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Richard Branson ready to hit Space , ahead of Jeff Bezos

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5 years ago

Richard Branson is set to fly to Space on 11 July, aboard VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic's suborbital rocket-powered space plane

Trump’s company, CFO Weisselberg charged with tax fraud

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5 years ago

Donald Trump's company and longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg pleaded not guilty on Thursday to tax fraud charges.

U.S. Supreme Court backs Arizona’s ballot restriction law

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5 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday endorsed two Republican-backed ballot restrictions in Arizona, handing a defeat to voting rights advocates…

Ex-U.S. defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Donald Rumsfeld, 88, the two-time U.S. secretary of defense and a chief architect of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq,…

Before Kanu Kenya abducts refugee Gulen, hands him to Turkey

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5 years ago

Weeks before Nnamdi Kanu's arrest in Nairobi Kenya, the authorities there had also carried out the abduction of Selahaddin Gulen,…

Xi talks tough at centenary of CPC

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5 years ago

China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will "get their heads bashed"…

Germany’s Merkel to have private audience with Queen Elizabeth

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5 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will have a private audience with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Friday.

Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces 3 new leadership fellows

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5 years ago

Fatou Wurie from Sierra Leone, Gaokgakala Sobatha from Botswana and Richard Adu-Gyamfi from Ghana have been named the 2021 Ibrahim…

Buhari congratulates Xi on centenary of CPC

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5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping on the centenary of the founding of the Communist…

Kim Jong Un sacks officials for laxity in fighting COVID-19

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5 years ago

COVID-19 may be on the rage in the secretive North Korea, judging by the mass sack of officials for laxity…

WHO certifies China malaria free, after zero cases in 4 years

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday certified China malaria-free after recording zero cases for four years consecutively.

Eric Adam’s lead shrinks in New York mayoral race

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5 years ago

New vote totals released on Tuesday in New York City's Democratic mayoral contest sharply narrowed the lead for Eric Adams,…

Estonia loses 70,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Almost 70,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which Estonia intended to donate to other countries have spoiled due to…

Iran will never get nuclear weapon: Biden blows hot

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, in comments ahead of a meeting with…

Israeli’s Lapid arrives UAE on first official visit

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Israel’s new Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, making it the first Israeli…

US congratulates Seychelles

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The US has congratulated the people of Seychelles on the 45th anniversary of their independence which falls on Tuesday.

Ethiopia declares dramatic ceasefire in Tigray

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5 years ago

Ethiopia has declared a dramatic unilateral ceasefire in Tigray as the former rulers of the region and their soldiers returned…

Jihadists like Boko Haram bomb Beni in Congo DR

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5 years ago

An Islamist militia, operating like Nigeria's Boko Haram and with links to Islamic State (IS) was responsible for two blasts…

US carries out air raids on Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

U.S. strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least seven Iran-backed militiamen, a Britain-based monitoring group…

Swedish PM Lofven resigns, days after losing confidence vote

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5 years ago

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Monday he has handed in his notice of resignation and asked parliament's speaker…

US congratulates Djibouti on 44th independence anniversary

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5 years ago

United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has congratulated the people of Djibouti on their 44th independence anniversary which fell…

30 killed in Al Shabaab attack on Somali military base, Wisil town

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5 years ago

No fewer than 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town…

China switches on Baihetan hydropower plant, world’s second largest

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5 years ago

The giant Baihetan hydropower plant, on the upstream branch of China's Yangtze river began generating electricity for the first time…

Biden orders bombing of Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria

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5 years ago

The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un loses weight: Reports

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5 years ago

Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un's apparent weight loss, said an unidentified resident of Pyongyang.

Somali Army execute 18 al-Shabab militants

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Eighteen al-Shabab militants were executed on Sunday in Galkayo town of Mudug, the Puntland State of Somalia, after being sentenced…

Protests in Lebanon over harsh economy, many injured

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5 years ago

Lebanon witnessed a night of protests and riots against worsening living conditions, which left several protesters and 10 soldiers injured.

Man dies trying to rescue son from drowning

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

A 53-year-old man has died as he tried to rescue his son from drowning in the Upper Palatinate region of…

Javid becomes UK health minister as COVID-19 cases soar

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5 years ago

British former finance minister Sajid Javid will replace Matt Hancock as the country's health minister.

Matt Hancock’s side chick Gina Coladangelo quits

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5 years ago

Gina Coladangelo, the aide who was filmed kissing the former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has reportedly quit her job…

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