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UK to allow sexually active gay and bisexual men give blood, ending a controversial ban

The United Kingdom (UK) will allow some sexually active gay and bisexual men to donate blood, overturning a ban that originated during the HIV/AIDS...

Will you admit Fomena MP in Parliament today? – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu gives answer

The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has decided to abstain from commenting on whether or not Andrew Amoako Asiamah will...

US removes Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list

The US has officially removed Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terror, according to its embassy in Khartoum. “The congressional notification period of...

Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas

Germany is to go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus reaches record...

US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election

The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald...

Covid: FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in US

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. The agency said the authorisation was a “significant milestone” in...

African leaders congratulate Akufo-Addo

African leaders continue to extend their well-wishes to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his successful re-election at the just-ended presidential election in Ghana. Heads...

First execution of Trump’s final days goes ahead

Death row inmate Brandon Bernard has been executed in Indiana after last-minute clemency pleas were rejected by the United States Supreme Court. Bernard, 40, was...

Zambian woman ‘sues partner for not marrying her’

A Zambian woman attempted to sue her partner for reconciliation on the grounds that she’d been waiting eight years for them to marry, reports...

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.  The incoming US leaders won the honour for...

Why Bridget Bema, the ‘stubborn’ Kenyan girl is trending [Video]

A young Kenyan girl named Bridget Bema recently caught the attention of social media users after a video of her being called...

Covid: Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days

US President-elect Joe Biden has said he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office to curtail the spread...

Meet 27-year-old baby [Photos]

There’s a mere 18-month age gap between this proud mum and her baby — and thanks to the wonders of science, the record-breaking infant...

U.N. reclassifies Cannabis as a less dangerous drug

A United Nations commission voted on Wednesday to remove cannabis for medicinal purposes from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, a highly...

Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British regulator, the MHRA, says the...

Child rapist collapses after being lashed 146 times [Photos]

A child rapist collapsed after he was flogged 146 times with a cane during a public whipping in Aceh, Indonesia. The 19-year-old sex attacker was arrested...

Check out the Austrian village known as ‘F*cking’

The small Austrian village of Fucking will get rid of the unfortunate name that has seen a brisk tourism trade and frequent thefts of...

African players bid farewell to ‘legend and icon’ Maradona

Liberia's President George Weah was among African football greats who have shared tributes to Argentina's football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday aged...

Diego Maradona: Thousands bid farewell as Argentina grieves [Photos]

Thousands of fans are paying their final respects to Argentine football legend Diego Maradona at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Three days of national...

Man arrives at wedding with six pregnant women – and claims he’s the dad of them all

At a wedding, you'd hope all eyes would be on the bride and groom and that nothing would detract from their special moment. But following...

Trevor Noah announced as host for 2021 GRAMMYs

The Recording Academy has announced 'The Daily Show' host and GRAMMY-nominated comedian Trevor Noah as host of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards on January 31. This will be the first time...

2021 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner, airing Sunday, January 31, 2021, on CBS, but the nominations are here now! Find out...

Meghan: Duchess of Sussex tells of miscarriage ‘pain and grief’

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she had a miscarriage in July, writing in an article of feeling “an almost unbearable grief”. “I knew, as...

US election 2020: Biden says White House co-operation ‘sincere’

US President-elect Joe Biden says the White House has so far been “sincere” in helping his transition to power. “It has not been begrudging so...

7 die after drinking Covid-19 hand sanitiser

A group of seven people have died after they drank hand sanitiser when they ran out of alcohol at a party in Russia. Two...

Trump imposes new rule for some African travellers

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel...

Trump imposes new rule for some African travellers

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel...

Nigerian minister’s brother abducted by gunmen

A younger brother to Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister Sabo Nanono was abducted by gunmen from their family home in the northern Kano state, according to...

Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must begin

Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the...

Kenyan university beats Oxford in law competition

Kenya’s Kenyatta University has beaten the United Kingdom’s Oxford University in the semi-finals of a competition for aspiring lawyers. Oxford – one of the most...

Covid-19 vaccine developed by University of Oxford is 70% effective, large scale trial shows

The coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, is highly effective at stopping people from developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows. Interim data...

Stonebwoy angry as his song with Davido leaks [Listen]

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has threatened to take on whoever leaked his 'Activate' song featuring Nigeria's music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, into...

Schoolboys hold fake wedding to avoid coronavirus rules

Two schoolboys tried to stage a fake wedding so they could hold a huge end-of-year party. The students from Sydney, Australia, wanted an after party...

Trump fires official who disputed his claims of election fraud

President Trump on Tuesday night fired his administration’s most senior cybersecurity official responsible for securing the presidential election, Christopher Krebs, who had systematically disputed Mr. Trump’s...

Boko Haram leader mocks Nigerian soldiers

Abubakar Shekau, leader of Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram, has claimed that he cannot be arrested because he was...

Meet 2020 People’s ‘S3xiest man alive’

Though this year has been upended in almost every possible way, People Magazine was determined to keep its 35-year tradition going: the announcement of Sexiest Man...

Guinness Heiress drowns in swimming pool

Guinness heiress, Honor Uloth, 19, drowned in a swimming pool accident this summer in the United Kingdom. Honor —  the eldest daughter of Rupert Uloth...

Barack Obama addresses speculation of Biden cabinet post

Former President Barack Obama made it clear in an interview on Sunday (Nov. 15) with CBS’s Gayle King that he has no plans to join President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet...

Obama says Trump has accelerated ‘Truth Decay’ in America

The former president said his successor has fomented “the sense that not only do we not have to tell the truth, but the truth...

US election: Donald Trump ‘concedes’ defeat

Donald Trump has appeared to concede the US election for the first time, saying that president-elect Joe Biden “won”. He made the admission in a...