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Prince Harry, Meghan cut off UK tabloids

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have written the editors of British tabloid newspapers that they will never again deal with…

EU, Britain continue post-Brexit negotiations

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Eleven weeks after Brexit, Britain and the European Union (EU) are hoping to finally make progress towards a trade agreement.

Coronavirus: Russia now 10th worst hit, cases above 47,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Russia reported 4,268 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the total to 47,121 and making the country the 10th…

COVID-19: Gov’t supporters call for military intervention

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Numerous government supporters have taken to the streets of Brazil and have called for intervention by the armed forces, in…

Coronavirus: China reports 12 new cases; 8 imported

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

China reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 19, down from 16 a day earlier, with no new deaths,…

Coronavirus deaths in US hit over 41,000

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in the United States has now surpassed 41,000.

Police kill gunman Wortman behind Canada’s worst massacre

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Police in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have killed Gabriel Wortman, the gunman who went on the rampage in…

Mozambique expels Dos Santos Brazilian fugitive cocaine trafficker

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Mozambique on Sunday expelled a Brazilian fugitive cocaine trafficker, Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, aka “Fuminho.

Pandemic wracked Europe needs €1 trillion to recover

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Pandemic wracked Europe will need at least another 500 billion euros from European Union institutions to finance its economic recovery.

COVID-19: Indonesia reports 327 new cases; no lockdown yet

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Indonesia’s national tally of confirmed coronavirus cases increased to 6,575, following 327 new reported cases, an official said Sunday.

Iraq rescinds decision to suspend Reuters’ licence

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Iraq’s media regulator has rescinded an earlier decision to suspend Reuters’ licence for three months over a report on the…

Malians vote amidst safety, virus concerns

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Voters in Mali headed to the polls for the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, in spite of the…

COVID-19: Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday announced extended furloughs for prisoners for another month to stem the spread of coronavirus…

Uganda procures mobile laboratories for COVID-19 tests

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Uganda has procured two mobile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratories to accelerate COVID-19 tests on cross-border cargo drivers.

Malaysia records increase in coronavirus infections

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Malaysia has recorded an additional 84 coronavirus cases, bringing the the tally to 5,389. Out of the number, 3,197 have…

Coronavirus: South Korea relaxes restrictions

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

South Korea has relaxed its social distancing rules after it recorded just eight new coronavirus infections, the lowest in two…

Thousands of hungry, jobless Americans beg for food

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Jobless Americans squeezed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours…

COVID-19: U.S.-Canada border to remain closed – Minister

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada and the U.S. had agreed to keep their border closed…

China’s Wuhan lab denies link with coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The director of China's Wuhan lab has rejected claims that it could be the source of the coronavirus outbreak.

Trump: China embarrassed over coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

China has been “embarrassed” over the coronavirus, U.S. President Donald Trump said at a news conference on Saturday.

Black Saturday in UK as coronavirus death toll soars

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

It was a Black Saturday in the UK as another 888 people died after contracting coronavirus. The new deaths took…

Queen Elizabeth makes strange request for her birthday

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Chris Ship added that it would be the first time such a request had been made in her 68-year reign.

Germany, Japan’s coronavirus cases spike

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany and Japan have risen. In Germany, the cases increased by 3,609, taking the national total…

Singapore reports record coronavirus cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 942 more coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record in the city state

Trump announces direct payments of $16 billion to U.S. farmers

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

President Donald Trump, on Friday, announced a 19-billion-dollar aid package for farmers hurt financially by the coronavirus crisis.

COVID-19: India’s deaths reach 480, with 14,378 total cases

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

India’s Federal Health Ministry, on Saturday, said the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 480 and…

China reports 27 new coronavirus cases

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

China’s National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 17, up from 26 the day earlier, according…

COVID-19: Sudan’s confirmed cases reach 33

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Sudanese government has reported one new COVID-19 case and one more death from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed…

U.S. coronavirus cases top 700,000, deaths above 37,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. coronavirus cases reached 710,021 early on Saturday after many states reported their figures. Deaths also soared to 37,158.

UNECA: Thousands will die in Africa of coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said in a report that more than 300,000 people in Africa could…

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