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Alien life could be on Planet Venus: Astronomers

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A team of astronomers suggested today that there could be life on Planet Venus, after spotting the chemical fingerprint of…

17 lawmakers test positive for COVID-19

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

By (Xinhua/NAN) As many as 17 Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the first day…

Iran warns foreign powers after execution of Navid Afkari

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Iranian Justice Department on Monday warned European embassies in Tehran against interfering in the case of Navid Afkari, a…

Paul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda hero, charged with terrorism

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6 years ago

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, appeared in a Rwandan court on…

New Arab-Israeli ties gimmick for Trump’s reelection

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6 years ago

A senior Palestinian official said that the U.S.-brokered normalization of ties between Arab states and Israel is a gimmick intended…

Yoshihide Suga certain to become Japan’s new PM

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is certain to succeed him.

Mali civilian coalition rejects junta’s transition programme

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The M5-RFP coalition in Mali that led anti-government protests before last month’s coup has rejected a political charter pushed through…

No deal: TikTok USA rejects Microsoft offer

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6 years ago

Microsoft said on Sunday it was informed by Bytedance that it would not be selling TikTok’s U.S. operations to it.

Putin’s party faces biggest test as Russians vote

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Russians head to polls in regions throughout the country on Sunday to cast their votes in local elections set to…

Erdogan warns Macron: ‘Don’t mess with Turkey’

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his criticism of Turkey’s latest activities…

Mali’s military junta agrees to set up 18-month transition government

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Mali's Military junta has agreed to an 18-month transition government to pave way for a new election in the country.

AstraZeneca, Oxford University resume COVID-19 vaccine trials

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6 years ago

Clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have resumed after a six-day…

Trump campaign runs out of cash

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6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump campaign machine is in the throes of a cash crunch, forcing it to pull back television…

Mass fatalities as fires rage in Oregon

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The U.S. state of Oregon was on Friday preparing for a high number of fatalities as wildfires that have burned…

UN adopts `omnibus resolution’ on COVID-19

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on Friday adopted an “omnibus resolution’’ seeking a comprehensive and coordinated global response to…

Afghan peace talks set to begin in Qatar

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The opening ceremony for long-awaited historic, face-to-face peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group is set…

Venezuela captures U.S. marine on espionage

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6 years ago

A “U.S. spy” was captured while spying on the largest refining complex in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro said in a…

U.S. remembers September 11 attacks

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United States on Friday remembered nearly 3,000 people killed on September 11, 2001, when al-Qaeda terrorists attacked New York…

Ruling party claims landslide victory in Ethiopia’s Tigray poll

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6 years ago

Against a looming confrontation with Addis Ababa, the regional ruling party in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, has claimed a landslide election…

Trump: Biden taking drugs to give speeches

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed, without offering any proof, that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is taking performance-enhancing drugs for…

Fresh lockdown in UK city of Birmingham

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6 years ago

The city of Birmingham will experience another round of lockdown from next Tuesday, after COVID-19 cases exploded.

Turkey continues post-2016 coup crackdown, 60 lawyers, 44 soldiers arrested

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6 years ago

Turkey has arrested 60 lawyers and 44 soldiers as it continues its crackdown on people associated with the religious movement…

Africa Fact Book launched

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6 years ago

Africa has launched the first edition of the Africa Fact Book, which seeks to dispel myths and misrepresentations of the…

Coronavirus: France sets daily record with almost 10,000 new cases

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

French health authorities recorded the highest daily increase in coronavirus infections since the beginning of the pandemic, as the government…

Trump’s plan against immigrants rejected by court

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6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional…

China reports 15 new imported COVID-19 cases

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6 years ago

Mainland China reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 10, up from seven cases a day earlier, according to the…

Massive explosions in Jordan’s city of Zarqa

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6 years ago

Massive explosions have occurred in the city of Zarqa, north east of Amman the capital of Jordan.

Islamist militants massacre dozens of villagers in Congo

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6 years ago

At least 53 villagers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, by Islamist militants, a local…

India suspends AstraZeneca vaccine trials

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6 years ago

Serum Institute of India has put on hold trials of AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine in the country until the British…

Pains, anguish as Coronavirus deaths soar to 904,364 worldwide

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

As at Thursday, 904,364 people worldwide have died from the deadly Coronavirus pandemic still sweeping across the globe unabated, with…

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