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FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 testing; Germany says no more free testing for COVID-19 Photo credit: The Lancet

Flight arrivals: Germany postpones COVID-19 testing requirement

A new requirement for people arriving at German airports to have submitted to Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing has been postponed from…
Ethiopia Prime minister, Abiy Ahmed

Eritrean troops to withdraw from Tigray: Ethiopian PM

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, said Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces, days after he confirmed the presence of…
Ahmad Al Issa Colorado gunman

Colorado gunman Ahmad Al Issa to undergo psychiatric test

Ahmad Al Issa, the 21-year-old man accused of killing 10 people at King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, will go…
Magufuli lying-in-state in Dodoma, capital of Tanzania

Tanzanian ex-leader Magufuli to be buried today

All is set for the burial of former Tanzania president, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, at his ancestral home town of…
President Joe Biden: defends decision on Afghanistan

Biden sends message to Trump: I will run in 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden sent a clear message to Donald Trump, the former Republican president that he beat with wide…

North Korea shuns UN order, fires 2 ballistic missiles

North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday despite strict orders from the UN…
COVID-19 Vaccine

AstraZeneca downgrades vaccine effectiveness to 76% from 79%

The British-Swedish pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca has released the phase three trial data for its COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
COVID-19

Over 300,000 Brazilians die of COVID-19

Brazil has on Wednesday registered over 300,000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.
No fear for Joe Biden as Kamala Harris catches Covid-19

Biden gives Harris tough job on immigrants

President Joe Biden on Wednesday named Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the country's efforts with Mexico and Central America’s…
Late Dubai deputy ruler Sheikh Hamadan

Buhari mourns Dubai’s deputy ruler, Sheikh Hamadan

On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari extends condolences to the President of the United…
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou

200th anniversary: Buhari sends best wishes to Greece

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari sent best wishes…
Coronavirus: Ogun says no confirmed case of Delta variant

COVID-19: Africa’s confirmed cases surpass 4.14m

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said the number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in…

How Africa can benefit from Okonjo-Iweala led WTO

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the organisation would work to deliver technical assistance…
'Trump unleashes fury on Biden-Harris Administration over Hurricane response

U.S. committed reckless rights abuses in Trump era: Report

The United States under Donald Trump recklessly trampled on international rules amid COVID-19, becoming the biggest troublemaker to global security…
Late Dubai deputy ruler Sheikh Hamadan

Dubai loses deputy ruler, Sheikh Hamadan at 75

Dubai’s deputy ruler who also doubles as the United Arab Emirates’ long-serving finance minister, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum is…

South Korea’s low birth rate fuels worry

South Korea’s childbirth kept falling in January, fueling worry about the demographic cliff, statistical office data showed on Wednesday.
American Guy Smith arrested in Uganda

Uganda arrests American Guy Smith for subversion

Ugandan police have arrested an American, Guy Smith for engaging in subversive activities that compromise the country's national security.
Israeli election and Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister

Israeli election: Netanyahu unable to break through political gridlock

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to secure a solid parliamentary majority in Israel’s election on Tuesday.
Ahmad Al Issa on Facebook and artist impression of Ahmad Al Issa

Facebook removes account of Colorado gunman Ahmad Al Issa

Facebook removes the account of Colorado gunman Ahmad Al Issa as a check returns the message: 'this content is no…
US President Joe Biden: backs waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines

Colorado shooting: Biden urges US Senate pass gun laws

U.S. President Joe Biden urged the Senate to pass gun control laws already passed by the House, in reaction to…
Ahmad Al Issa Boulder Colorado shooter

Colorado gunman identified as Ahmad Al Issa

The gunman who murdered 10 people on Monday in Boulder Colorado has been named as Ahmad Al Issa.
COVID-19 Vaccine

AstraZeneca vaccine 100 percent effective against COVID: U.S. agency

The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is 100 percent effective, far more than the modest 70 per cent efficacy that it claims.

Easter: Germany tightens lockdown

German leaders on Tuesday agreed to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 18 to contain new infections and tighten…

Former justice minister Kawai admits giving bribes during election

Former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai pleaded guilty at a Japanese court on Tuesday to a bribery scandal and said he…

Australian PM admits to low-balling women in politics

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday acknowledged mounting dissatisfaction with his handling of a series of allegations about the…
King Soopers scene of the shooting in Boulder Colorado

Colorado shooting: One police officer killed, 2 injured

A police officer was killed and two others were injured in a Boulder Colorado supermarket shooting on Monday, KDVR-TV reported.
Donald Trump expected to plead not guilty in New York court

Donald Trump plans to float social media platform

Former American President, Donald Trump is planning to return to Social Media through his own platform
Peter Taylor and his dad Michael Taylor docked in Japan over Carlos Ghosn escape

Japan docks 2 Americans, Michael Taylor & son over ex-Nissan CEO Ghosn’s escape

Two Americans Peter Taylor and his dad Michael Taylor were docked in Tokyo on Monday, accused of helping former Nissan…
Terrorists kill scores of Nigeriens

Terrorists kill scores of Nigeriens in Tahoua region

At least 40 people have been killed in another attack in Niger, when armed assailants ravaged several villages in the…
European Union (EU)

EU foreign affairs ministers to issue sanctions for rights abuses

The European Union’s 27 foreign affairs ministers are expected to endorse sanctions against various individuals and entities for human rights…
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