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Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 1.63 million

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,636,748 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control…

Falana sues Cape Verde to stop extradition of Venezuelan envoy Moran to US

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Mr. Femi Falana has dragged the government of Cape Verde to the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja to halt…

Singapore to roll out world’s first facial verification ID

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Singapore will become the world's first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme, beginning from next year.

Movie theatres outside New York City to reopen

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Movie theatres outside of New York City will be allowed to reopen on Oct. 23 after months-long hiatus spurred by…

Alpha Conde or Diallo? : Guineans decide today

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Guineans are voting today to choose a president between the 82-year-old incumbent, Alpha Conde and main challenger, Cellou Dalein Diallo,…

UN seeks peaceful poll in Guinea

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for peaceful and credible presidential election in Guinea on Sunday.

Parks authority takes control of Kilimanjaro fire

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

A fire on Mount Kilimanjaro that had been raging for seven days is largely under control, the Director General of…

UN chief urges global solidarity for poor people

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity for people living in poverty during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protesters to Trump: Why rush Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination?

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Thousands of women marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s rush to…

US to execute Lisa Montgomery, first woman since 1953

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

American woman Lisa Montgomery is expected to receive lethal injection on December 8, the first woman to be executed since…

Woman calls police after killing her 3 children

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

An unnamed woman was on Saturday detained in Vienna after she called the police and said that she had killed…

COVID-19: EU leaders reaffirm support for Africa amid pandemic

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

European Union (EU) leaders reiterated their support for Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to test the health care systems…

Tanzanian polls: EAC to send observers

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The East African Community (EAC) said on Friday it will dispatch election observer mission to Tanzania ahead of the nation's…

Stronger global poverty reduction efforts needed amid pandemic

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

As the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty arrives on Saturday, the global community needs to take this special…

7 killed, 5 wounded in Afghan bomb explosions

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Seven civilians were killed and five others wounded in two improvised bomb explosions in Afghanistan on Friday, authorities confirmed.

Germany confirms more coronavirus cases

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 7,830 to 348,557, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)…

WHO says Remdesivir not effective as COVID-19 cure

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The World Health Organisation said Thursday night that the antiviral drug Remdesivir strongly touted by US President Trump, as a…

Kyrgyzstan president Jeenbekov resigns

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov, on Friday officially announced his resignation at an extraordinary session of the parliament.

Rudy Giuliani’s daughter Caroline Giuliani voting for Joe Biden

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Caroline Giuliani, daughter of Donald Trump's attack dog, Rudy Giuliani has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president.

Kyrgyzstan to elect new president before Jan. 10

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan should be held not later than Jan. 10, Prime Minister Sadyr Zhaparov said on Friday.

14 IS suspects arrested in Istanbul

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5 years ago

Turkish police detained 14 people in Istanbul over their suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, local media…

Shanghai leads in imported COVID-19 cases in China

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The Chinese mainland reported 24 new imported COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,084, the…

US Democrats defeat Texas governor on drop-off points for absentee ballots

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

A Texas judge has ruled in favour of US Democrats, by lifting an order by Republican Governor Greg Abbott that…

US arrests ex-Mexican defence minister Cienfuegos

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Former Mexican defence minister Salvador Cienfuegos has been arrested in the US at the request of the Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA).

Brazilian senator Rodrigues hides money in underwear to evade police search

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

A Brazilian senator, Chico Rodrigues has been caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion…

Kamala Harris pauses field campaign after 2 staffers tested positive

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Kamala Harris, the US Democrats vice presidential candidate has suspended in-person events until Monday after two staffers of her campaign…

19 days to election, American jobless seeking dole rises

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The number of jobless Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number.

Kyrgyzstan’s President Jeenbekov resigns amid mass protests

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Kyrgyzstan’s President, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, has resigned after a disputed parliamentary election triggered mass protests.

Oxford scientists develop five-minute COVID-19 antigen test

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

Scientists from Britain’s University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than…

Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 test kit

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Scientists from Britain’s University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test kit, able to identify the coronavirus in less…

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