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Crocodile swallows 8-year-old in Indonesia

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5 years ago

An eight-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile as he swam in a river in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, an…

Senegal boils after arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

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5 years ago

President Macky Sall of Senegal has come under fire of his compatriots after the arrest of main opposition leader Ousmane…

Heart surgery for Prince Philip successful: Buckingham Palace

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5 years ago

Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition on Wednesday,…

WHO welcomes rotavirus vaccines for use in humanitarian crises

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has welcomed the opportunity to make rotavirus vaccine available to more children living in humanitarian…

Tsunami alert in New Zealand after 3 strong earthquakes

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5 years ago

Evacuation orders were issued Friday for residents of New Zealand in some areas on the east coast on the North…

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passes first senate hurdle

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5 years ago

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill, setting up what…

Flipflopi world’s first boat made from recycled plastic sails in Kenya

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5 years ago

Flipflopi, the world's first boat made from recycled plastic on Thursday started sailing around Lake Victoria in Western Kenya

Mahama loses, Ghana Supreme Court upholds re-election of Akufo-Addo

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5 years ago

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was validly re-elected as president of Ghana on 7 December, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled…

Germany approves AstraZeneca for people over 65 years

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5 years ago

Germany on Thursday, authorised the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for those over 65 years old as sufficient data had…

Prince Philip undergoes procedure for heart condition

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, underwent a medical procedure for a heart condition on Wednesday, Buckingham…

COVID-19 anal swabs compulsory for foreign travellers in China

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5 years ago

The China government has made invasive COVID-19 anal swabs mandatory for all foreign travellers arriving in the country.

India shuts Taj Mahal over bomb threat

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Indian authorities on Thursday shut down the Taj Mahal and evacuated tourists after police received a phone call about a…

Bomb blast kills Afghan female doctor

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

A bomb blast claimed the life of a female doctor in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on…

Buckingham Palace to investigate bullying allegations against Meghan

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reclaiming their narrative after the United Kingdom’s Times newspaper published a buzzy report about…

COVID-19: 514 million Africans risk falling below extreme poverty

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5 years ago

Can African countries still achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? African growth trajectories and the impact of COVID-19 are…

COVID-19 pandemic may stretch beyond 2021: WHO

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it is unlikely the Covid-19 pandemic will come to an end by the end…

Biden surrenders to US Senate over Neera Tanden as budget chief

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5 years ago

The Biden White House has withdrawn the nomination of Neera Tanden as the budget chief as her clearance by the…

US slams sanctions on Russian officials over Navalny poisoning

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5 years ago

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on senior Russian government officials and Russian entities over Moscow’s attempt to poison…

WHO DG worried over rising cases of COVID-19

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5 years ago

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General has expressed worry over the increase in cases of COVID-19 in some…

Biden extends birthday wishes to Gorbachev

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday congratulated former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on his 90th birthday

3 new Ebola virus cases confirmed in DRC

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Three more new cases of the Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in the Butembo health zone in the eastern…

Sarkozy ex-French president found guilty of corruption, jailed

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5 years ago

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Monday by a Paris court for corruption.

Nana Akufo-Addo receives world’s first free Covax jab

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Ghana's president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world's first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from Covax.

Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Russia’s communications regulator accused Twitter on Monday of violating Russian law, saying the social media platform had not complied with…

Cengiz fiancée of Khashoggi urges Biden sanction Prince Salman

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5 years ago

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has called on the Biden administration to punish Crown Prince…

Sexual harassment: New York Governor Cuomo apologises

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5 years ago

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said allegations of sexual harassment against him arose from misinterpreted 'jokes' and…

Trump still peddling false claim of election victory in speech to Republicans

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5 years ago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated his fraudulent claims that he won the 2020 election, which he lost by…

Pope Francis condemns kidnap of 317 schoolgirls in Zamfara

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the kidnap of 317 schoolgirls from Jangebe Girls Secondary School, Zamfara State, North Central Nigeria.

Many killed in bloodiest day of protest in Myanmar

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5 years ago

Myanmar police opened fired on Sunday on protests against military rule, killing at least four people and wounding several on…

US House passes Biden’s $1.9trillion COVID-19 relief bill

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5 years ago

U.S. House Democrats passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package in a party-line vote early Saturday morning.

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