India’s health ministry is on alert following a surge of Covid cases in neighbouring China. Eko Hot Blog reports that the government has instructed states to ensure genome sequencing of all positive cases in the country. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue Met Office Forecasts 2023 Will Be Hotter Than … Read more
The Gambian government says it has thwarted an attempt to stage a coup. Eko Hot Blog reports that four soldiers had been arrested, and three alleged accomplices were on the run, a statement said. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue Met Office Forecasts 2023 Will Be Hotter Than 2022 Capitol … Read more
Peru has ordered the Mexican ambassador to leave within 72 hours after Mexico granted asylum to the family of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. Eko Hot Blog reports that Mr Castillo was removed from office earlier this month after he tried to dissolve Congress. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue … Read more
President Zelensky is planning to visit Washington to address Congress. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to visit Washington on Wednesday (today) and may meet US President Joe Biden at the White House, according to New York Times. It would be Zelensky’s first foreign trip since the Russian invasion in … Read more
F The FBI is warning of an “explosion” in cases of teenagers and young boys being tricked into sending explicit pictures online. Eko Hot Blog reports that It said there had been a sharp rise in the blackmail scheme which it linked to at least a dozen suicides in the US this year. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
A newly-elected Republican congressman is facing allegations his CV is inaccurate after reports claimed it contained several discrepancies. Eko Hot Blog reports that George Santos, who was elected in New York, is accused of misrepresenting his education and employment history. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue Met Office Forecasts 2023 … Read more
Two people have died and tens of thousands of households were left without power after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked northern California. Eko Hot Blog reports that the tremor, 215 miles (350km) north of San Francisco, has caused widespread damage to roadways. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue Met Office … Read more
Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s chief executive officer when he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job.” Eko Hot Blog reports that the billionaire promised earlier to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users vote “yes” to him quitting the role. EDITOR’S PICKS British … Read more
A committee in the US House of Representatives has voted to make public six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns. Eko Hot Blog reports that the move caps a nearly four-year legal battle by Democrats to obtain the documents, which was ultimately decided by the US Supreme Court last month. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights … Read more
US federal drug agents say they seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says they intercepted 379m potentially deadly fentanyl doses, which is just two milligrams. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue Met Office Forecasts 2023 Will Be … Read more
Pakistani security forces have retaken a police station that was captured, killing all 33 hostage-takers, the defence minister has said. Eko Hot Blog reports that Islamist militants from the Pakistani Taliban seized the centre in the remote north-western Bannu district on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue Met Office … Read more
The Taliban have announced the closure of universities for women in Afghanistan, according to a letter by the higher education minister. Eko Hot Blog reports that the minister says the move is until further notice. It is expected to take effect immediately. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue Met Office … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried, the boss of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has agreed to be extradited to the US to face charges. Eko Hot Blog reports that the 30-year-old, who lives in the Bahamas, has been accused of committing “one of the biggest financial frauds in US history,” according to US Authorities. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: … Read more
India’s foreign minister has said that the country has scaled up troop deployment along a disputed border with China to an unprecedented level. Eko Hot Blog reports that S Jaishankar added that India wouldn’t let China “unilaterally change” the status quo at the border. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue … Read more
Rescuers are combing the Gulf of Thailand on the second day of a search for 29 sailors still missing after a Thai warship sank. Eko Hot Blog reports that the HTMAS Sukhothai carrying 105 crew sank off the southeast coast on Sunday night after losing power in a storm. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving … Read more
About 10,000 NHS nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to strike for the second time in less than a week in protest over their pay. Eko Hot Blog reports that Wednesday will see ambulance staff in England and Wales walk out too, unless a meeting later with the health secretary can avert it. … Read more
Tributes are pouring in for veteran CNN investigative journalist Drew Griffin who died of cancer. Eko Hot Blog reports that Griffin died after a long battle with cancer, according to his employer, CNN. EDITOR’S PICKS Court Halts DSS Move To Arrest Emefiele Over Alleged Terror Link Relief For Commuters As Lagos Govt Completes Rail Mass … Read more
Families have been urged not to put fat from Christmas dinners down the sink to avoid fatbergs forming in sewers. Eko Hot Blog reports that engineers at Yorkshire Water warned that Fats, oils and greases can block pipes, causing sewage to spill out, drainage. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue … Read more
After a month-long trial and nine days of deliberations, Los Angeles jurors on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of the rape and sexual assault of just one of the four accusers he was charged with abusing. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills Female Uber Driver Atlanta: Nurses Under Fire Over TikTok Video Mocking Maternity Patients … Read more
British Airways has apologised after flights due to depart the US were grounded for several hours. Eko Hot Blog reports that the airline said it was urgently investigating a technical issue with its third-party flight planning supplier. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills Female Uber Driver Atlanta: Nurses Under Fire Over TikTok Video Mocking Maternity … Read more