If 54 backbench Conservative MPs send letters to the 1922 committee it will trigger a leadership challenge EKO HOT BLOG reports that Boris Johnson is facing calls from senior Tories to stand down as prime minister after he admitted attending a drinks party during lockdown. The PM apologised for the way he handled the event … Read more
…the case against the Duke of York could be heard later this year. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Prince Andrew is to face a civil case in the US over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17. Virginia Giuffre is suing the prince, claiming he abused her in 2001. His lawyers said … Read more
Despite apologizing, UK Prime Minister under fire for attending party during lockdown EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, is under fire for attending a party at Downing street, during lockdown, even after he apologized for doing such, claiming he never knew it was a party he was attending. At … Read more
Local media in Pakistan reported that Balti had been shot dead by unidentified gunmen… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a senior leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban or TTP) has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistani security officials say, as a peace talks process between the armed group and the government remain stalled. Khalid … Read more
The judge reserved his decision on the motion to dismiss EKO HOT BLOG reports that lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his niece Mary Trump sparred in court Tuesday over whether her lawsuit alleging she was defrauded of millions of dollars in a 2001 family settlement could move forward. New York state Judge Robert … Read more
Pastor Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Against Islam in Pakistan EKO HOT BLOG reports that a district court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan has sentenced a Protestant pastor, Zafar Bhatti, 58, to death for blasphemy. Bhatti, who has been in prison since 2012, was accused of sending blasphemous SMS text messages., according to a report by Anglican … Read more
The transplant was considered the last hope of saving Bennett’s life… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a man in the United States has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors … Read more
Trump is referred to as “Individual-1” in the indictment EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US Secret Service arrested a 72-year-old man in New York on Monday after he allegedly phoned them threatening to kill ex-president Donald Trump, a criminal indictment showed. Prosecutors in Brooklyn say Thomas Welnicki “knowingly and willfully threatened to kill, kidnap, … Read more
Mohammed has worked for the actualization of UN calls on Member States for the adoption of SDGs… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations (UN) has reappointed Amina Mohammed as Deputy Secretary-General. Secretary-General António Guterres had announced that Mohammed will continue in the role during his second term. The Nigerian heads development coordination at … Read more
…he handed Sohail over the airport wall to a uniformed soldier who he believed to be an American… EKO HOT BLOG reports that an infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited with his relatives in … Read more
Jailed Iranian writer Baktash Abtin dies after contracting COVID EKO HOT BLOG reports that Baktash Abtin, an imprisoned Iranian writer and filmmaker, has died in a Tehran hospital days after contracting COVID-19 in detention. Mr Abtin was transferred to a hospital in the capital Tehran “but the treatment did not succeed and he died,” Al … Read more
Boris Johnson was under pressure from Tory MPs to set out plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions and deliver a vision for living with the virus. Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi ruled out universal free lateral flow tests being scaled back yet, but suggested the reduction of isolation times could be used to ease staffing issues. Chancellor … Read more
Nineteen people, including nine children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city’s fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. Mayor Eric Adams called the fire’s toll “horrific.” “This is going to be one of the worst fires that we have witnessed during modern … Read more
Australian judge deplores Djokovic’s treatment at Melbourne airport EKO HOT BLOG reports that Novak Djokovic’s legal challenge to the Australian government’s revocation of his visa was dismissed by a judge who criticized the Serbian’s treatment by border officials upon arrival. Djokovic appeared to have received the required medical exemption before traveling to Australia, according to … Read more
U.S. Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez hit by COVID-19 EKO HOT BLOG reports that Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has contracted COVID-19, days after she reportedly partied maskless in Miami. The Bronx Representative, 32, made the announcement on her official Twitter page Sunday night, with an official statement by her office. ‘She is experiencing symptoms and is recovering at … Read more
Sunday’s fire broke out in an apartment that spans the second and third floors of the Bronx apartment block… EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 19 people, including nine children, have died after a fire in a New York apartment building. Another 32 people were sent to hospital, several of whom are in a … Read more
Deltacron: Cyprus discovers combination of Delta, Omicron COVID-19 variants EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to the newest development in Cyprus, worries that the COVID-19 epidemic may rage on are becoming genuine in some regions of the world. A researcher in the Middle Eastern island country uncovered a strain that mixes the delta and omicron … Read more
Osinbajo lands in Accra for ECOWAS EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The meeting, which will be attended by leaders across the region, follows previous meetings and efforts … Read more
Ekohotblog report that aleast seven people died and nine were seriously injured when a wall of rock collapsed on top of motor boats below a waterfall in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, the fire department said. A tower of rocks suddenly broke away from the canyon wall and came crashing down on several leisure boats, sending … Read more
Snow leopards are a vulnerable species, according to the World Wildlife Fund… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a snow leopard has died after contracting Covid-19 at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois. Rilu, an 11-year-old snow leopard, struggled with Covid-19 induced pneumonia before death, according to a post on the Miller Park Zoo verified Instagram … Read more