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Ghanaians abroad angry at govt

Some Ghanaians in Holland and Germany have lamented over the compulsory $50 COVID-19 testing fee announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo. After commending the government...

New Ebola case detected in eastern DRC

A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s health...

Coronavirus: Check out the country that’s rejecting the vaccine

For months, Tanzania’s government has insisted the country was free from Covid-19 – so there are no plans for vaccination. The BBC’s Dickens Olewe...

Biden: ‘Erratic’ Trump should not get intelligence briefings

President Joe Biden has said his predecessor Donald Trump should not be given access to intelligence briefings because of his “erratic behaviour”. The United States...

Suspect flirts with female judge during virtual bond hearing [Video]

A Florida burglary suspect tried to shoot his shot at the female judge during a virtual court appearance on Thursday, February 4. Defendant Demetrius Lewis flirted with...

Church under fire as six-week-old baby dies during baptism

The Orthodox Church in Romania is facing growing pressure to change baptism rituals after a  six-week-old baby died following a ceremony earlier this week. The...

Cuba helicopter crash: 5 dead!

A Cuban military helicopter has crashed into a hill in the east of the island, killing all five people on board, the Armed Forces...

Covid-19: Novavax vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials

A new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale United Kingdom (UK) trials. The Novavax jab is the first to show...

Biden to sign memorandum to reverse Trump’s abortion access restrictions

President Joe Biden will sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expanded by the Trump...

Full list of countries on the UK’s quarantine ‘red list’

Travellers arriving into the United Kingdom (UK) from countries deemed high-risk because of coronavirus will need to spend their isolation in ‘quarantine hotels’, the...

Coronavirus: Doctor accused of killing patients to ‘free up beds’

A doctor has been accused of murdering two of his patients to free up beds in a Covid-19 hit hospital, prosecutors in Italy have...

Man who strained his back to pick up company car keys to receive compensation

An Australian court has ruled that a man, who accidentally dropped the keys to a company car and strained his back while bending over...

ECOWAS caps covid-19 PCR test for nationals at $50

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State have capped the cost of PCR test for COVID-19 for nationals within the region...

Coronavirus: UK variant ‘may be more deadly’

Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. However, there remains huge...

Larry King: Veteran US broadcaster dies aged 87

Larry King, giant of American broadcasting, has died at the age of 87 in Los Angeles. He died on Saturday at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre,...

Michelle Obama wows US presidential inauguration in head-to-toe plum and burgundy

Given her eight years at the White House, it was little surprise that Michelle Obama knew precisely how to dress for the occasion. Continuing her long tradition...

UK: Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 may get this amount of money under govt plans

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus could soon receive a one-off payment of £500 in a government move to persuade more people to get...

Vaccinations halted for 24 hours in Brazilian city of Manaus

The Brazilian city of Manaus has halted its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus for at least 24 hours, CNN Brasil reported late Thursday,...

South African minister dies after Covid-19 battle

Prominent South African politician, Jackson Mthembu, has died of Covid-related complications, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Mr Mthembu, who since 2019 had been serving as...

Check out Joe Biden’s first executive orders in office

President Joe Biden, in his first official act as president, signed series of executive actions on Wednesday night, January 20, to reverse the policies...

Inauguration Day: Full text of Trump’s farewell speech

Donald Trump on Wednesday, left the White House as the 45th President of America. Trump lost to Joe Biden of the Democratic Party in the...

Inauguration Day: Full text of President Joe Biden’s speech

Today January 20, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America. Biden of the Democratic Party defeated...

I will always fight for you – Trump says in his closing address as President

In his closing remarks as President, Donald Trump promised to “always fight” and wished the incoming Biden administration “great luck.” “You are amazing people. This is...

Ugandan Archbishop suspended over adultery

The Anglican Church in Uganda has suspended its former Archbishop, Stanley Ntagali, from conducting priestly duties or representing the church until further notice over...

Nigerian-Lebanese engages Donald Trump’s daughter with expensive ring

Donald Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany, has announced her engagement on her father’s last full day in office. A picture posted to Instagram shows Ms Trump, 27, and Nigerian-Lebanese fiancé...

India ministry reportedly asked WhatsApp to drop privacy policy changes that sparked backlash

India’s technology ministry has asked Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp to withdraw planned changes to its privacy policy that has drawn widespread backlash, multiple media outlets...

COVID-19 Vaccine: What you need to know

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun authorizing use of vaccines for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H., senior director...

Donald Trump’s farewell: We did what we came to do

US President Donald Trump has made his farewell address before leaving office, saying: “We did what we came to do – and so much...

Biden inauguration: Washington ‘like a warzone’ with new president’s swearing-in just hours away

A jittery United States still reeling from the attack on the Capitol Building is readying itself for a change of leadership, with Joe Biden’s...

Trump imposes visa restrictions on un-named Tanzanians

The US has imposed visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials it says were responsible for undermining the general elections last October. The outgoing Secretary of State,...

Woman kills husband’s 17-year-old fiancée days to wedding

The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday nabbed a 20-year-old housewife identified as Suwaiba Shuaibu from Doguwa Local Government Area of the state for...

Covid-19: WHO chief blasts rich countries for hoarding vaccines

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned that the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines between rich and poor countries will...

Military troops rehearse ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration [Photos]

United States Military troops were pictured on Tuesday morning, January 19 rehearsing in full gear ahead of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration on Wednesday. The inauguration...

Covid: Biden says travel bans will stay despite Trump order

US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman says the US will maintain travel bans on the UK, much of the EU and Brazil – despite an...

Barack Obama celebrates wife as she turns 57

Barack Obama took to Twitter to leave a short but sweet message for his wife Michelle Obama as she turns 57. Her birthday is every...

Bird missing from zoo in Europe found in Nigeria [Photos]

A bird, suspected to have flown from Riga, capital of the Republic of Latvia, was caught in Cross River state. According to Raphael Ogar Oko, the...

Samsung heir gets prison term for bribery scandal

Samsung heir Lee Jae Yong has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by a high court in South Korea. The bribery...

24-hour Covid-19 vaccination sites to be piloted in London before end of January

Twenty-four hour vaccination sites will be piloted in London before the end of January, the vaccines minister has said. Mr Nadhim Zahawi said the NHS...

Six distinct ‘types’ of Covid-19 identified

Analysis of data from the Covid Symptom Study app, led by researchers from King’s College London, reveals that there are six distinct ‘types’ of...

Man found ‘living in airport for 3 months’ over Covid-19 fears

A man too afraid to fly due to the pandemic lived undetected in a secure area of Chicago’s international airport for three months, US...