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[ICYMI] Donald Trump ranks bottom among U.S. presidents, Obama in Top 10 [Full List]

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump emerges bottom of a list of past presidents ranked by effectiveness, Barack Obama is in…

WFP resumes humanitarian operations in Tigray region

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed operations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after fighting halted the emergency response last week,…

Florida evacuates residents of Crestview Towers

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5 years ago

Local officials in North Miami Beach Florida have ordered a second residential complex, Crestview Towers evacuated after deeming it unsafe.

Covid-19: Zimbabwe announces 2-week lockdown

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Zimbabwe has announced a two-week lockdown aimed at curbing the recent surge in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, with the country reporting…

Massive ransomware attack hits scores of U.S. firms

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5 years ago

A massive ransomware attack has paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies, the Washington Times has reported

Boris rebuffs Merkel’s COVID concern over Wembley crowd

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5 years ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rebuffed COVID-19 concerns raised by visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, about big crowds at Wembley…

Angela Merkel’s coalition riding high in the polls

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5 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance are leading the opinion polls ahead of parliamentary elections in September.

U.S. troops abandon Bagram airfield in Afghanistan

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5 years ago

All U.S. and coalition troops have left Bagram airfield, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, a U.S. defence official…

India’s COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

India’s COVID-19 death toll had passed 400,000 on Friday, making it the third country after the U. S. and Brazil…

Phoney doctor gives Ugandans water jabs as COVID-19 vaccine

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5 years ago

A phoney doctor in Uganda, now on the run, was suspected to have been injecting people with water and passing…

Richard Branson ready to hit Space , ahead of Jeff Bezos

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5 years ago

Richard Branson is set to fly to Space on 11 July, aboard VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic's suborbital rocket-powered space plane

Trump’s company, CFO Weisselberg charged with tax fraud

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5 years ago

Donald Trump's company and longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg pleaded not guilty on Thursday to tax fraud charges.

U.S. Supreme Court backs Arizona’s ballot restriction law

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5 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday endorsed two Republican-backed ballot restrictions in Arizona, handing a defeat to voting rights advocates…

Ex-U.S. defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Donald Rumsfeld, 88, the two-time U.S. secretary of defense and a chief architect of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq,…

Before Kanu Kenya abducts refugee Gulen, hands him to Turkey

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5 years ago

Weeks before Nnamdi Kanu's arrest in Nairobi Kenya, the authorities there had also carried out the abduction of Selahaddin Gulen,…

Xi talks tough at centenary of CPC

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5 years ago

China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will "get their heads bashed"…

Germany’s Merkel to have private audience with Queen Elizabeth

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5 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will have a private audience with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Friday.

Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces 3 new leadership fellows

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5 years ago

Fatou Wurie from Sierra Leone, Gaokgakala Sobatha from Botswana and Richard Adu-Gyamfi from Ghana have been named the 2021 Ibrahim…

Buhari congratulates Xi on centenary of CPC

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5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping on the centenary of the founding of the Communist…

Kim Jong Un sacks officials for laxity in fighting COVID-19

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5 years ago

COVID-19 may be on the rage in the secretive North Korea, judging by the mass sack of officials for laxity…

WHO certifies China malaria free, after zero cases in 4 years

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday certified China malaria-free after recording zero cases for four years consecutively.

Eric Adam’s lead shrinks in New York mayoral race

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5 years ago

New vote totals released on Tuesday in New York City's Democratic mayoral contest sharply narrowed the lead for Eric Adams,…

Estonia loses 70,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Almost 70,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which Estonia intended to donate to other countries have spoiled due to…

Iran will never get nuclear weapon: Biden blows hot

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, in comments ahead of a meeting with…

Israeli’s Lapid arrives UAE on first official visit

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Israel’s new Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, making it the first Israeli…

US congratulates Seychelles

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The US has congratulated the people of Seychelles on the 45th anniversary of their independence which falls on Tuesday.

Ethiopia declares dramatic ceasefire in Tigray

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5 years ago

Ethiopia has declared a dramatic unilateral ceasefire in Tigray as the former rulers of the region and their soldiers returned…

Jihadists like Boko Haram bomb Beni in Congo DR

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5 years ago

An Islamist militia, operating like Nigeria's Boko Haram and with links to Islamic State (IS) was responsible for two blasts…

US carries out air raids on Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

U.S. strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least seven Iran-backed militiamen, a Britain-based monitoring group…

Swedish PM Lofven resigns, days after losing confidence vote

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5 years ago

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Monday he has handed in his notice of resignation and asked parliament's speaker…

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