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Indianapolis shooter identified as Brandon Scott Hole

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5 years ago

The shooter who killed eight people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility has been identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole.

Rising cases of COVID-19 alarming – WHO

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there is an alarming rise in COVID-19…

Reports: Iran scales up uranium enrichment at nuclear plant

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5 years ago

Iran begins 60 % uranium enrichment, its highest level ever after an attack, suspected to be by Israel targeted its…

8 killed in another mass shooting in U.S.

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5 years ago

The epidemic of gun violence and mass shooting continued in the United States Thursday night, with a gunman killing eight…

North Korea says Japan’s nuclear wastewater threat to mankind

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5 years ago

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday night denounced Japan's decision to discharge radioactive wastewater into sea as…

Biden rains sanctions on Russia for malign actions

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5 years ago

The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market,…

Queen Elizabeth steps into debate over Philip’s funeral outfits

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has stepped in to settle a problem over what senior royals should wear to her husband’s funeral.

French embassy urges citizens to leave Pakistan

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country after violent…

“A sham”: Jacob Zuma rejects court deadline

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has rejected as “a sham” a request by the country’s top court to suggest…

Apple, Amazon, Ford, scores of U.S. companies oppose voting curbs

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5 years ago

More than 100 U.S. companies including Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have declared their opposition to voting curbs that a…

Afghanistan: Biden confirms U.S. troops pullout from 1 May

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5 years ago

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he will begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan on May 1 to end America's…

U.S. First Lady Jill Biden undergoes medical procedure

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5 years ago

U.S. First Lady Dr Jill Biden had a “common medical procedure” on Wednesday, came through it “well” and returned to…

South Africa says deposits for vaccines not refundable

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5 years ago

The South African government's down-payments to Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccines are not refundable under any circumstances.

Nigerian drug trafficker Paulinus sentenced to death in Vietnam

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigerian drug trafficker, Unachukwu Chiluba Paulinus, has been sentenced to death in Vietnam for illegally transporting narcotic substances in the…

Reuters appoints Galloni first female Editor-in-Chief in 170 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Alessandra Galloni has been appointed Reuters next Editor-In-Chief, a statement from Michael Friedenberg, President, Reuters News and Media, Thomson Reuters…

Just In: Denmark ditches AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

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5 years ago

Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to permanently stop using the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Angola to produce 20,000 carats of diamonds monthly

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5 years ago

The Lunhinga mine in Angola’s eastern province of Lunda Norte is expected to produce 20,000 carats of diamonds per month,…

Somalia President Mohamed Farmaajo extends tenure by two years

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5 years ago

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency…

George Floyd: Use-of-force expert justifies officer Chauvin’s action

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Defense attorneys in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday called an expert witness who testified that the former…

White officer who shot, paralyzed Jacob Blake returns to duty

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

A white policeman Rusten Sheskey, who shot and paralysed an African-American man Jacob Blake, has been returned to duty.

Afghanistan: U.S. troops to quit on anniversary of September 11

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5 years ago

Agency Report President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, officials…

Minnesota cop Kimberley Potter who killed Black man Wright resigns

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5 years ago

The Minnesota policewoman, Kimberley Potter who killed a black man, Daunte Wright resigned Tuesday, saying “it’s in the best interest…

Compaore charged with the murder of Thomas Sankara

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5 years ago

Burkina Faso has charged former President Blaise Compaore with the 1987 murder of then charismatic President Thomas Sankara.

US pauses J&J vaccine over clot reports

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5 years ago

The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in the administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of blood…

COVID-19: India clears Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

India’s drug regulator has confirmed the approval of a third coronavirus vaccine – Russia’s Sputnik V – as the country…

ECOWAS Parliament vows to end extortions at border posts

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5 years ago

The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged to end extortion of citizens of the sub-region at border posts by security and immigration…

Shooting in Knoxville Tennessee school, police officer among victims

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5 years ago

Police in Knoxville, Tennessee said on Monday they were responding to reports of a shooting at a high school there…

Okonjo-Iweala invites Big Pharma to Geneva, over COVID vaccine inequity

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5 years ago

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the head of the World Trade Organisation said she has called a meeting for 14 April in Geneva…

Ex-banker Guillermo Lasso elected Ecuador president

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Former banker Guillermo Lasso won Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday, pledging “opportunities and prosperity” despite a pandemic-battered and debt-laden economy and…

Salva Kiir South Sudan president sacks army chief

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5 years ago

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has sacked the country’s army chief, Johnson Juma Okot. Three other senior intelligence officers,…

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