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Queen Elizabeth sends Maundy Money to elderly people

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II has sent alms by post to 188 elderly people to mark Maundy Thursday, after this year’s royal…

New York coronavirus death toll set to explode with deaths at home counted

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The coronavirus death toll in New York City, already close to 5,000, is expected to surge in the coming days…

Coronavirus: Man arrested for stealing over 2 Million face masks

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A Businessman has been arrested by police after he stole up to 2 million face masks from a medical supplies…

U.S. overtakes Spain in coronavirus death toll

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The United States coronavirus death toll is now the second highest in the world, after Italy, according to latest data.

Trump thanks India’s PM Modi for allowing export of hydroxychloroquine

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Twice on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump effusively praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing export of pre-ordered hydroxychloroquine…

Coronavirus death toll in France surpasses 10,000

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Coronavirus death toll in France has surpassed 10,000 mark, with 541 new death recorded in the last 24 hours.

Serbian President’s son Danilo Vucic hospitalised for coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Danilo Vucic, son of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has contracted the coronavirus infection.

Clinton’s impeachment whistleblower Linda Tripp dies

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Linda Tripp, the American civil servant who acted as whistleblower in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton has died. She…

Donald Trump trolls Democrats as Bernie Sanders quits presidential race

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

US President, Donald Trump reacted to Bernie Sanders dropping out of the presidential race by trolling Democrats and taking a…

Bernie Sanders bows out of U.S. presidential race

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the oldest man in the race for White House, has announced his withdrawal.

Coronavirus Grim Reaper merciless in UK, record 936 people die

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Another record 936 people died in the UK on Wednesday from coronavirus, indicating the virus' Grim Reaper, is unrelenting.

Ramaphosa sends Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on leave for breaching lockdown

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday placed Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, a minister, on two month compulsory leave after breaching lockdown…

We should not go back to business as usual after COVID-19

Ademola Adegbamigbe

6 years ago

COVID-19 has touched every nook and cranny of our globe. Big and small, developed and developing have seen their economies…

U.S. coronavirus numbers getting worse

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States crossed the 400,000 mark overnight on Wednesday, with 33,331 cases reported.

Coronavirus killing African-Americans more than other groups

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

More African-Americans than other racial groups in the United States are dying of coronavirus and COVID-19, according to figures from…

Coronavirus: UN rebuffs Trump’s attack on WHO

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The United Nations (UN) has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO) against criticisms that it gave bad advice during the…

‘Wuhan virus’ no more: US and China in truce

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The United States and China have reached a truce in a vitriolic feud over the coronavirus pandemic, with the two…

Wuhan residents free to go, China lifts travel ban

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Thousands of travellers rushed to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan early Wednesday as authorities lifted a more than two-month…

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey tweets $1billion for coronavirus relief

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund.

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 12,000 in US

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The United States has recorded 12,291 deaths from the raging Coronavirus pandemic sweeping through all its 50 States.

Reports: Boris Johnson getting better in ICU

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is improving in the Intensive Care of St Thomas’ Hospital. The Times reported that…

U.S. Navy secretary Modly resigns after firing warship captain

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly has resigned. It followed his mishandling of the firing of Captain Brett Crozier of…

Trump descends on WHO, slams it China centric

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to blame the World Health Organisation for the coronavirus crisis sweeping through his country

Africa will not be guinea pig for COVID-19 vaccine: WHO chief Tedros

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Africa will not become testing ground for any vaccines against COVID-19.

U.S. firm Inovio begins trial of potential coronavirus vaccine

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A second U.S. company, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, has begun safety tests for a vaccine against coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it…

World Health Day: WHO pays tribute to health workers

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has paid tribute to all healthcare workers battling…

India set to export anti-malaria drug, Hydroxychloroquine

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

India said on Tuesday that its stocks of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were enough to meet the export commitments.

Libya records first coronavirus recovery

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Few weeks after Libya's first coronavirus case, the country has recorded its first recovery as well.

Photos: Coronavirus exacts great toll on Boris Johnson

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

There is still no change in the condition of Boris Johnson, the prime minister of UK as he spends his…

Coronavirus: New York City turns world’s largest Cathedral into hospital

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

New York City, the epicentre of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, is planning to construct another temporary hospital…

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