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Greece imposes COVID-19 rules on 2 regions

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Greek authorities on Wednesday imposed a new set of restrictions on the Aegean tourist island of Mykonos and the Northern…

Kamala Harris officially becomes U.S. Vice-presidential candidate

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris officially became the Democratic candidate for vice president on Wednesday, imploring the country to elect Joe…

Mali coup: ECOWAS leaders hold emergency meeting

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) will hold on…

Col. Assimi Goita emerges head of Mali junta

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Colonel Assimi Goita has emerged the head of the military junta in Mali that ousted the elected government of President…

Kuwait runs out of cash, warns on salary payment default

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Kuwait has $6.6 billion worth of liquidity in its Treasury and not enough cash to cover state salaries beyond October,…

Norway expels Russian diplomat for spying

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6 years ago

Norway’s foreign ministry on Wednesday said it had decided to expel a Russian diplomat following the recent arrest in Oslo…

Mali military junta announces vague transition programme

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6 years ago

The junta who ousted Mali’s elected president and government in a military coup promised on Wednesday to restore stability and…

Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Joe Biden has accepted the Democratic nomination as their presidential candidate in the November election.

6.8 magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitudes rocked Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province on Wednesday.

Democrats formally nominate Joe Biden as presidential candidate

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6 years ago

U.S. Democrats at their virtual national convention formally nominated Joe Biden on Tuesday as their presidential candidate in the November…

President Keita resigns, parliament dissolved in Mali coup d’etat

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6 years ago

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned. He announced this in a televised address on Tuesday, as the coup in Mali…

UN demands restoration of constitutional order in Mali

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reacted to the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for the restoration of…

Army Mutiny: ECOWAS suspends Mali, borders shut

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Tuesday it has suspended Mali membership and also closed its…

Updated: Mali mutineers confirm arrest of Keita, prime minister Cisse

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6 years ago

A military spokesman for mutineers in Mali confirmed on Tuesday that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse…

Mail-in-Voting: U.S. Postal Service chief DeJoy suspends policy changes

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6 years ago

Louis DeJoy, the head of the U.S. Postal Service said he was suspending delay-causing policy changes following an outcry against…

Coup plot in Mali, President Keita detained by mutinous soldiers

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Mutinous soldiers in Mali have detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as a possible coup plot unravelled.

Trump blows hot on Twitter, blasts Michelle Obama

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

U.S President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Michelle Obama, her husband Barack and his rival Joe Biden.

71-year-old Portuguese President swims to rescue two women

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa swam in a beach to rescue two women who came into difficulty at an…

Trump vows to pardon VIP today

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

President Donald Trump of the United States has announced that he will pardon someone who is “very, very important” on…

#DemConvention: Michelle Obama tears into Donald Trump

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump on the first night of the Democratic…

Convention: Democratic heavyweights descend on Trump

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump suffered scathing attacks from top Democrats on the first day of the party’s National Convention on…

Ex-Trump aide Miles Taylor endorses Joe Biden

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6 years ago

Miles Taylor, a former high-ranking Trump administration official endorsed Democratic challenger Joe Biden for November’s election and slammed Trump for…

Trump deserted by big donors

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6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to get big donors from 2016 to invest in his 2020 campaign.

World’s highest temperature in 100 years recorded in Mojave Desert

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6 years ago

The hottest air temperature recorded anywhere on the planet in at least a century, and possibly ever, was reached in…

COVID-19: Over 100,000 people agree to be UK’s lab rats

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

More than 100,000 people have volunteered to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trials in Britain, the British government said on…

Ghana opens all tertiary schools next week for final year students

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said late Sunday that tertiary schools in the country will reopen on Aug. 24…

Japanese economy shrinks by 27.8 percent

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6 years ago

The Japanese economy contracted at an annualised rate of 27.8 per cent in the second quarter, as the world’s third-largest…

Mississippi cops charged with murder over 2019 death of Black man

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Three Jackson, Mississippi, police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the fatal beating of a Black man…

Abinader sworn in as Dominican Republic president

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Dominican Republic on Sunday sworn in Luis Abinader as the new president ending 16 years of rule by the…

Biden leads Trump in latest poll

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The latest poll by NBC News and Wall Street Journal released on Sunday shows US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden…

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