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Sri Lanka declares curfew amid protests

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister now acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a nationwide state of emergency.

Paediatric hepatitis cases surpass 1,000 cases – WHO

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

According to WHO, 22 children have died and almost half of the probable cases have been reported in Europe where…

New wave of COVID-19 spreads through Asia

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to relieve pressure on…

Ohio rapist Fuentes charged with impregnating 10 year-old girl

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

It was a case that President Joe Biden highlighted in criticising a U.S. Supreme Court decision eliminating a nationwide right…

Italy’s Mario Draghi government at brink of collapse

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The 5-Star decision plunges Italy into political uncertainty, risks undermining efforts to secure billions of euros in European Union funds,…

Mourners celebrate Jayland Walker killed brutally by Ohio police

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Walker, who was born 20 July 1996 was remembered by family and friends as a shy, kind, thoughtful man with…

Mary Bethune statue unveiled at U.S. Capitol, first of African American

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

In 1904, Bethune opened the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, now Bethune-Cookman University. She also founded…

No handshakes as Joe Biden begins homecoming visit to Israel

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Biden also reiterated a U.S. desire for negotiations, stalled since 2014, for Palestinian independence in Israeli-occupied territory, calling this two-state…

British rail workers announce strike date

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The 24-hour walkout by members of the RMT and TSSA will leave travellers facing further disruption during the school holidays…

U.S. researchers perform pig-to-human heart transplants

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The hearts were procured from pigs that had 10 genetic modifications, including four porcine gene knockouts to prevent rejection and…

Pope names women to bishops advisory committee for first time

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The three women are, sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian who is currently the deputy governor of the Vatican City, French…

Unknown disease kills 20 Afghan children

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

The absence of basic amenities in Afghanistan's remote regions, such as health centers and access to drinkable water, has made…

South Africa police arrest owner of East London tavern where 21 teenagers died

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Provincial police said in a statement that the owner, aged 52, was arrested over the weekend, while two employees at…

Sri Lanka’s PM Wickremesinghe takes over as acting President

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Wickremesinghe was chosen by Rajapaksa to become prime minister when his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9. following violent…

Biden on first visit to Middle East as U.S. president

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

While in Israel, Biden would “reinforce the United States’ iron-clad commitment to Israel’s security and prosperity,’’ the White House said.

Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip…

Nigeria’s Ozonnia Ojielo appointed UN Rwanda Resident Coordinator

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

Ojielo prior to joining the United Nations, was an attorney, university teacher, journalist and advised truth, justice and reconciliation as…

Ex-health minister Sajid Javid pulls out of Tory leadership race

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

The Conservative Party leadership hopeful pulled out of the race to succeed Boris Johnson just moments before the closing of…

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

A government source and a person close to Rajapaksa said he was in Male, the capital of the Maldives. The…

Video of Uvalde Texas school shooting, police inaction for near 80 minutes

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Surveillance footage captured the gunman crashing his vehicle near the school, coming out with a AR-15 style rifle, to aim…

Kemi Badenoch, 7 others clear first hurdle in race for Boris Johnson’s job

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The other candidates who received at least 20 nominations are: Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Tom Tugendhat,…

Russia threatens to reclaim Alaska from America

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Russia colonized Alaska in the late 1700s but sold the territory to the US in 1867.

Maher al-Agal ISIS leader in Syria killed in U.S. air strike

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

In a statement, the command said Maher al-Agal had been killed in a drone strike in northwesten Syria and a…

Race to succeed Boris Johnson: Sunak, 2 others scale first hurdle

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The new leader will be chosen in a two-stage election, in which the 358 Conservative lawmakers reduce the race to…

Spanish court allows Dos Santos autopsy

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

According to the office of Angolan President João Lourenço, his predecessor, who stepped down five years ago, died at the…

Bomb kills seven in Margba northern Togo

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Margba is part of the northern Savanes region where Togo declared a state of emergency last month due to rising…

Ukraine hits Russia’s ammunition depot in Nova Kakhovka, seven dead

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Russian TASS news agency also confirmed the strike and said at least seven people were killed. The agency did not…

Japan’s longest ex-PM Shinzo Abe goes home

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Abe, was a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country's longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign…

Australia’s major cruise ship sparks COVID-19 outbreak

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

The ship is currently heading to the South Coast of NSW. No crew members will disembark, and all passengers disembarking…

Boy, 15, bags life jail in UK for murder of schoolgirl Ava White

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The teenager, who can’t be named because of his age, stabbed Ava White in the neck on the evening of…

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