Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, says the organisation had secured two billion doses of the Covid-19…
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Tiffany Trump gets engaged at White House hours before father leaves office
Donald Trump’s youngest daughter Tiffany has announced her engagement on her father’s last full day in office. A picture posted…
Biden, GOP leaders will attend church before inauguration
US President-elect Joe Biden has invited top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to…
Niger, 6 other countries banned from voting in UNGA
Niger and six other nations lost their right to vote in the United Nations General…
State of emergency extended in Tonga due to spread of COVID-19
Tonga on Monday extended its state of emergency from January 18, to February 15, this year…
U.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to resign from Senate
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide.…
Death toll from militias’ attack in Sudan’s West Darfur State climbs to 83
The death toll from the armed militias’ attack in El Geneina, capital city of Sudan’s West…
Egyptian president pledges support for AfCFTA’s activities
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday reiterated his country’s support for the African Continental Free Trade…
Biden to overturn Trump’s Muslim ban and return US to Paris Accord
US President-elect, Joe Biden, plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders on his first day…
Latest U.S. sanctions ‘shameful, insane,’ says Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s government on Saturday described a new round of U.S. sanctions against six Hong Kong…
U.S. executes 13th convict under Trump administration
The U.S. government on Saturday carried out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald…
Uganda’s Museveni wins sixth term in office
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 percent of the…
Biden outlines plans to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19
President-elect Joe Biden, inheriting responsibility for a pandemic that is unchecked and worsening after nearly a…
Nigerian Law School maintains ban on graduates of Benin Republic Varsity
The Council of Legal Education has reiterated its ban on Law graduates of the Houdegbe North…
UK loses data of 150,000 criminals
In a first, the UK police department has lost data for nearly 150,000 arrest records.…
Kim Jong-un unveils new submarine-launched missiles as Trump exits
North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, displayed new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a military parade…
Presidency not for women, Duterte tells daughter not to run in next election
Philippine leader, Rodrigo Duterte, on Thursday said that presidency is not a job for women…
Corey Johnson executed after contracting Covid-19
Corey Johnson was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute,…
Pope Francis, ex-Pope Benedict receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict have received their first vaccination against COVID-19, the Vatican said…
Trump ban was right but sets dangerous precedent – Twitter chief
Twitter’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey, on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President…
US House impeaches Trump again for ‘incitement of insurrection’
The House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time in a swift…
Trump condemns Capitol Hill attack
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has “unequivocally condemned” the Jan. 6 breach of Congress by his…
Pence says will not invoke 25th amendment to remove Trump
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he would not seek to invoke the 25th Amendment of the…
Pro-Trump protest at Twitter Headquarters flops
A protest by pro-Trump groups following Twitter’s ban of President Donald Trump from its platform…
”Unfit for office”: Trump, Pence meet ahead of Democratic vote
US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have met for the first time since…
U.S. House Democrats introduce article of impeachment against Trump
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an article of impeachment against outgoing President Donald…
No public access to Capitol grounds during Biden inauguration – Police
There will be no public access to the Capitol grounds during Joe Biden’s inauguration as U.S.…
British billionaire Richard Branson loses mum to COVID-19
British billionaire, Sir Richard Branson’s mother, Eva has died from coronavirus at the age of 96,…
Turkish preacher to spend 1,000 years in jail over sex crimes
A Turkish Muslim televangelist who surrounded himself with scantily-clad women on television has been jailed…
Israel vaccinate one-fifth of its population in 3 weeks
Israel has vaccinated 20 per cent of its population in the three weeks since it started…