targeted suspected ISIS-K militants.

Another explosion rocks Kabul

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

It was not clear whether ISIS also masterminded the latest blast.

Thousands rally in U.S. cities for voting rights

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Organizers of the "March On For Washington And Voting Rights" stressed that the moves to curb voting access would disproportionately…

WHO to send medical supplies to Afghanistan

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says is examining ways to bring much-needed supplies into Afghanistan with medical stocks dwindling in…

Mali ex-interim president, PM freed from house arrest

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest, the West…

U.S. drone kills planner of ISIS Kabul attack

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The person bombed was believed to be one of the masterminds of the devastating suicide bombing claimed by the group.

13 U.S. soldiers killed by ISIS in Kabul identified [Photos]

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

McCollum, from Bondurant, Wyoming, was on his first deployment, had just gotten married, and was three weeks away from being…

Representatives of GAAMAC’s Africa Working Group meet in Abidjan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

On September 1 and 2, 2021, the six Regional Focal Persons of the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes' (GAAMAC)…

Biden to Kabul attackers: We will not forgive. We will hunt you down

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Biden: We will not forgive, we will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay."

Breaking: ISIS claims Kabul airport attacks

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

According to reports, the Jihadist group posted a statement on Telegram claiming responsibility.

60 people killed in Kabul bomb blasts

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

No fewer than 60 people have been killed and 140 others wounded in the explosions that rock Kabul airport.

Update: Many casualties in twin-bomb attack at Kabul Airport

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Many casualties have been reported in a twin bomb attacks at Kabul airport, Afghanistan, with unconfirmed reports saying 10 people…

Breaking: Massive explosion outside Kabul Airport

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

A massive explosion has been reported outside the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Afghanistan, with lots of people injured.

378 Afghan refugees arrive in South Korea

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The evacuees were medical professionals, vocational trainers, IT experts and interpreters who worked for Korea’s embassy, now-closed hospitals and a…

Japan suspends use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Japan’s Health Ministry on Thursday said that the use of 1.63 million doses of the Moderna Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine was…

UN, partners launch $187m support for Haiti

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The fund will be used to provide shelter, water and sanitation, emergency healthcare, food, protection and early recovery.

12,000 more people died of COVID-19 in New York than reported

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

New York's new death toll from COVID-19 is now 55,400, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and…

Italy’s wanted criminals Imperiale, Mauriello arrested in Dubai

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Imperiale is the alleged kingpin of organised crime syndicate 'Camorra' that is involved in drugs and weapons trafficking crimes across…

Rising number of fully vaccinated contract COVID-19 in Los Angeles

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The vaccines did, however, protect individuals from more severe cases. According to the study, 3.2% of fully vaccinated individuals who…

Obasanjo speaks at Hichilema inauguration as Zambia’s president [Photos]

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

He said the Zambians have shown that good things can come out of Africa and have set a good example.

Hissene Habre, Chad’s ex-President is dead

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

.Habre, an ally of the West during the Cold War, was jailed for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

CIA chief Burns secretly meets Taliban leader in Kabul

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

According to the newspaper, this is the highest-level face-to-face negotiations between the Taliban and the Biden administration.

Kathy Hochul sworn in as New York’s first female governor

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Kathy Courtney Hochul has been sworn in as the first female governor of New York, promising to change the political…

British defence secretary says Kabul evacuation extension ‘unlikely’

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden is “unlikely’’ to delay the departure of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to allow more people to…

Rwanda deports lawyer Lurquin defending Paul Rusesabagina

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Lurquin was deported on Saturday after appearing in court as one of Rusesabagina's lawyers the previous day despite lacking legal…

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