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COVID-19: Austrian chancellor threatens second lockdown

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday threatened to impose a second lockdown if the current spike in coronavirus cases continues.

Alabaman on death row for 30 years vows to vote out Trump

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5 years ago

Alabaman Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row because, he was "black and poor.," now he says he…

New COVID-19 emergency begins in Spain

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5 years ago

A new COVID-19 emergency announced by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will go into force from Sunday night, until next…

ECOWAS to name countries flouting Court’s rulings

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it plans to name and shame countries who have not regarded…

43 years after, Seychelles’ opposition candidate wins presidency

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5 years ago

The Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced on Sunday, and winner…

#EndSARS violence: Pope Francis calls for urgent prayer for Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Pope Francis on Sunday called for urgent prayer for Nigeria to avert every form of violence.

New Yorkers jam polling stations to vote early [Photos]

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5 years ago

New Yorkers disproved US President Trump's characterisation of the Big Apple as a 'ghost town', when they jammed polling places…

Chief of staff to U.S. VP Pence tests positive for COVID-19

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5 years ago

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, according to the vice president's…

Alpha Conde wins third term in Guinea, to be in office till 88

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5 years ago

Guinea's President Alpha Conde has won re-election for a third term, provisional results for the poll released Saturday by the…

New York Times buries Trump’s Republican party

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5 years ago

Nine days to America’s 3 November election, the country’s leading newspaper, New York Times has already penned the obituary of…

Nile dam: Ethiopian-Americans told to vote Trump out of office

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5 years ago

Ethiopians are urging their diaspora kith and kin, about 460,000 of them in America to vote out US President Trump…

Polish President Duda tests positive for coronavirus

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus. The President’s spokesman, Blazej Spychalski, disclosed this on Twitter. He said…

Trump or Biden?: New York begins early voting today

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5 years ago

Early voting will begin across New York State today, offering voters nine days to cast their ballots prior to Election…

France joins coronavirus millionaires league

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5 years ago

France has become the seventh country in the world and the second in western Europe with over a million caseload…

Sudan normalises ties with Israel, Palestinians call it ‘stab in the back’

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5 years ago

Sudan on Friday became the third Arab country to normalise relations with Israel, in a deal brokered by the United…

Pakistan to remain on global terror financing watch list

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

A global watchdog on Friday said Pakistan would remain on the terror financing watch list until it completely implements a…

Trudeau commits $214m for COVID-19 vaccine research

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5 years ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the government is spending $214 million to support “made in Canada” COVID-19 vaccine research.

Zambia to combat COVID-19 with World Bank’s $25m

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5 years ago

The World Bank on Friday gave Zambia 25 million U.S. dollars to help the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AU to assist Lesotho against extreme weather conditions

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

An agency of the African Union, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the government of Lesotho, on Friday, signed a…

Ethiopia announces 2-year jail term for flouting COVID-19 safety rules

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

The Health ministry in Ethiopia has announced that citizens could face up to two-year jail term if they fail to…

American teenager Treisman busted before executing Joe Biden

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5 years ago

A 19-year-old American Alexander Hillel Treisman has been busted by the FBI while plotting to kill Democratic presidential candidate, Joe…

WHO, Wikimedia collaborate on spreading COVID-19 information

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5 years ago

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that administers Wikipedia, have announced a collaboration to expand…

Biden floors Trump in final debate: Polls

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5 years ago

Joe Biden, the presidential candidate of the US Democrats easily thrashes incumbent Donald Trump in their final verbal showdown, polls…

Memorable quotes from Trump, Biden debate

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5 years ago

Here are some key quotes from the final debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden as they tried to sway…

Trump, Biden trade punches in final debate showdown

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5 years ago

Democrat Joe Biden lashed U.S. President Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic at Thursday’s final debate showdown,…

Record 47 million Americans vote ahead of 3 November

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5 years ago

With 12 days to the 3 November presidential election, a record 47.5 million American voters have already cast their votes.

US Govt breaks silence on Lekki shooting: ‘Culprits must face the law’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The United State Government has condemned the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in Lekki area of Lagos by soldiers.

WHO, Wikipedia to share COVID-19 information

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is cooperating with the online encyclopedia Wikipedia to spread reliable information about COVID-19 across the…

17 die after flu vaccination

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5 years ago

The number of people who died in South Korea after being vaccinated against seasonal flu has risen to 17, the…

Post-Brexit: Foreign rough sleepers in UK to face deportation

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5 years ago

Foreign homeless people sleeping in the streets of the United Kingdom might be deported under the new immigration rules that…

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