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Recently publicized swine flu not new, says WHO

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A World Health Organization (WHO) expert on Wednesday said the recently publicized swine flu in China was not new and…

Sales of major U.S. automakers plunge

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

One of U.S. automakers, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) has reported a 39 percent year-over-year drop in new-vehicle sales in…

Judge lifts ban on Trump’s niece tell-all book

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

An appeal court judge, Judge Alan Scheinkman has lifted a temporary ban on the publication of a ''tell-all'' book written…

Raped 5 year-old Peruvian is world’s youngest mum

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Here is the story about how a sexually abused Peruvian girl Lina Medina became the world’s youngest mum at age…

Ghanaian Politician, Sir John dies of Coronavirus

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Popular Ghanaian politician, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie also known as Sir John has died from COVID-19 complications.

Death toll rises to 96 in Myanmar monsoon landslide

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

The death toll of monsoon landslide in Kachin state of Myanmar has risen to 96 as more bodies were recovered…

Massacre at drug rehab centre

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

At least 24 people were killed in an attack on a drug rehabilitation facility in the central Mexican city of…

81 killed in Ethiopia protests over death of singer Hachalu Hundessa

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

At least 81 people were killed in Ethiopia after death of a popular singer Hachalu Hundessa sparked violent protests in…

Oil prices slip on demand fears as U.S virus cases surge

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Oil prices dipped on Thursday after the United States recorded its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases and California re-imposed…

WHO speaks on use of masks during exercise

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The World Health Organisation, WHO has warned people against wearing masks while exercising, saying masks may reduce the ability to…

16 more years for Putin? Russians cast ballots in referendum today

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Russians will head to polling stations throughout the country on Wednesday to cast their ballots in a referendum to determine…

Saudi Arabia increases VAT to 15 percent from today

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A new Value Added Tax(VAT) regime of 15 percent comes into effect in Saudi Arabia from today. The rate was…

New York imposes 14-day quarantine on visitors from 16 U.S. states

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Travellers from 16 U.S. states must now observe 14-day quarantine if they are visiting New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced…

Chaos in Ethiopia after gunmen kill popular singer Hundessa

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The fatal shooting of a prominent Ethiopian singer in the capital Addis Ababa sparked rising tensions in the city on Tuesday,…

America will hit 100,000 COVID-19 cases daily: Fauci

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the American Infectious disease expert said Tuesday that the country's COVID-19 infection rates, could go as high…

Trump threatens protesters with 10-year jail sentence

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

United States President Donald Trump has threatened protesters who threw paint on a George Washington statue in New York with…

Lebanese judge Mazeh resigns after gag-order against U.S. ambassador

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A Lebanese judge Mohamed Mazeh, who issued a gag-order against the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon resigned Tuesday, state-run news agency…

Iranian blogger, Ruhollah Zam, sentenced to death

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The prominent Iranian dissident and blogger Ruhollah Zam was sentenced to death on Tuesday by a revolutionary court in Tehran,…

China discovers new flu virus that can lead to another pandemic

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A new strain of flu virus spreading in Chinese pigs may also infect humans and become another pandemic as human…

Belgian king apologises to DR Congo for colonial-era cruelty

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Belgian King Philippe has expressed regret for the acts of cruelty committed during the years that his ancestor, Leopold II,…

Taiwan says ‘one country, two systems’ in Hong Kong failed

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday said that the model of “one country, two systems” imposed in Hong Kong has…

Britain locks down Leicester city after COVID-19 flare-up

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday that the city of Leicester will be locked down after a flare-up…

French court sentences former PM Fillion, wife to jail

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A French court has sentenced former French prime minister, François Fillon and his Welsh wife, Penelope, to jail for embezzling…

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Louisiana’s abortion law

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Monday Louisiana's tough restriction on abortion. It said it violates the country's Constitution.

Russia denies offering bounty on U.S. soldiers

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, on Monday rejected U.S. media reports that claimed Russia offered bounties for killing…

China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

China on Monday said it would impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens as tensions rise over Hong Kong’s autonomy.

BET Awards honours French activist Assa Traore

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

BET Awards honoured Sunday night international activist Assa Traore, whose brother Adama was killed in French police custody four years…

California shuts the bars as coronavirus cases surge

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

California ordered some bars to close on Sunday, the first major rollback of efforts to reopen the economy in the…

Iceland President Johannesson re-elected with 92 percent of total votes

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson has been re-elected with a whopping 92 percent of the vote, according to final results released…

Mississippi drops Confederate flag

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Mississippi voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag more…

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