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JUST IN: John Jerry Rawlings ex-Ghanaian leader is dead

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5 years ago

Former president of Ghana John Jerry Rawlings is dead. He died today of Covid-19 complications. He was 73 years old.

Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Baby dies aboard rescue ship

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5 years ago

Spanish migrant rescue charity, 'Open Arms’ on Thursday reported that a six-month-old baby had died hours after he was taken…

COVID-19 guts Rwanda’s Nyarugenge prison

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5 years ago

Rwanda late Wednesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases in the Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali, taking the daily count to 50,…

Car bomb kills journalist in southern Afghanistan

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Officials on Thursday confirmed that one local journalist, Ilyas Dayee, was killed by a bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand…

South Sudan secures first IMF loan

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

South Sudan has secured its first loan of US$52.3 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since joining the Fund…

UN chief reacts to killings in northern Mozambique

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the authorities in Mozambique to investigate brutal killings this past weekend…

Singapore announces new work visa for tech execs

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Singapore on Thursday announced a new work visa for foreign executives of technology firms, in hopes to attract future economic…

Kamala Harris’s husband quits job for White House role

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Douglas Emhoff, the husband of US vice president-elect Kamala Harris, has left his private law practice to focus on his…

US President-elect Biden appoints chief of staff

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5 years ago

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden appointed top Democratic official Ron Klain as his chief of staff and assistant to the president…

Trump’s hope dashed in Georgia: Official debunks vote fraud

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5 years ago

Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State deflated US President Trump's claim that widespread voter fraud made him to lose the White…

Putin orders constant checks on Russian nukes

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered boosting the survivability of the country’s nuclear forces control systems.

Jonathan sends message to Mali on death of ex-President Toure

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with the Government and people of Mali on the death of the…

Myanmar’s President Myint wins parliament seat

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5 years ago

Myanmar’s President U Win Myint has won a seat in the lower house of the next parliament in Sunday’s general…

Coronavirus: Vanuatu confirms 1st case

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5 years ago

The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

Iran ready to cooperate with Biden – President Rouhani

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Wednesday said he was ready to cooperate with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.

Iranian president ready to cooperate with Biden

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5 years ago

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Wednesday said he was ready to cooperate with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.

Sheikh Khalifa, world’s longest serving prime minister, dies

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who served as Bahrain’s prime minister since 1971, is dead at age 84, the royal…

Jailed Iranian activist Sotoudeh tests positive for coronavirus

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5 years ago

Iranian human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, her husband Resa Chandrin wrote on Facebook…

U.S. reports 131,000 COVID-19 infections, highest daily figure

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The U.S. on Tuesday reported 131,000 new cases of COVID-19, the country’s highest single-day infection since the start of the…

Trump’s election fraud claims collapse, Pennsylvania witness recants

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5 years ago

Election officials in many battleground states of the United States, have trashed President Donald Trump's accusation of fraud.

We plan to rescue Nigerians wrongfully incarcerated in prisons globally – NIDCOM

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has emphasised the need for accurate and comprehensive database of Nigerians…

Liberia to pay impeached Supreme Court Judge $200,000

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

By Obi Vincent The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Liberia to pay Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad Jan’neh, an impeached Judge…

Biden to Trump: You can’t stop power transfer

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5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday that nothing would stop the transfer of power in the U.S. government on 20…

Only 3 percent of Americans believe Trump beat Biden

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5 years ago

Only 3% of Americans believe President Trump won the 3 November election, according to a new Reuters/IPSOS poll.

2 British diplomats expelled from Belarus

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5 years ago

Belarus said that it had expelled two British diplomats for activities of a “destructive nature," Belarusian state media reported on…

Trump fights over 180 Arizona votes, Biden leads with 14,946

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5 years ago

Arizona is one of the battleground states that sit-tight American President Donald Trump thinks he could snatch from President-elect Joe…

Coronavirus: Norwegian Air’s record increase in loss

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5 years ago

Norway-based budget airline Norwegian Air reported a third-quarter net loss of 980 million kroner (108 million dollars), as the coronavirus…

Palestinian Saeb Erekat dies at 65

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5 years ago

The Palestinian political party Fatah on Tuesday announced the death of a senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat, following complications related…

Jordanians to elect new parliament

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5 years ago

Jordanians are set to vote for a new parliament, in polls that come as the kingdom struggles with a rising…

Pilger head of U.S. DOJ’s election crimes unit quits after A-G Barr’s memo

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5 years ago

Richard Pilger, the head of the branch of the US Justice Department that prosecutes election crimes has resigned.

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