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Lebanese foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe has tested positive for COVID-19 and been placed under a two-week quarantine regime, the Foreign…

Norwegian lawmaker defends Trump’s nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Norwegian lawmaker Christian Tybring-Gjedde defended his submission of U.S. President Donald Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

Biden commands 12 point lead over Trump in new poll

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Some 55 days to US election, Democrat Joe Biden is still ahead of President Donald Trump by 12 percentage points…

Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The President of the United States of America Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. This…

India to reopen schools despite rising cases

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Indian government, on Wednesday, said it would reopen schools for students in upper grades after more than five months of…

COVID-19 protocol violators made to sit in caskets

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A task force set up to ensure compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols has punished violators by ordering them to sit…

In new Brexit row, Britain sets out details for post-EU life

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

After leaving the EU in January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pushed on with plans for the end of a…

Trump: An insult to US for Kamala Harris to be President (Video)

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

US President Donald Trump has told his supporters that it will be an insult for the United States to have…

Incredible India: 90 year-old woman raped, brutalised

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A very disturbing sexual assault has happened in India, with a 90-year-old woman the target of rape and assault.

COVID-19 vaccine setback: AstraZeneca, Oxford pause trial

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

AstraZeneca Plc, along with Oxford University researchers, has put a hold on the late-stage trial of its highly-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine…

India, China trade words over disputed border

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

India on Tuesday rejected Chinese allegations that its forces had crossed a disputed border and fired warning shots.

Israel shuts schools, slams curfew in 40 COVID-19 hot spots

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Israel announced on Tuesday a partial lockdown on dozens of cities, schools and communities to battle a surge in COVID-19…

COVID-19: India breaks daily death record

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

India has reported its highest single day death toll so far from the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease it causes.

Japan begins election campaign to pick Abe’s successor

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Japan’s ruling party on Tuesday kicked off official campaigning for its leadership race after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his…

Greek national arrested in Douala for smuggling methamphetamine

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A 43 year-old Greek national has been arrested in Douala, Cameroon for smuggling 18 kg of methamphetamine estimated at 700…

Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova arrested at Ukraine border

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Maria Kolesnikova, one of Belarus's leading opposition figures, has been detained while trying to cross into Ukraine.

Coronavirus cases increase in 22 U.S. states

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, mostly in the less-populated parts of the Midwest and…

ECOWAS gives Mali junta ultimatum to name civilian transitional president

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

ECOWAS leaders who met in Niamey, Niger on Monday have given the military junta in Mali until Sept. 15 to…

Trump whines again about China, says America not fully developed

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States was not a fully developed country and is just like…

Trump calls Joe Biden ‘stupid’

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump, never known for temperate language on Monday called Joe Biden, his Democratic rival “stupid” and demanded…

Putin critic Navalny out of coma, UK summons Russian envoy

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny has improved and is now being weaned off mechanical ventilation, Charite Hospital in Germany said

Saudi Arabia lenient with Khashoggi killers

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A Saudi Arabian court today sentenced eight people to between seven and 20 years in prison in the 2018 killing…

Photo News: Buhari attends ECOWAS Summit in Niger

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attended the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government…

WikiLeaks Assange’s U.S. extradition case resumes today in London

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The US extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Australian Julian Assange will resume at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey…

Birmingham knife attacker arrested, faces murder charge

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Police in the UK city of Birmingham have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the horrific knife rampage in…

Egypt discovers sealed coffins 2,500 years old

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Egypt has announced the discovery of a collection of more than 13 intact sealed coffins, dating back to 2,500 years…

India overtakes Brazil in COVID-19 cases, now second to US

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

India's COVID-19 cases surged past 4.2 million on Monday, overtaking Brazil as the country with the second-highest number of cases…

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.3m

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Sunday, said the number of coronavirus positive cases has…

Germany slams Trump as ‘unscrupulous’

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Sunday that an "unscrupulous" President Donald Trump was trying to sow doubt about the…

“Every 24 hours it’s pain” – Jacob Blake speaks from hospital bed

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Jacob Blake, the African-American shot in the back at close range by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has…

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