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South Korea stays alert over further virus spread

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

South Korea on Thursday reported 29 more coronavirus cases following cluster infections linked to clubs and bars in Seoul, putting…

COVID-19: Japan to lift state of emergency

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Japan is expected to decide on Thursday to lift the nationwide state of emergency in many of its prefectures after…

Mexican chief spokesman tests positive for Coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Roberto Velasco, the chief spokesman for Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard has tested positive for the coronavirus.

China locks down city of Jilin over 6 coronavirus cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

City of Jilin in the northeastern part of China has partially shut its borders, cut off transport links and closed…

Trump rejects Fauci’s caution on reopening America

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected a warning given by top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci about the dangers…

EU pushes to reopen borders amidst coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday pushed to reopen internal borders and restart travel ahead summer season despite the increase…

Last African nation standing, Lesotho reports first case of Coronavirus

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The small mountain kingdom of Lesotho on Wednesday became the last African nation to report its first case of COVID-19,…

FBI says Chinese hackers are targeting U.S vaccine research

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations on Wednesday said that China-linked hackers were targeting U.S. research organisations to steal data on…

German chancellor Merkel recalls Russia’s 2015 hacking

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday accused Russia of “outrageous’’ behaviour in connection with a 2015 hacking attack on the…

South Africa amends arms export document

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

South Africa has made a subtle change to arms export rules that could unlock over a billion dollars of weapons…

Prostitute pushes client to death from hotel window

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The police authorities in Ghana have arrested prostitute and her colleagues after she allegedly pushed a man with a condom…

Coronavirus: Thailand reports no new case since March 9

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Thailand, the first country outside China to discover a case of the new coronavirus, on Wednesday reported no new daily…

Coronavirus weakening, may disappear before vaccine: Italian expert

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Italian expert, Dr. Giuseppe Remuzzi said coronavirus is nearing its end and “may disappear" before the discovery of a vaccine…

Brazilian governors reject president’s reopening plan

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The governors of nine of Brazil’s 26 states and of the federal district of the capital, Brasilia, have announced that…

U.S. judge stalls move to free Trump’s ally Michael Flynn

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A Washington judge has put on ice the U.S. Justice Department's extraordinary move to drop its prosecution of former White…

Trump trails Biden in fresh poll

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump now trails Democratic challenger Joe Biden by 8 percentage points among registered voters.

Trump, McConnell make Obama scapegoat for pandemic woes

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump have made former President Barack Obama the scapegoat for the country's…

Mauritius officially becomes coronavirus free

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Mauritius has become coronavirus-free with no active case for 15 days, the country's ministry of health has said.

COVID-19 cases in Ghana top 5,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

COVID-19 cases in Ghana have increased to 5,127 after 427 new cases were confirmed on Tuesday by the country's health…

Putin’s spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, informed state media on Tuesday that he had contracted the novel coronavirus.

Senegal re-opens worship centres despite jump in COVID-19 cases

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Senegalese President Macky Sall announced the re-opening of mosques and churches and the easing of other restrictions despite a jump…

Coronavirus: Senegal to re-open mosques, ease restrictions as cases jump

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Senegalese President Macky Sall announced the re-opening of mosques and churches and the easing of other restrictions imposed to contain…

Pope praises nurses fighting against Coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Pope Francis on Tuesday praised the work of nurses around the world, fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Russia overtakes UK for World No. 3 in coronavirus cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Russia is now officially the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus. It overtook UK this morning after it posted yet…

U.S. governor rebuffs Trump on order to reopen state

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump backed protesters in Pennsylvania demanding an immediate lifting of restrictions meant to slow the spread of…

11 million Wuhan residents for new coronavirus tests

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak, plans to conduct city-wide nucleic acid testing over a…

Trump raises more campaign cash than Biden

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump raised more campaign cash in April than Mr Joe Biden, his likely Democratic rival in the…

Anne Sacoolas wife of U.S. diplomat declared wanted in UK

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, has been declared wanted in Britain over a fatal car crash.

Trump walks out of press conference after hot exchanges with Chinese-American

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

President Donald Trump stormed out of his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of…

IMF approves $2.7bn aid for Egypt

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it would give Egypt 2.7 billion dollars in aid to help it “meet the…

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