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UN condemns killing of 59 media workers

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The United Nations condemned the killings of ''at least 59 media workers in 2020''.

UK, EU near Brexit trade deal

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) are near a post Brexit trade agreement.

India’s COVID-19 cases surpass 10.1 million with 146,756 deaths

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

India’s latest data from the Federal Health Ministry reveals that the COVID-19 tally rose to 10,123,778 after 24,712 new cases…

Trump warns Iran over attack on U.S. embassy

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

President Donald Trump has delivered a stern warning to Iran over alleged rocket attacks on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

Trump jets to Florida for Christmas, leaves Washington in chaos

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump left Washington in turmoil Wednesday to spend Christmas in Florida after he vetoed a bipartisan defense…

Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Canada on Wednesday approved the use of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine

Cyprus detains British travellers, to mark Christmas in quarantine hotels

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Almost 200 British travellers will have to spend Christmas in quarantine hotels in Cyprus, where they will have to isolate…

COVID-19: Namibia imposes curfew

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Namibia on Wednesday imposed a 9.00 pm to 4.00 a.m. curfew from Jan. 13, 2021, as the country grapples with…

Philippines, Japan ban flights from Britain

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

The Philippines and Japan on Wednesday joined a growing list of countries banning flights from Britain amid global concerns over…

Ex-justice minister’s wife sentenced to 4-year jail term

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s wife was sentenced by a Seoul court on Wednesday to a four-year jail term for…

COVID-19 out of control in France like UK

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The COVID-19 pandemic is not under control in France, Karine Lacombe, head of the infectious diseases unit at Paris’ Saint-Antoine…

Uganda police detain human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Uganda police said they have detained Nicholas Opiyo, a prominent Ugandan human rights lawyer and government critic over money laundering…

Netanyahu blamed for Isreal’s government collapse

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Over 40 per cent of Israelis blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, for the necessity…

COVID-19: Tunisia extends curfew

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Tunisian government announced on Tuesday that the nationwide curfew in the country had been extended to Jan. 15, 2021,…

Trump rejects $900b COVID-19 stimulus bill, states reasons [Video]

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected the $892 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill passed by Congress on Monday, saying it…

Britain, France reach deal to reopen border

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

By Xinhua/NAN Britain and France have reached a deal to reopen their border to haulers and some passengers from Wednesday,…

Trump pardons allies like Father Christmas

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump granted full pardon on Tuesday to 15 people, including George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide.

Pollution: EU bans plastic waste exports to 3rd-world countries

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The EU will ban the export of plastic waste from the bloc to poor countries effective from Jan. 1, it…

BioNTech/Pfizer to distribute vaccine in EU from Wednesday

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

German manufacturer BioNTech has said that the first deliveries of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine within the European Union (EU) can…

India takes stricter COVID-19 precautions

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Mumbai, India’s financial hub, rolled out precautionary measures on Tuesday in the wake of the discovery of a mutant COVID-19…

Journalists killed for reporting double in 2020: CPJ

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The Committee for the Protection of Journalists(CPJ) said the number of journalists singled out for murder in reprisal for their…

U.S. Congress sends $892b COVID-19 relief bill for Trump signature

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

President Trump is expected to sign into law today the $892 billion COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress after it…

Trump back in Supreme Court to cancel Pennsylvania election

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is unrelenting in his pursuit of court help to overturn the election of President-elect Joe…

Joe Biden, with wife, takes the COVID-19 vaccine, praises Trump

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill on Monday received their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine on live…

COVID-19: Five countries block flights from South Africa

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Five countries on Monday announced that they have banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new variant…

COVID-19: Israel bans all foreigners

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Israel on Monday said it would ban entry to foreigners from all countries in a bid to prevent the spread…

France to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

French Health Minister Olivier Veran, on Monday, said that mass vaccination against Coronavirus in the country would begin on Sunday.

Who gets what in US $900b COVID-19 stimulus deal?

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Here is what is in the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, expected to be passes by both the US Senate…

COVID-19 strain: Saudi Arabia bans all international flights

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Saudi Arabia has banned all international flights and closed its borders over fears about the fast-spreading new strain of COVID-19.

Countries banning UK flights grow, Latin America joins EU, Canada

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Argentina, Chile and Colombia joined EU countries and Canada banning flights from UK due to concerns over a new, highly…

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