World News Archives - Page 329 of 671

World News

Kenya’s rural areas turning weak link in COVID-19 fight

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

From carrying more than the authorised number of passengers in public transport vehicles and motorbike taxis to failing to wear…

Ex-Mongolian PM bags jail-term for abuse of power

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A Court in Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator, has sentenced former Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat to six years imprisonment for abuse…

Peru to hold referendum on parliamentary immunity

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra, on Sunday said he would call a referendum on parliamentary immunity to be held together with…

Egypt records highest daily COVID-19 recoveries

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Egypt witnessed a record of 623 daily recoveries from COVID-19 on Sunday, raising the total number of the recovered cases…

Chinese, Ghanaian leaders celebrate 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on Sunday with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the 60th…

Gunmen in military fatigues kill 8 workers, 3 missing

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Five gunmen wearing military fatigues, ambushed and killed eight employees of a construction firm working on the $23billion gas project…

South Africa reopens more classes in schools amid COVID-19

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

South Africa further reopened its schools today in line with its phased-in reopening strategy amid an upsurge in confirmed COVID-19…

Mississippi House speaker Philip Gunn tests positive for COVID-19

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said Sunday night that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, after he came in…

Trump to hold another rally amid pandemic

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold another large rally in support of his re-election campaign, even though the number of…

Egyptian actress dies in coronavirus quarantine hospital

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Veteran Egyptian actress, Ragaa al-Gedawi died aged 81 on Sunday in a quarantine hospital weeks after testing positive for the…

2 dead, others injured in U.S. nightclub shooting

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

A shooting at a nightclub in the U.S. state of South Carolina in the early hours of Sunday morning has…

India topples Russia as world’s third worst-hit by coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

India is now the world's third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, toppling Russia from the position.

Police record166 deaths in Ethiopia riots over singer Hundessa’s killing

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

At least 166 people were killed in Ethiopia after a popular singer's death sparked violent protests which resulted in riots…

COVID-19: Ghanaian president goes into isolation

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone into a 14-day self-isolation after one of his closes associates tested positive…

Elon Musk backs Kanye West’s presidential ambition

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Kanye West's plan to run for the White House is catching fire. Just after he made his announcement on Twitter…

Mexico overtakes France in COVID-19 death toll

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Mexico has overtaken France to become country with the fifth-highest coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the world with the 523 new…

Torrential rains hit Japan’s southern island, kill 16

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Torrential rains that hit Japan’s southern island of Kyushu killed 16 people, with 13 going missing and 17 showing no…

India records highest daily COVID-19 cases of 24,850

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

India's federal health ministry Sunday morning recorded 613 new deaths and 24,850 more positive cases of COVID-19 during the past…

Kanye West joins 2020 US Presidential race

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

American billionaire rapper Kanye West has announced that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to…

Highway accidents kill 35, injure 202 in Myanmar

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A total of 35 people were killed with 202 injured in traffic accidents on Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway in the first…

World’s most expensive face mask gulps $4,000. Meet the owner

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

An Indian businessman has paid about $4,000 for possibly the world's most expensive face mask. It is a bespoke gold…

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s cousin assassinated in Kabul

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's cousin has been assassinated inside his home in Kabul. Rishad Ahmadzai was found dead inside his…

Donald Trump stokes racial divisions on America’s Independence Day

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has made a direct appeal to white voters four months before Election Day, accusing protesters who…

U.S. hits another humongous coronavirus number, third day in a row

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The United States reported more than 53,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the third day in a row of humongous…

Guilfoyle girlfriend of Donald Trump’s son tests positive for virus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Kimberly Guilfoyle, girlfriend of U.S. President Donald Trump's eldest son, tested positive for the novel coronavirus while in South Dakota…

Canada’s banks join campaign to boycott Facebook

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Canada’s biggest lenders confirmed on Friday they had joined a widespread boycott of Facebook Inc. begun by U.S. civil rights…

11 million plus: World hits another grim milestone in COVID-19 cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The number of global COVID-19 cases hit another milestone on Friday as it exceeded 11 million, tallies by several agencies…

Ghanaian minister Ahenkorah resigns for breaching COVID-19 isolation

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Ghana’s deputy trade and industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned for violating coronavirus self-isolation measures after testing positive for…

Jonathan, Kenyatta discuss Africa’s COVID-19 future

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta; Sierra Leonean President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, will tomorrow participate in…

Bubonic plague outbreak in Mongolia, borders closed amid fears of spread

Tobi Onanuga

6 years ago

Mongolia has quarantined its western region near the border with Russia after identifying two people with suspected cases of the…

« Prev 1 … 327 328 329 330 331 … 671 Next »