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Nigeria disqualified from global vaccine bid

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines.

WHO chief Tedros congratulates Okonjo-Iweala

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5 years ago

World Health Organisation director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has congratulated Nigeria's Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as she is set to become the…

2 tigers escape from Indonesian zoo

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5 years ago

Two tigers escaped from a zoo in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, with one of the animals killing an employee who…

COVID-19 originated elsewhere, not Wuhan: WHO expert

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5 years ago

A Russian expert on Saturday said Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market may have made it possible for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)…

COVID-19: 2.5bn people yet to be vaccinated – WHO

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said three-quarters of all COVID-19 vaccinations were only in 10 countries, accounting for almost 60…

Navalny: Russia expels German, Swedish, Polish diplomats

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5 years ago

Russia on Friday expelled diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden it accused of attending illegal protests in support of jailed…

Russian doctor who treated Putin critic Navalny “suddenly” dies

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

A Russian doctor who treated leading opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, after the poison attack last August has died at the…

Alexei Navalny: Top EU diplomat Borrell in Russia as tensions peak

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is due in Moscow on Friday, just days after the jailing of a prominent…

COVID-19: Nine dangerous African countries you must avoid right now

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The deadly COVID-19 is taking its toll on Africa, especially in this second wave of the virus, with many people…

The many struggles of Alexei Navalny

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

A look at the life of Alexei Navalny , the 44-year-old lawyer and politician who has succeeded in turning the…

Trump invited to testify at impeachment trial next week

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5 years ago

U.S. House of Representatives Democrats who will prosecute former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial asked him on Thursday…

Biden tells Myanmar junta quit, Saudis end Yemeni war

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5 years ago

Myanmar junta should roll back their coup and and release elected officials , U.S. President Joe Biden said in his…

Akufo-Addo to serve second term as ECOWAS chairman

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5 years ago

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will serve a second term as chairman of sub-regional bloc the Economic Community of…

No password: German court can’t access $60m in bitcoin

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

German court authorities are unable to cash in more than 60 million dollars (50 million euros) in bitcoins confiscated from…

734 doctors die of COVID-19 in India

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5 years ago

India’s main association of physicians, on Thursday, said more than four times as many doctors had died than the government…

Australian archaelogists uncover Egyptian mummy in mud shell

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5 years ago

Archaeologists in Australia have uncovered a never-before-seen mummy from ancient Egypt whose corpse was wrapped in a hard mud shell.

Biden to engage China in arms control

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

U.S President Joe Biden is set to pursue arms control, risk reduction and seeks China's engagement with new policies.

Family truce: US House Republicans back Cheney, Taylor Greene

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5 years ago

U.S. House Republicans, in a family truce, opted not to punish newcomer Marjorie Taylor Greene for incendiary comments and turned…

Australia to vaccinate entire population by October

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Health authorities in Australia on Thursday said they were aiming at vaccinating the entire population against COVID-19 by October after…

Eating less meat reduces risk of COVID-19 – UN

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says eating less meat can help reduce the risk of COVID-19 and save the…

Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows

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5 years ago

Under fire Myanmar junta blocked Facebook and other messaging services on Thursday in the name of ensuring stability following a…

Biden taps Nigerian-born Ebong as Acting Director of USTDA

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

United States President, Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Ebong as the Acting Director of the U.S. Trade and Development…

Technocrat Mario Draghi agrees to form new Italian government

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5 years ago

Italian President Sergio Mattarella asked former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Wednesday to form a government to tackle…

GlaxoSmithKline, CureVac to develop vaccine for COVID-19 variants

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5 years ago

British pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline and German vaccine developer CureVac announced a collaboration on Wednesday to create next generation COVID-19 vaccines…

COVID-19: Pakistan administers Sinopharm vaccines to health workers

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5 years ago

A drive to administer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to frontline healthcare workers was formally kicked off across Pakistan on…

Rihanna slammed by India after viral tweet supporting farmers

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5 years ago

US pop star Rihanna tweet drawing global attention to the three month old protest by farmers in India, has earned…

U.S. Pentagon purges Trump team from advisory boards

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5 years ago

The Pentagon has announced the dismissal of dozens of advisory boards filled by aides and cronies of former president Donald…

Doctors, nurses stop work in Myanmar to protest military coup

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5 years ago

Staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments in 30 towns across Myanmar stopped work on Wednesday to protest against the…

Saudi Arabia slams entry ban on UAE, US, 18 other countries, Nigeria excluded

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5 years ago

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday imposed entry ban on citizens of 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical…

Navalny, Putin’s foe jailed by Moscow court

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5 years ago

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 2 1/2 years in prison, by a…

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