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Appeal court raises ex-president Lee Myung-bak’s prison term

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

An appellate court on Wednesday delivered a heavier prison term of 17 years to former President Lee Myung-bak on bribery…

Hong Kong confirms 2nd Covid-19 death

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6 years ago

China has reported 1,749 new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on Wednesday, with the National Health Commission reporting 136…

Queen mulls banning Harry, Meghan from using ‘Sussex Royal’ label

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Queen Elizabeth and other senior royal officials have told the Duke and Duchess of Sussex they won’t be allowed to…

BRIT Awards: Rapper Dave blasts Boris Johnson as racist

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

British rapper Dave was a big winner at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, but his lyrical attack on Britain’s prime…

Harvey Weinstein’s trial: Jurors yet to reach verdict

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Jurors in ex-Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein's high-profile sex crimes trial ended their first day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a…

Death toll in China’s Hubei province now 1921

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Death toll from coronavirus in China's Hubei province has reached 1,921, the regional health committee reported on Wednesday.

Police officer commits suicide after killing four in-laws

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

A Kosovo female police officer on Tuesday committed suicide after she shot and killed four in-laws, in Gnjilan town 50…

Obama, Trump fight on Twitter over who should take credit for US economy

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

President Donald Trump berated his predecessor, Barack Obama, as each sought credit Monday for the booming U.S. economy.

Covid-19: China confirms more patients in recovery

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

China’s National Health Commission, on Tuesday, says no fewer than 12,552 have recovered in Chinese mainland out of 72,528 confirmed…

Great Fajr Campaign: Palestinians engage in prayer protest

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Thousands of Palestinians gathered at the mosque in Nablus’s Victory Square, for morning prayers to launch a new front in…

Coronavirus: Singapore to spend over $4bn

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Singapore, on Tuesday announced its 2020 budget, pledging 5.6 billion Singapore dollars (or 4.02 billion U.S. dollars) to assist businesses…

Hospital director in Wuhan dies of coronavirus

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A hospital director in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, died from the disease…

Suspension of Libyan oil exports costs over 1.6 bln USD

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Monday said that the suspension of oil exports due to closure of oil fields…

Palestinian youths launch campaign on Twitter in solidarity with China

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Palestinian youths have launched a campaign on Twitter to show solidarity with China, reinforcing an international trend on social media…

Chanel cancels Beijing fashion show

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

French fashion house Chanel said Monday it was postponing a show set for May in Beijing following an outbreak of…

Bezos creates $10b Earth Fund to battle climate change

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world's richest man, said Monday that he was committing $10 billion to a…

Jehovah Witness predicted coronavirus 15 years ago

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The deadly Coronavirus or COVID-19 was predicted by an article published by the Jehovah’s Witness, a religious group, 15 years…

Popular Rwandan singer Mihigo commits suicide

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo, who was found guilty in 2015 of plotting to kill President Paul Kagame, has been…

Trump’s pastor urges followers fund church instead of paying for electricity

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Paula White-Cain, a prosperity gospel minister who serves part-time as President Donald Trump’s “spiritual adviser,” has urged her church members…

COVID 19: Russia drags woman back into quarantine facility

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A Russian lady, Alla Illyina was ordered by the court on Monday to be returned to a quarantine facility as…

Gunmen kill pastor, 23 others and kidnap 3

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said

COVID-19: Beijing to build face mask factory in 6 days

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Beijing will convert an industrial building into a new mask factory in six days to meet the surging demand amid…

US flies home 14 coronavirus hit patients

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6 years ago

More than a dozen infected Americans from a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship off Japan flew on evacuation flights to the US…

COVID-19 deaths hit 1770, new cases 2048

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The death toll from thr coronavirus outbreak in mainland China reached 1,770 as of the end of Sunday, up by…

Japan suffers worst economic slump in 5 years

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6 years ago

Japan has suffered its worst quarterly GDP contraction in more than five years, with a tax hike and a deadly…

Cameroonian troops accused of massacre of 14 children in Anglophone village

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A massacre in an Anglophone region of Cameroon left up to 22 villagers dead including 14 children, the UN said…

Nigerian Chinedu meddling in US presidential campaign

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A Nigerian, identified simply as Chinedu has been thrown into a controversy over a now deleted Twitter account supporting the…

Dozens of snakes gather at US park for mating eve of Valentine Day

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A city in Florida closed off part of a park after residents spotted dozens of snakes which had apparently gathered…

Woman who released Macron’s friend sex tape arrested

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

French police have arrested the girlfriend of a Russian activist who released a sex video of a prominent ally of…

Train station closes as police shoot gunman in California

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A commuter train station in Northern California was closed for eight hours on Saturday after police shot and critically injured…

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