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Relief in Italy as daily death toll, new case falls

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Italy recorded a decrease in daily death toll and new coronavirus case count for the first time since March.

Wear a mask or face jail in Kuwait, Qatar

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Two Middle East countries, Kuwait and Qatar have said that they would start jailing people up to three years or…

Just In: Madagascar records first Coronavirus death

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Madagascar on Sunday reported the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus nearly two months after it was…

Israeli police not probing sudden death of Chinese ambassador

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Israeli Police said it would not open an enquiry into the sudden death today of China's ambassador, Du Wei.

Israel’s Netanyahu to share premiership with rival Benny Gantz

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Israel's new government is scheduled to be sworn in on Sunday after 18 months of leadership crisis.

Brazil’s Sao Paulo records more COVID-19 deaths than China

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has overtaken China when it comes to the number of deaths from the novel…

Disinfecting streets, open spaces won’t kill coronavirus – WHO

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The World Health Organisation has declared that spraying disinfectant on streets and open spaces does not eliminate coronavirus and even…

COVID-19: Italy to reopen borders next month

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has outlined a further loosening of movement restrictions on Saturday, including opening borders to travellers…

Torrential rains kill scores in Tanzania

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Police authorities say no fewer than 11 people, including four from the same family, have been killed by torrential rains…

Obama to U.S. graduates: It’s your generation’s world to shape

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Former U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a nationally televised high school commencement speech Saturday night and challenged the graduates to…

Obama hits Trump again on pandemic management

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Former U.S. President Barack Obama indirectly criticised his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony Saturday, in a rare…

Coronavirus: Italy looks to reopen borders next month

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte outlined a further loosening of movement restrictions on Saturday, including opening borders to travellers from…

Thousands protest Germany’s coronavirus policies

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Thousands of people across Germany demonstrated against coronavirus-related restrictions on Saturday, in some cases with far more participants showing up…

Coronavirus: Saudi’s cases top 50,000

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia topped 50,000 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said.

South Africa records highest coronavirus cases since March

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

South Africa on Friday recorded 785 confirmed cases of COVID-19. It was the highest number in the 24-hour cycle since…

Coronavirus: 3 patients to a bed as Indian hospitals near collapse

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Packed morgues, bodies in wards, patients forced to share beds and medical workers run ragged: Mumbai's war against coronavirus has…

Trump sacks Inspector General Steve Linick probing Pompeo

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has sacked State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, the latest abrupt dismissal of an official tasked…

China replies U.S. on latest Huawei ban, threatens retaliation

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

China has urged the United States to stop the "unreasonable suppression of Huawei and Chinese enterprises" as it also threatened…

Saudi researchers develop diagnostic test for coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A group of Saudi researchers in Riyadh has developed a diagnostic test to detect coronavirus infection, state news agency SPA…

Data shows U.S. economy in a shambles

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Newly released multi-faceted economic data showed the U.S. economy is in a shambles and may not rebound quickly even when…

85,974 Americans are now dead from Coronavirus

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

There is no respite in the United States as 85,974 Americans are now dead from the Coronavirus pandemic still sweeping…

Coronavirus drives Germany into recession

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Germany is in recession after its economy saw two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

IS militants kill 6 family members in Iraq

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The extremist Islamic State (IS) militants on Friday shot dead six family members in an attack on their house in…

Zimbabwe to audit all COVID-19 donations

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Zimbabwe Government said it will audit all donations received in the fight against COVID-19 to ensure transparency and accountability.

IMF says Uganda’s foreign reserves will decline

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Uganda's foreign exchange reserves will decline without external help.

Trump mulls China boycott as U.S. coronavirus cases soar

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut ties with China over its role in the spread of the coronavirus, as…

Post Brexit deal: Britain, EU wrap up trade negotiations

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The European Union and Britain are to finish the third round of negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal on Friday…

South Korea, China, Japan hold virtual meeting on coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

South Korea, China and Japan will on Friday hold a video meeting to discuss ways to work together in the…

Ghana records more COVID-19 cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Ghana announced 122 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday taking its national total to 5,530 and firmly in the lead…

Record 36.5m Americans jobless

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

About 36.5 million American workers are now jobless, an unprecedented figure since the U.S. government began tracking unemployment in the…

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