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JUST IN: Nigerian isolated with Omicron on landing in Manila

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4 years ago

The Nigerian was isolated along with a Filipino, who also tested positive for Omicron upon arrival from Japan on 1…

George Floyd’s killer Chauvin makes U-Turn in civil rights case

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4 years ago

Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Chauvin to 25 years in prison, which would run concurrent to his state sentence,…

COVID-19 jitters in British parliament after 8 test positive in 24 hours

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4 years ago

Fears have been raised that MPs crowding into the lobbies to vote on measures on Tuesday could have caused the…

Zimbabwe launches e-passport

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4 years ago

Key features of the new e-passport include an electronic cover with a chip and a security thread fully embedded in…

EU president warns of dominating wave of Omicron

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4 years ago

Von der Leyen said she was disappointed that festivities would again be disrupted this year because of Omicron

Rwanda confirms six cases of Omicron

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4 years ago

Some 40 per cent of the Rwandan population have received two vaccine doses and it has started issuing booster shots.

All hail Sir Lewis Hamilton

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4 years ago

Hamilton becomes the fourth F1 heroes to be knighted. Sir Jackie Stewart was knighted in 2001, Sir Stirling Moss 2000…

Jacob Zuma goes back to prison

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4 years ago

The 79-year old began medical parole in September, and is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. Zuma handed…

NYPD to have Keechant Sewell as first female head in 176 years

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4 years ago

Sewell will be just the third black police commissioner after Benjamin Ward, who served from 1984 to 1989 and Lee…

Fire guts 39-storey Hong Kong World Trade Centre

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4 years ago

Hong Kong media reported dozens of people trapped inside and over 150 people rescued and stretchered away.

Survivor of India’s Gen. Rawat chopper crash Varun Singh dies

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4 years ago

Singh succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, the Air Force said.

O.J. Simpson wins early release from parole

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4 years ago

Simpson was convicted in 2008 of robbery and kidnapping in a dispute over sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas casino…

Vietnam’s activist Trang sentenced to 9 years imprisonment

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4 years ago

She was initially detained in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6, 2020, the same day Vietnam and the U.S.…

Africa hit by fourth wave of COVID-19, says WHO

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4 years ago

"Africa had seen a rise of 83 per cent in new COVID-19 cases for the week ending Dec. 12, driven…

Another Haitian tragedy: 53 dead, houses burnt in gas tanker explosion

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4 years ago

The Caribbean nation has suffered from a wave of violence and tragedies this year.dd

UK deputy PM Raab muddles up Omicron figures

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4 years ago

Raab first told Sky News that there were at least 250 people with Omicron in hospital. He then told the…

UN to support upcoming Libyan elections

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4 years ago

The election is a part of a roadmap adopted by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.

President Duterte withdraws from 2022 Senate race

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4 years ago

Duterte’s move comes just hours after his ally and longtime aide Sen. Bong Go officially withdrew from the presidential race.

U.S. House panel seeks contempt charge against Meadows

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4 years ago

Meadows had provided to the committee before he ended his cooperation — including 6,600 pages of records taken from personal…

Former minister bags 60 days’ prison term

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4 years ago

The conservative politician was accused of having unlawfully ordered the separation of a couple from Syria because the woman was…

COVID-19 hit Ramaphosa sends message to South Africans

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4 years ago

Earlier Ramaphosa's office released a statement saying that he is still showing mild symptoms.

Ex-Hanoi chairman, Chung jailed 8 years for theft of $1.57m

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4 years ago

Chung was earlier in the year sentenced to five years in prison for misappropriating secret state documents and misusing assets,…

Omicron kills infected person in UK

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4 years ago

Scientists had suggested that Omicron, which spreads quickly could be a milder version of Covid-19.

Nigerian brothers the Osundairos to sue shamed U.S. actor Jussie Smollett

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4 years ago

The Nigerians had sued Smollett's attorneys in April 2019, after the initial set of charges were dropped, claiming the case…

Boris Johnson warns of looming tidal wave of Omicron

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4 years ago

Johnson called the spread of the mutation "an emergency", as Omicron was doubling every two to three days.

Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe 2021

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4 years ago

The actor and model beat runners-up from Paraguay and South Africa to take the crown, after the 80 competitors were…

Ramaphosa praises, censures FW de Klerk at memorial

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4 years ago

Ramaphosa described de Klerk as "brave" for defying his party to negotiate an end to white minority rule.

ICYMI: Benin court jails Madougou, President Talon’s opponent

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4 years ago

Madougou was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a trial her lawyers denounced as a political hit job.

Anne Rice, American bestselling writer, dies at 80

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4 years ago

Anne Rice, American bestselling writer and author of Interview with the Vampire, has died.

Mahuton, Loukou, 2 others win ECOWAS excellence awards

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4 years ago

They were given the awards at the opening ceremony of the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of…

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