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South Africa’s ex-President Zuma still hospitalised; Court postpones trial

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

A South African court on Tuesday postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma to Sept. 9, following…

1,540 people test positive for Covid-19 after full vaccination

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

South Korean health authorities on Tuesday confirmed a total of 1,540 COVID-19 infections from people who tested positive after full…

China merciless to Canadian as Huawei chief Meng battles US extradition

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The action comes as lawyers in Canada representing Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of telecoms giant Huawei make a final push…

Prince Andrew sued by sexual assault victim Virginia Giuffre

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

According to the lawsuit, Prince Andrew abused Virginia Giuffre on multiple occasions when she was under the age of 18.

Zuma lawyers, prosecutors agree on delayed corruption trial

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on behalf of all the parties sent a joint letter to Hon. Judge Koen reflecting…

Jihadists massacre 51 villagers in Mali

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Houses were ransacked and burned to the ground and herds of livestock carried away.

Alibaba sacks manager accused of sexual assault

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Chief Executive Daniel Zhang also promised to establish policies to prevent sexual harassment.

Embattled New York Governor Cuomo’s aide DeRosa quits

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

DeRosa was linked in the report to efforts to cover up the governor's actions and retaliate against one of his…

Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga’s popularity nosedives

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The poll indicated that the Tokyo Olympic Games failed to boost his ratings amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections.

Ghanaian fraudster Tourey Ahmed Rufai extradited to the U.S.

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Rufai, a/k/a “Joe Thompson,” a/k/a “Joe Terry,” a/k/a “Rufai A Tourey,” a/k/a “Ahmed Rufai Tourey,” was sentenced by U.S. District…

Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill passes first Senate test

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The bill represents the biggest investment in decades in America's roads, bridges, airports and waterways.

Tiger kills park worker

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Authorities said that the worker died as a result of neck wounds she suffered during a tiger attack.

All Americans ordered to leave Afghanistan

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The embassy said U.S. citizens in Afghanistan could use repatriation loans if they experienced difficulties in buying tickets for commercial…

Bolsonaro calls Brazil’s top judge ‘son of a whore’

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The insult was uttered during a live broadcast shared on Bolsonaro's Facebook account but later deleted.

U.S. blacklists five Jihadists in Mozambique, Mali

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Sidang Hitta and Salem Ould al-Hasan, senior leaders of Mali-based al Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, also were designated

Meet the fish with human teeth

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

But livescience.com says the fish has no relationship with man and is known as Sheepshead fish

Australian PM Morrison rules out mandatory COVID-19 vaccine laws

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out introducing new laws that would allow employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines.

Taliban assassinate Menapal Afghan govt media head

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Scores of social activists, journalists, bureaucrats, judges, and public figures fighting to sustain a liberal Islamic administration have been assassinated…

Cloth masks can’t protect against Delta variant: Michael Osterholm

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Osterholm says "when one dons a cloth mask, microscopic aerosols break through the material when people snuff or inhale.

CNN sacks 3 unvaccinated staffers

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

At CNN , you need to be vaccinated to come to the office. And you need to be vaccinated to…

COVID-19 kills 3 vaccine mockers in UK

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Parker was one of three known persons who rejected the vaccine and have died after contracting the virus.

WHO data: Global COVID-19 cases top 200 million, deaths 4.25 million

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Globally, as of Thursday, there have been 200,174,883 confirmed cases, including 4,255,892 deaths, reported to WHO.

Covid-19 kills over 6000 people in Africa in 7 days

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that weekly deaths from COVID-19 in Africa had reached a record peak…

Protesters hit Prime minister Gonsalves with stone, bleeds from it

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of the Caribbean country St. Vincent and the Grenadines was struck by an object on Thursday…

U.S. State Department declares $5,800 whisky bottle missing

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

A notice from the State Department's Office of the Chief of Protocol on the whisky says disposition unknown

COVID-19 infections rise for 4 consecutive weeks globally

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four million cases reported in…

10 migrants die in road crash in Texas

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Ten people were killed and 12 injured on Wednesday when a van carrying 25 migrants crashed in southern Texas, about…

Obama scales back birthday shindig

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Obama, who turned 60 on Wednesday, had planned to mark his milestone birthday at his Martha’s Vineyard home on Saturday

40 die, 33 injured in bus, truck collision

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

At least 40 people have been killed and 33 others injured in a road accident 20kms from Malian city of…

Biden to Cuomo: Resign

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden has advised fellow Democrat and governor of New York Andrew Cuomo to resign, following an explosive…

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