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South Korea, Japan set date for talks over trade row

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

South Korea on Friday said it would hold talks with Japan in March in its latest attempt to resolve the…

Mexico extradites son of drug kingpin to US

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Mexican Government, on Friday extradited the son of one of the country’s most-wanted drug lords to the U.S., Public…

Coronavirus: Hundreds to be quarantined in northern Italy

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

At least 250 people are set to be quarantined and thousands advised ordered to stay indoors as authorities in northern…

Coronavirus epidemic engulfs China’s prisons

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The spike in cases in two jails outside Hubei - in the northern province of Shandong and Zhejiang in the…

Compulsory quarantine in Italy as 3 new coronavirus cases discovered

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Three persons have tested positive in Italy for coronavirus, the northern Lombardy region said on Friday, leading to a call…

Oscar 2020: Trump blasts South Korean film, Brad Pitt (Video)

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film “Parasite,” telling a…

Out on exile? Murder-accused Lesotho Prime Minister leaves for South Africa

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane left the country Friday, skipping a court appearance on at which he was expected to…

South African minister doesn’t know Geneva is Swiss city

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

South Africa's Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams made a goof live on NTV by not knowing that Geneva is a city…

China’s richest man Jack Ma backs research for coronavirus cure

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Jack Ma Foundation owned by China's richest man will provide 15 million yuan (around 2.1 million U.S. dollars) to support…

Investigators uncover cocaine hidden in containers of table salt

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Investigators from the State Criminal Police Office and the Hanover Customs Investigation Office prevented the smuggling of over 700 kilogrammes…

Melania Trump to attend happiness class

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

US First Lady Melania Trump is expected to attend a happiness curriculum class at a Delhi government school during her…

In Portugal, one can now die when he wants

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Portuguese parliament has approved five government legislative proposals to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally sick in…

Togo election: Faure Gnassingbe seeks to extend dynastic rule

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe is seeking to extend dynastic rule started by his father Eyadema in 1967, by seeking a…

Covid-19 to headline G20 meeting

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The recent outbreak of Covid-19 ''coronavirus'' is set to be a major focus of discussion at the upcoming G20 meeting.

U.S. sues village for religious discrimination

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Walthill in Nebraska for alleged religious…

Prince Harry to visit Abbey Road Studios in last royal duty

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Britain’s Prince Harry will visit Abbey Road Studios in London on Feb. 28 to meet singer Jon Bon Jovi and…

Ethiopia receives stolen priceless crown from the Netherlands

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Thursday received a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden…

Trump’s ally Stone gets lighter Prison term for lying to Congress

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

US President Trump’s friend, Roger Stone was sentenced to three years and four months in prison on Thursday for lying…

Woman bags life imprisonment for killing ex-husband

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

A South Korean woman, who stunned the nation in 2019 and accused of brutally killing her ex-husband, was convicted of…

Russia to reverse birth rate decline

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Russia is seeking to reverse its birth rate decline with hefty payouts to new parents, according to a legislation passed…

New British 20 Pound banknote in circulation

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

A new British banknote featuring a self-portrait by the 19th-century painter J.M.W. Turner entered circulation on Thursday.

Mexico bans import of electronic cigarettes

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Mexico, on Thursday, said it would ban the importation of electronic cigarettes by presidential decree.

Inventor of cut-copy-paste Larry Tesler is dead

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Computer scientist and inventor of cut/copy & paste Lawrence "Larry" Tesler, has died.

Israel, Palestine lift trade bans

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Israeli Defence Minister, Naftali Bennett, on Thursday said that a ban on Palestinian agricultural exports has been lifted, meaning the…

S. Korea reports first death from coronavirus

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

South Korea has reported its first death from the new coronavirus.

Why I want law that will force the rich to marry the poor – Minister

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

An Indonesian minister on Thursday called for a fatwa (religious edict), requiring the rich to marry the poor to reduce…

2 Diamond Princess passengers die of coronavirus in Japan

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Two passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died after contracting the new coronavirus.

Australia announces inquiry into bushfires

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a national inquiry into the "Black Summer" bushfires.

Height matters in lowering dementia risks: New study

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A new study from the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, has found an association between height and dementia risk.

8 killed in Hanau shootings in Germany

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

German prosecutors have confirmed eight persons killed and five critically injured in two shooting attacks in the town of Hanau…

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