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American impunity: Trump commutes prison sentence of buddy Roger Stone

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has commuted the more than three-year prison sentence of his former aide and friend Roger Stone,…

Madeline Swegle makes history as U.S. Navy’s first African-American fighter pilot

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6 years ago

American Navy has graduated its first African-American female strike fighter pilot. She is Madeline Swegle, a Virginia native from Burke.

U.S. sets third day record of COVID-19 cases

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6 years ago

New cases of COVID-19 rose by nearly 69,000 across the United States on Friday, the third consecutive day of huge…

Snakebites kill 1.2 million Indians

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6 years ago

An estimated 1.2 million Indians died from snakebites over the past two decades, a report by eLife said.

Libya, UN discuss political solution to Libyan crisis

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Friday met with the Speaker of Libya’s…

Turkey turns iconic Hagia Sophia museum into mosque

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on Friday ordering Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia museum to be handed over…

Ex-President Park Geun-hye’s sentence reduced to 22 years

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Court in Seoul, South Korea on Friday reduced former President Park Geun Hye’s sentences for corruption and bribery by 10…

90 percent of Ghana’s education ministry test positive

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Ghana's Minister of education, Matthew Prempeh has disclosed that about 90 percent of staff of the ministry have tested positive…

Strange pneumonia deadlier than COVID-19 around, China warns

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6 years ago

China has raised an alarm over a mystery pneumonia, deadlier than COVID-19

California, Texas, Florida break U.S. coronavirus records

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6 years ago

The United States reported more than 56,300 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the third day in a row infections have…

Russia begins last testing stage of COVID-19 vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Russian Defence Ministry, on Friday, stated that the country has begun the final clinical stage of testing a possible COVID-19…

Police arrest 4 COVID-19 escapees in Rwanda

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Rwandan police on Thursday arrested four people who had escaped from a COVID-19 treatment centre in its Eastern province.

Coronavirus hits Bolivia, President Anez, 7 ministers test positive

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6 years ago

Bolivia’s President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. At least seven ministers, including…

Deputy ruler of Sharjah in UAE dies

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6 years ago

The deputy ruler of Sharjah, one of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates, is dead. Sheikh Ahmed bin Sultan…

COVID-19 vaccine possible in Africa early 2021

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6 years ago

Africa could have a COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021 if human trials underway in South Africa succeed,…

German ministers snub Washington G7 meeting

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6 years ago

Germany’s finance minister Olaf Scholz and foreign minister Heiko Maas have declined an invitation to take part in a Washington…

Supreme Court rules New York grand jury can subpoena Trump’s tax papers

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6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a New York grand jury can subpoena President Donald Trump’s tax returns and…

Russian governor implicated in multiple murders committed 15 years ago

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Gov. Sergei Furgal of Russia’s far-eastern Khabarovsk region was detained on Thursday on suspicion of having ordered multiple murders allegedly…

China defends WHO, condemns U.S withdrawal move

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

China has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO) and condemned the United States's decision to withdraw from the global agency.

3 drug smugglers with heroin cakes arrested

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Police in Vietnam's northern Dien Bien province have cracked down a major drug trafficking case, arresting three suspects and seizing…

George Floyd: Transcript shows killer cop ignored choking pleas

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A newly released transcript of police body camera footage has shown that the former U.S. police officer, Derek Chauvin, charged…

COVID-19 has killed more people in Africa than Ebola – WHO

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said COVID-19 has killed more people in Africa than Ebola.

Japan to develop offshore wind farms at 30 sites

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Japan will craft new rules and support infrastructure in a drive that aims to build offshore wind farms at 30…

12 dead as Cholera outbreak hits Camerounian village

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A cholera outbreak has killed 12 people in the fishing village of Londji in south Cameroon, local health authorities said…

Australia calls off extradition agreement with Hong Kong

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong amid “concerns”…

179 police officers file for retirement in one week

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is grappling with a surge in retirement applications, after 179 officers filed for retirement in…

Time running out for Libya, Guterres warns UN Security Council

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned the Security Council to hasten up in bringing an end to the…

U.S. lawmakers blast Trump over WHO

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Lawmakers in the United State have condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to officially quit the World Health Organisation (WHO), amid…

Chinese mainland confirms 9 new COVID-19 cases

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Chinese health authority said on Thursday that it received reports of nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland…

Ivory Coast Prime Minister, Gon Coulibaly dies

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for the next presidential election, has died at…

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