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Iran’s ship Saviz hit in Red Sea

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5 years ago

An Iranian vessel, the Saviz, has been hit in the Red Sea, a day after media reports that the ship…

Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine UK trials stopped, linked with brain clot

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5 years ago

Oxford University suspends further trials of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in children over fears that it causes rare blood clots.

Nigeria excluded as IMF grants debt pardon to 28 countries

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5 years ago

Nigeria is missing from the list of 28 countries granted debt pardon by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

COVID-19 cases will rise despite vaccine: Scientists

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5 years ago

A group of scientists, which serves as adviser to the British government over the handling of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak,…

Putin signs law to remain in office till 84th birthday

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5 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law that could keep him in office in the Kremlin until 2036,…

Singapore to accept digital COVID-19 travel pass

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Singapore will from May accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines.

Italian mafia boss Calvaruso arrested in Palermo

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5 years ago

Police in Sicily have detained 44 year-old Giuseppe Calvaruso, suspected to be the boss of the Pagliarelli mafia group.

COVID-19: Ethiopia registers 1,878 new cases

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5 years ago

Ethiopia registered 1,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 215,189 as of Sunday…

Libya receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Libya has received its first shipment of vaccines against COVID-19, with 101,250 doses from Russia.

Myanmar could slide into civil war, warns Germany’s Maas

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5 years ago

Myanmar could slide into civil war in the wake of the military coup , Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned…

Bulgaria holds parliamentary elections

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5 years ago

Parliamentary elections opened in Bulgaria on Sunday in the middle of a third wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Easter Vigil: Don’t lose hope in Coronavirus times, says Pope

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Pope Francis has called on the faithful at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, not to lose hope in the…

Niger’s new President Bazoum picks Mahamadou as prime minister

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5 years ago

Niger's newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed former minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as prime minister to lead his government.

President Fernandez tests positive for COVID-19 after jab

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

President Alberto Fernandez of Argentina has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated against the virus.

Internet blackout in Myanmar

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Myanmar's military junta has cut all wireless internet services until further notice

Photos: Evans Capitol police officer and Noah Green the killer

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5 years ago

U.S. Capitol Police named William Evans, as the policeman who was killed on Friday as a motorist plowed through a…

Updated: Capitol Police officer dies in motorist attack

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5 years ago

A U.S. Capitol police officer has died and another remains hospitalised after a knife-wielding motorist breached a barrier and tried…

Witness says unnecessary force used on Floyd by murder accused Chauvin

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5 years ago

Derek Chauvin used "totally unnecessary" deadly force when kneeling on George Floyd's neck during an arrest last May that sparked…

U.S. Capitol on lockdown after motorist rams into police officers

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5 years ago

A motorist was shot dead on Friday after he tried to run down two U.S. Capitol policemen, triggering a lockdown…

Taiwan records deadliest train crash in 4 decades

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5 years ago

At least 41 people were killed and more than 60 injured in Taiwan's deadliest train crash on Friday, its worst…

9.57m Beijingers vaccinated against COVID-19

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5 years ago

The Chinese capital Beijing has administered coronavirus vaccines to more than 9.57 million people, local authorities said on Thursday.

Air Koryo resumes flights to China

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5 years ago

North Korea’s national carrier is set to resume flights between Pyongyang and Beijing this week, its website showed on Thursday.

Google cancels 2021 April Fool’s Day

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Google Inc on Thursday cancelled April Fool's Day for the second time in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Microsoft wins $22b US military contract for augmented reality headgear

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5 years ago

Microsoft has won a Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.88 billion over the next decade, the…

Facebook, Instagram block Donald Trump again

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5 years ago

Facebook and Instagram have removed Donald Trump's interview with his daughter-in-law Lara, in which he made a series of false…

New York legalizes recreational marijuana

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Governor Andrew Cuomo has on Wednesday signed the legislation that sought to legalize the use and trade of marijuana.

Updated: Aborted coup in Niger, soldiers arrested

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5 years ago

Agency Report An attempted coup in Niger on Wednesday has been aborted, with many soldiers arrested, according to sources. The…

Coronavirus origin: China replies U.S., 13 other countries

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5 years ago

China on Wednesday disproved a joint statement made by the U.S. and 13 other countries expressing “concerns” over the World…

Pfizer, BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine safe in adolescents

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5 years ago

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE will sooner seek U.S. emergency use authorisation to inoculate children aged between 12 and 15…

Australia to produce own guided missiles

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5 years ago

Australia unveiled a plan on Wednesday to partner up with a global arms manufacturer and build its own guided missiles…

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