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Air pollution makes coronavirus deadlier: Scientists

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A team of scientists from Denmark and Italy has found possible link between air pollution and coronavirus lethality.

Israel remembers Holocaust victims amid Coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Israel paused its lockdown restrictions on Tuesday to remember the murder of six million Jews by the Nazis on Holocaust…

Madagascar launches miracle drink for coronavirus infection

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Madagascar has launched a miracle drink that it touts as a remedy to prevent coronavirus infection and cure it

Kyari: Nigerians in South Africa commiserate with Buhari

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6 years ago

The Nigerian Citizens Association, South Africa (NICASA), has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his Chief of…

Coronavirus: Afghan president, wife test negative

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6 years ago

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the first lady have tested negative for the novel coronavirus, officials announced on Tuesday, after…

South Korea, China debunk Kim Jong Un’s illness reports

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was not gravely ill, a Chinese and two South Korean government sources said on…

Trump suspends immigration to the U.S.

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will temporarily suspend immigration into the United States to ‘‘protect the jobs of American…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in danger after surgery

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, is said to be in grave health danger after a cardiovascular surgery, according to…

Israel: Netanyahu, Gantz form coalition government

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

After three stalemated elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist rival Benny Gantz agreed Monday to form an…

7 teenagers found dead in church

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The bodies of seven teenagers were discovered in a church in Ethiopia’s eastern Oromia region, police officials said on Monday.

Coronavirus: Zimbabwe extends lockdown

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has announced that the lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic will be…

Police find bodies of dead teenagers in church

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Police officials on Monday discovered the bodies of seven teenagers in a church in Ethiopia.

Lifting lockdowns not end of pandemic, WHO Chief Tedros warns

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation said that lifting lockdown restrictions for COVID-19 is not the end…

Ugandan scientists developing vaccine for coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Ugandan scientists are developing a COVID-19 vaccine, President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday.

Jubilations as Ghana relaxes lockdown on major cities

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced a 21-day relaxed after the restrictions bought the government enough time to improve its…

Prince Harry, Meghan cut off UK tabloids

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have written the editors of British tabloid newspapers that they will never again deal with…

EU, Britain continue post-Brexit negotiations

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Eleven weeks after Brexit, Britain and the European Union (EU) are hoping to finally make progress towards a trade agreement.

Coronavirus: Russia now 10th worst hit, cases above 47,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Russia reported 4,268 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total to 47,121 and making the country the 10th…

COVID-19: Gov’t supporters call for military intervention

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Numerous government supporters have taken to the streets of Brazil and have called for intervention by the armed forces, in…

Coronavirus: China reports 12 new cases; 8 imported

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

China reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 19, down from 16 a day earlier, with no new deaths,…

Coronavirus deaths in US hit over 41,000

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in the United States has now surpassed 41,000.

Police kill gunman Wortman behind Canada’s worst massacre

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Police in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have killed Gabriel Wortman, the gunman who went on the rampage in…

Mozambique expels Dos Santos Brazilian fugitive cocaine trafficker

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6 years ago

Mozambique on Sunday expelled a Brazilian fugitive cocaine trafficker, Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, aka “Fuminho.

Pandemic wracked Europe needs €1 trillion to recover

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Pandemic wracked Europe will need at least another 500 billion euros from European Union institutions to finance its economic recovery.

COVID-19: Indonesia reports 327 new cases; no lockdown yet

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Indonesia’s national tally of confirmed coronavirus cases increased to 6,575, following 327 new reported cases, an official said Sunday.

Iraq rescinds decision to suspend Reuters’ licence

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Iraq’s media regulator has rescinded an earlier decision to suspend Reuters’ licence for three months over a report on the…

Malians vote amidst safety, virus concerns

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Voters in Mali headed to the polls for the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, in spite of the…

COVID-19: Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday announced extended furloughs for prisoners for another month to stem the spread of coronavirus…

Uganda procures mobile laboratories for COVID-19 tests

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Uganda has procured two mobile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratories to accelerate COVID-19 tests on cross-border cargo drivers.

Malaysia records increase in coronavirus infections

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Malaysia has recorded an additional 84 coronavirus cases, bringing the the tally to 5,389. Out of the number, 3,197 have…

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