China has approved for conditional use its first coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.…
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Biden, Wife Set Set For New Year Eve Show
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and wife Jill are set to make an appearance at the famous…
China sentences 10 accused of fleeing Hong Kong for Taiwan to prison
Ten people accused of fleeing Hong Kong for Taiwan were handed prison sentences of up to…
COVID-19: Nurse tests positive after receiving vaccine
An ICU nurse in San Diego, who had received Pfizer Inc. vaccine’s shot against COVID-19 on…
Trump signs $900 billion Covid relief bill
President Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending bill and accompanying $900 billion economic stimulus…
WHO chief warns coronavirus pandemic won’t be last
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the Coronavirus pandemic…
Pope scraps public Angelus prayer amid COVID precaution
Pope Francis on Saturday did not deliver his message before thousands of pilgrims, as in the…
41 persons drown in boat mishap
The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, which…
Somali soldiers kill 7 al-Shabab in southern region
Somali security forces killed seven members of al-Shabab militants on Thursday in an operation in Garbaharey,…
Brexit: Boris Johnson hails free trade deal with EU
The EU and UK have reached a post-Brexit trade deal, ending months of disagreements over fishing…
ECOWAS to sends 90 observers to Niger’s general elections
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying an electoral observation mission of 90…
COVID-19: FG ready for vaccination – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready…
US approves Moderna as second COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna has been approved by the US government as the country’s second Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the…
COVID-19: British PM imposes fresh total lockdown on London
Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a full lockdown on London and large parts of southeast England…
COVID-19: Italy joins several European countries in Yuletide lockdown
Italy is to go into a new lockdown for much of the Christmas and New Year…
India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 10 million
India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday, reaching 10,004,599 as 25,152 new cases were registered…
Netanyahu to receive first COVID-19 vaccine in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be the first person in Israel to…
France President, Macron, tests positive for Coronavirus
By Gabriel Atumeyi France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office disclosed…
World Bank budgets US$60m to fight youth joblessness in Benin
World Bank International Development Association (IDA) will give Benin US$60 million to help the west African…
Biden to Trump: Time to respect the people’s will
United States President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said it was time for outgoing President Donald Trump…
France, others withdraw from Iran business forum over execution
France said on Sunday its ambassador to Iran would not participate in an online business forum…
Brexit: UK to enter trade agreements with 14 African countries
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for International Trade says new trade agreements will come into force…
Rwandan govt to offer free COVID-19 vaccination – Minister
The Rwandan government says it will offer free Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to citizens after the country…
Israeli welcomes normalisation of ties with Morocco
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi has welcomed the renewal of relations between his country and another…
Authorities in India launch investigation as 9 newborns die in hospital
The local government in the western Indian state of Rajasthan has ordered a probe into the…
Biden in leaked audio says Republicans beat ‘living hell out of us’
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly said that the Republican Party “beat the living hell out…
Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had approved the registration of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine developed…
Akufo-Addo secures second term win
By Idris Salisu The Electoral Commission of Ghana On Wednesday announced Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo,…
Japan protests Chinese ships’ presence in its coastal waters
Japan on Wednesday lodged a protest with China after four Chinese ships entered the coastal waters…
Helicopter crash claims five lives
A helicopter crashed on Tuesday evening in Savoie, southeast France, killing five persons, French media reported.…