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COVID-19 cases hit new daily record in UK

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5 years ago

The UK reported 41,385 new COVID-19 cases today, the highest recorded in a single day since the start of the…

Tanzania suspends ports officials over theft of public funds

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5 years ago

Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has suspended two senior officials with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) over misuse of funds

Russian fishing boat sinks in Arctic: 17 feared dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Seventeen people are feared dead after a Russian fishing boat sank in the Barents Sea.

China jails citizen journalist Zhang for leaking Wuhan’s COVID-19 outbreak

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5 years ago

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced citizen journalist, Zhang Zhan, to four years in prison for her live stream reporting…

Ethiopian police arrest Reuters cameraman Kumerra

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5 years ago

A Reuters cameraman, Kumerra Gemechu, was arrested in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Thursday, and will be kept in…

South Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass one million

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5 years ago

South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said.

Breaking: Trump backpedals, signs $2.3trillion bill

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5 years ago

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump dropped his objections Sunday night and signed the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and government spending…

JUST IN: Trump promises ‘good news’ on COVID-19 relief bill

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5 years ago

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night promised some 'good news' on the $892billion COVID-19 relief bill.

Nashville vehicle bomber identified by FBI

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5 years ago

The FBI, the lead investigator into the Christmas Day Nashville Bombing has identified the bomber. He is 63 year-old Anthony…

37 die in ghastly bus accident

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5 years ago

At least 37 people including 10 women and four children were killed when their bus hit a lorry in central…

300 million Chinese suffer from high blood pressure

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5 years ago

High blood pressure or hypertension, affects one in five Chinese people and kills more people than any other disease in…

COVID-19: Uganda bans annual New Year Eve festivities

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5 years ago

A top government official on Sunday said Uganda has banned all public New Year Eve festivities over surging COVID-19 infections…

Voting opens in CAR, Niger

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5 years ago

Polls open for presidential and legislative elections in Niger and Central African republics. CAR's elections are being held amid militia…

Germany reports 13,755 new COVID-19 cases

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5 years ago

Germany reported 13,755 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, jacking the national tally to 1,640,858, according…

Trump: US courts bad, FBI failed, Election System 3rd World

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5 years ago

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump refused to sign the $2.3trillion end-of-year COVID-19 relief and spending bill on Saturday as he…

Senegal says new COVID-19 strain more virulent

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5 years ago

Senegal said the strain of virus of the second wave of COVID-19 currently circulating is "more virulent" than that of…

Ghana election: NDC set to drag Akufo-Addo, others to court

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5 years ago

Ghana's National Democratic Congress (NDC) said it is set to challenge the presidential and some parliamentary elections results

Biden rebukes Trump for shunning aid bill as millions suffer

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5 years ago

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump earned a sharp rebuke from President-elect Joe Biden as Trump refused to sign the $2.3…

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine gives U.S. doctor severe allergic reaction

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5 years ago

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday ignited a severe allergic reaction in a Boston doctor, Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who received it.

Close Up: Rep. Paul Mitchell who dumped Trump’s Republican party

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5 years ago

Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell does not find as funny Republican lies about a nonexistent election fraud scheme Democrats used to…

Gunmen acting like Boko Haram kill 207 Ethiopians in Benishangul-Gumuz

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5 years ago

Gunmen acting like bloodthirsty Boko Haram terrorists have killed 207 Ethiopians in western Benishangul-Gumuz regional state.

3 UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic

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5 years ago

Three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have been killed in attacks in the Central African Republic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman…

Pope to scrap public Angelus prayer

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5 years ago

Italy’s virus restrictions mean Pope Francis will not recite the Angelus prayer on Boxing Day before thousands of pilgrims, as…

Somali soldiers kill 7 al-Shabab in southern region

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Somali security forces killed seven members of al-Shabab militants on Thursday in an operation in Garbaharey, a town in Somalia’s…

COVID-19: Kenyan doctors suspend four-day strike

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The Kenyan Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPPDU) has signed an agreement with the government to end a strike…

COVID-19: Africa’s confirmed cases near 2.6m mark

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5 years ago

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in…

Nashville bombing update: Police release photo of exploded vehicle

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5 years ago

The police in Nashville, Tennessee, United States have released the photo of the vehicle that exploded Downtown Friday morning, causing…

Ethiopian National Election to hold June 2021

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5 years ago

Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, 2021, the National Electoral Board said on Friday.

France to do comprehensive checks of British goods

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5 years ago

France is planning to carry out comprehensive checks of British goods starting at the turn of the year, an official…

Dahiru Mangal Katsina’s richest man pours billions into Nigerien election

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5 years ago

Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, one of Nigeria's richest businessmen has thrown plenty of funds into Sunday'e election in Niger Republic, backing…

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