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South Korea, China, Japan hold virtual meeting on coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

South Korea, China and Japan will on Friday hold a video meeting to discuss ways to work together in the…

Ghana records more COVID-19 cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Ghana announced 122 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday taking its national total to 5,530 and firmly in the lead…

Record 36.5m Americans jobless

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

About 36.5 million American workers are now jobless, an unprecedented figure since the U.S. government began tracking unemployment in the…

Mouthwash can prevent coronavirus growth: Scientists

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A group of scientists in Britain has raised the potential of mouthwash to halt the spread of coronavirus.

Burundi expels 4 WHO officials over coronavirus warning

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Burundi government has kicked out the national head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and three members of his team…

Coronavirus: Malaysia to allow 88 mosques reopen for Friday prayers

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Malaysian authorities will allow 88 mosques to hold Islamic Friday prayers this week in a relaxation of curbs imposed on…

EU says COVID-19 vaccine possible in a year

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The European Union (EU) Medicines Agency said on Thursday that a vaccine to counter the new coronavirus could be approved…

Vietnam struggles to avoid first COVID-19 death

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Vietnam is determined to save the life of its most critically ill coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, a British pilot who works…

Smokers and ex-smokers at greatest risk of contracting severe coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A new study said smokers and former smokers, face twice the risk of contracting severe cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus…

‘Trump administration cranky’: China blasts back over vaccine research theft

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Global Times, the megaphone of the Chinese ruling party has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump administration, suggesting it…

South Korea stays alert over further virus spread

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

South Korea on Thursday reported 29 more coronavirus cases following cluster infections linked to clubs and bars in Seoul, putting…

COVID-19: Japan to lift state of emergency

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Japan is expected to decide on Thursday to lift the nationwide state of emergency in many of its prefectures after…

Mexican chief spokesman tests positive for Coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Roberto Velasco, the chief spokesman for Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard has tested positive for the coronavirus.

China locks down city of Jilin over 6 coronavirus cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

City of Jilin in the northeastern part of China has partially shut its borders, cut off transport links and closed…

Trump rejects Fauci’s caution on reopening America

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected a warning given by top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci about the dangers…

EU pushes to reopen borders amidst coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday pushed to reopen internal borders and restart travel ahead summer season despite the increase…

Last African nation standing, Lesotho reports first case of Coronavirus

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The small mountain kingdom of Lesotho on Wednesday became the last African nation to report its first case of COVID-19,…

FBI says Chinese hackers are targeting U.S vaccine research

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations on Wednesday said that China-linked hackers were targeting U.S. research organisations to steal data on…

German chancellor Merkel recalls Russia’s 2015 hacking

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday accused Russia of “outrageous’’ behaviour in connection with a 2015 hacking attack on the…

South Africa amends arms export document

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

South Africa has made a subtle change to arms export rules that could unlock over a billion dollars of weapons…

Prostitute pushes client to death from hotel window

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The police authorities in Ghana have arrested prostitute and her colleagues after she allegedly pushed a man with a condom…

Coronavirus: Thailand reports no new case since March 9

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Thailand, the first country outside China to discover a case of the new coronavirus, on Wednesday reported no new daily…

Coronavirus weakening, may disappear before vaccine: Italian expert

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Italian expert, Dr. Giuseppe Remuzzi said coronavirus is nearing its end and “may disappear" before the discovery of a vaccine…

Brazilian governors reject president’s reopening plan

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The governors of nine of Brazil’s 26 states and of the federal district of the capital, Brasilia, have announced that…

U.S. judge stalls move to free Trump’s ally Michael Flynn

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A Washington judge has put on ice the U.S. Justice Department's extraordinary move to drop its prosecution of former White…

Trump trails Biden in fresh poll

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump now trails Democratic challenger Joe Biden by 8 percentage points among registered voters.

Trump, McConnell make Obama scapegoat for pandemic woes

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump have made former President Barack Obama the scapegoat for the country's…

Mauritius officially becomes coronavirus free

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Mauritius has become coronavirus-free with no active case for 15 days, the country's ministry of health has said.

COVID-19 cases in Ghana top 5,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

COVID-19 cases in Ghana have increased to 5,127 after 427 new cases were confirmed on Tuesday by the country's health…

Putin’s spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, informed state media on Tuesday that he had contracted the novel coronavirus.

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