A newborn baby has been pronounced dead after he came out really fast that the midwife couldn’t catch him. Grieving father Claudio Mondragon said he had witnessed the tragedy as his wife Stefania gave birth to their son Valentino. An investigation was underway today into the incident at a hospital in the Argentinian city of … Read more
France commissioner overseeing a controversial pensions reform that has resulted in a crippling transport strike has resigned on Monday after failing to disclose a high-paying private sector job while he was in government, the presidency said. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/03/macron-criticism-of-nato-nasty-trump/ In a statement, Jean-Paul Delevoye said that his credibility had been undermined by “violent attacks” by … Read more
Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the US to recall its ambassador to Lusaka for criticising the southern African nation over a 15-year jail term slammed on two gay men for consensual sex. Daniel Foote came under fire in Zambia after he expressed horror over the high court ruling late last month and urged Lusaka to … Read more
Twenty-four people have been killed when a landslide engulfed a gold mine in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province after days of torrential rain battered the region, an official said Sunday. Provincial minister of mining Dieudonne Apasa said: “Our teams on the ground have pulled out 24 bodies and saved two people,” As rescuer workers were … Read more
The United States secretly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, The New York Times reported Sunday. The newspaper, which cited people with knowledge of the episode, said that it appeared to be the first time in more than 30 years that the US has … Read more
US lawmakers took the grave step Friday of approving two charges against Donald Trump, setting up a full House of Representatives vote to impeach the president for abusing his powers and obstructing Congress. Democrats and Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee voted along strict party lines, 23 to 17, appearing somber as they put Trump … Read more
Joined by a host of other famous faces including Sir Bob Geldof, David Hasselhoff and Jemima Goldsmith, 55 year old re-elected United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, walked side by side with his 31-year-old girlfriend as he arrived at a private London residence for a Christmas party The party was held by Russian tycoon and … Read more
Following days of clashes that saw two people killed and dozens injured, Washington and London have issued travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests on Saturday. Many in the far flung, resource rich region fear the new legislation will grant citizenship to large numbers of … Read more
At least 25 people have been injured and one injured in an explosion on Friday at a residential building in the German city of Blankenburg. Those hurt suffered severe injuries, said the spokesman, adding that it was too early to identify the dead. Police were also unable to say if the blast was deliberately set … Read more
The electoral commission said on Friday that Ex-prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won Algeria’s widely unpopular presidential election without any need for a second-round runoff. Tebboune, 74, scored 58.15 percent of the vote, trouncing his four fellow contenders, commission chairman Mohamed Charfi announced. Like him, they all served under the two-decade rule of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, … Read more
At least 14 people have been killed in western Pakistan on Friday when a passenger van hit a truck loaded with smuggled fuel. The early morning collision happened in Qila Saifullah district, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) northeast of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. A Police Officer at the scene Abdul Jabbar, said that … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed Time magazine’s naming of Greta Thunberg as 2019 Person of the Year, saying the climate activist should “chill” and go see a movie. “So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!” he … Read more
A Nigerian citizen, Babatunde Martins, residing in Accra, Ghana, has been extradited to Memphis, Tennessee to stand trial for an indictment charging him with wire fraud, money laundering, computer fraud and aggravated identity theft. Assistant Attorney General Brian A Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of the Western District … Read more
An Army source said that Heavily armed Somali jihadists have attacked an army base north of the capital,leaving four civilians and a soldier dead. Witnesses said that dozens of al-Shabaab members, arriving aboard four pickup trucks, took part in the attack late Wednesday on Hilweyne base 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Mogadishu, while a … Read more
US Department of Justice: unseals the complaints against the Nigerians and 11 others At least four Nigerians were among the 15 defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday for $18 Million fraud. The Nigerians are Oladayo Oladokun, Farouk Kukoyi, Baldwin Osuji, and Henry Ogbuokiri. Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District … Read more
Following Court rulings,US President,Donald Trump has paid $2 million in damages as part of a settlement for overuse of his former charity to further his political and business interests. Trump had been accused of using foundation funds to settle lawsuits, promote his Trump branded hotels, and for personal spending, including the purchase of a portrait … Read more
The two largest parties in Israel’s 120 seat Parliament caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud and Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White have agreed on March 2 as the date for the third election if no last minute agreement on a governing coalition is reached before the deadline at midnight. Speaker of the Knesset … Read more
About four persons have been killed and two injured in a shooting at a hospital in the eastern Czech city Ostrava. Police tweeted on Tuesday: “At the scene of the event are four dead and two seriously wounded persons.” The incident occurred just after 7 a.m. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/09/police-arrestdismantle-kidnappers-camp-in-fct/ The Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamáček … Read more
South Sudan’s parliamentary speaker, Anthony Lino Makana has resigned after being threatened by lawmakers to impeach him for blocking efforts to fight corruption and mismanagement. Anthony was accused by fellow MPs of failing to present auditor-general and anti-corruption reports to parliament and blocking lawmakers from summing ministers for questioning. Read Also: Gowon Inaugurates Automobile Centre … Read more
After spending six days in hospital in Cape Town for treatment on a recurring infection,South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu has been discharged. The retired archbishop, who has been receiving treatment for prostate cancer for more than two decades, went into the hospital on Wednesday. In 2016 he had minor surgery for a persistent infection … Read more