Pope Francis’ personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died as a result of “complications due to Covid,”…
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I won’t attend Biden’s inauguration – Trump
US President Donald Trump has, on Friday, said he will not attend the inauguration of President-elect…
US Political Crisis: Twitter permanently bans Trump’s account
Twitter on Friday evening wielded the big stick against outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, suspending his…
Trump’s son condemns father’s Twitter ban, says its an attack on free speech
Donald Trump Jr., son of incumbent and embattled US President Donald Trump, on Saturday, protested the…
2-year-old child survives after being driven over twice by car
A driver was moving his car to a different parking spot in the town of Oberentfelden on…
Plane missing after take-off with 50 passengers onboard
A passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has gone missing after take-off…
Capitol attack: Invoke 25th Amendment and ouster Trump, Politicians urge VP Pence
Following the brazen and violent invasion of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, American Politicians,…
Trumps Transportation and Education secretaries quit over Capitol attack
US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have resigned, joining a growing list…
Trump denounces Capitol violence, as calls for his removal grow
Outgoing U.S President Donald Trump said he was “outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem” after a…
Trump banned from Facebook, Instagram indefinitely
Facebook has announced that it is banning President Donald Trump from its platform indefinitely. CEO…
Biden names Judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has formally announced judge Merrick Garland as his nominee for attorney-general, a…
Iraqi court issues arrest warrant against President Trump
An Iraqi court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against U.S. President Donald Trump in connection…
Trump’s Deputy National Security Adviser resigns
President Donald Trump’s Deputy National Security Adviser, Matt Pottinger, resigned Wednesday afternoon…
It’s game over for Trump as Congress certifies Biden’s win
The joint session of the United States Congress has certified the 270 Electoral…
Democrats call on Trump to demand protesters leave Capitol
Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to demand that all of his supporters leave…
COVID-19: Ghana to revive battered economy with $17bn
By Gabriel Atumeyi, with agency reports Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, has disclosed plans…
China denies WHO team entry to study origins of COVID-19
By Deborah Hassan The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rebuked China for blocking a…
Gulf crisis: Qatari emir lands in Saudi Arabia for GCC summit
Qatar’s ruler was greeted by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on arrival in the…
82 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast – Navy
The Libyan navy said on Monday that it rescued 82 illegal immigrants off the coast of…
Drugs experts approve India’s coronavirus vaccine
India’s drugs regulator has recommended for emergency use, a locally developed coronavirus vaccine called Covaxin. Covaxin…
Pelosi re-elected speaker as new U.S. Congress takes office
The 117th U.S. Congress took office on Sunday with Nancy Pelosi securing re-election as Speaker of…
Misrata-Tunis flights resume after several months of interruption
Flights between Misrata airport, 220 km east of Tripoli, and Tunis, Tunisia, resumed on Friday from…
Republican senators to challenge Biden’s presidential election win
A group of 11 Republican senators and senators-elect on Saturday said that they intend to appeal…
Senate overrides Trump’s veto of major national security bill
The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to override U.S. President Donald Trump’s veto of the National…
Brexit: Britain, EU begin new era of relations
Four-and-a-half years after a British referendum on membership in the European Union (EU), Brexit is finally…
Ethiopian doctors remove 26kg tumour from patient
Doctors at a hospital in Dilla town in Ethiopia’s Southern regional state have surgically removed 26…
Armed men assassinate journalist
An Afghanistan journalist, Bismillah Adil Aimaq, was on Friday assassinated by some armed men in Dara-e-Taimoor…
Covid: France mobilises 100,000 police to stop New Year’s Eve gatherings
France is to mobilise 100,000 police and gendarmes on New Year’s Eve to break up parties…
Biden Names Nigerian, Osaremen Okolo, Advisor on COVID-19
With less than three weeks to his swearing-in, the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden,…