The Minneapolis-based StarTribune newspaper called the trial “a defining moment in America’s racial history George Floyd must receive justice, his family said ahead of opening arguments Monday in the trial of the white police officer accused of killing the Black man, whose agonising death ignited protests against racism and police brutality across the United States … Read more
The deal was reached as Governor Cuomo faces investigation from several angles, including for an alleged pattern of sexually harassing and intimidating women employees Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York state lawmakers formally agreed in late-night talks on a deal to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and over, the governor’s office announced Sunday. … Read more
Buckshot” Smith said he loves the excitement of being a police officer and that’s what prompted him to join the force in the 1960s Where do you see yourself at the age of 91? Working, with no plans to retire, may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But for one Arkansas police … Read more
Trump told Judge Jeanine Pirro via telephone that a lot of people wanted him to visit the border and that he would be there in the coming weeks. Former President, Donald Trump has condemned the policy of his successor, Joe Biden on the controversial wall at the Mexican border. In an interview aired on Fox … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has been invited to a virtual climate change summit by US President, Joe Biden. In a statement on Friday, the White House stated that the ‘Leaders summit on climate’ will underscore the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action. President Muhammadu Buhari has been invited to a virtual climate change summit … Read more
Brent crude, the international benchmark, increased 4.36 per cent, to $64.67 per barrel on Friday Oil prices surged more than four percent on Friday, over mounting fears that it will take weeks to refloat Ever Given, a mega-container ship stranded in Egypt’s Suez Canal. Brent crude, the international benchmark, increased 4.36 per cent, to $64.67 … Read more
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday placed Nairobi and several nearby counties under a partial lockdown, and closed schools and bars in those areas, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Kenya is gripped by a deadly third wave of the pandemic but nearly three-quarters of all cases have been recorded in the … Read more
Trump was banned from Twitter after continuously tweeting about unfounded election fraud claims and potentially inciteful Former United States President, Donald Trump may be returning to social media soon but via his own platform, his senior adviser has told Fox News. During his presidency, Trump was known for his prolific tweeting, which critics often called … Read more
6 killed in Mumbai’s COVID-19 hospital fire At least six people died in a fire that engulfed a mall housing a hospital that treated Coronavirus patients in Mumbai, authorities said on Friday. No fewer than 70 patients with COVID-19 infections in the private hospital, on the third floor of the mall, were evacuated to other … Read more
Monks, Cambodia’s prime minister also enlisted the help of the country’s Buddhist clergy in the fight against the virus Cambodia on Thursday recorded two COVID-19 deaths and 55 new infections as the government called on the influential Buddhist clergy to help in the fight against the spreading pandemic. Meanwhile, Cambodia’s prime minister also enlisted the … Read more
British soldiers had seized thousands of metal castings and sculptures from the Kingdom of Benin, then separate from British-ruled Nigeria, in 1897. The University of Aberdeen said on Thursday it would return a Benin Bronze to Nigeria within weeks, one of the first public institutions to do so more than a century after Britain looted … Read more
The incident comes two days after a gunman killed 10 people, including a police officer, at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, and just over a week since a shooter killed eight people at spas in the Atlanta area A man armed with a rifle entered an Atlanta Public Supermarket Wednesday in Midtown at Atlantic Station, … Read more
Childbirth, South Korea South Korea’s childbirth kept falling in January, fueling worry about the demographic cliff, statistical office data showed on Wednesday. The number of newborn babies was 25,003 in January, down 6.3 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. It was the lowest January figure since data began to be compiled in … Read more
Vaccines, COVAX Doses UN Chief UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday, said 26 African countries had received 15 million COVID-19 doses under the COVAX facility as of March 21. Guterres said during a virtual meeting with the African Group at the UN that he was “deeply concerned” that many poor countries had not received a … Read more
Ten people, including a police officer, were killed in the shooting Police authorities said they have not established a motive yet Colorado police on Tuesday said a 21-year-old man has been charged with 10 counts of murder, a day after a mass shooting at a grocery store in the city of Boulder. “This suspect has … Read more
“It doesn’t feel like there’s anywhere safe anymore” – Witness Ten people, including a police officer, were killed on Monday after a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, causing upheaval in another US community. CNN reports that Boulder Police Chief, Maris Herold said a suspect is in custody but did not … Read more
Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as “tweets” As of Q3 2020, US Twitter revenue was worth $513 million The first message ever fired off at Twitter sold on Monday for $2.9 million when its sender Jack Dorsey accepted the winning bid for … Read more
Several countries had advised against administering the jab to older people due to a lack of data among elderly participants in previous trials Earlier this month several countries also paused use of the vaccine over fears it poses blood clot risks AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is 80 percent effective at preventing the disease in the elderly … Read more
Kolelas had missed his final campaign event on Friday after saying a day earlier that he feared he had malaria The leading opposition presidential candidate in Congo-Brazzaville has died hours after polls closed after becoming seriously ill with Covid-19, the BBC reports. Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas died in a medical plane as he was being evacuated … Read more
The number of new infections per 100,000 residents for the whole of Germany during the past week has risen to 103.9, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases noted on Sunday. Germany’s hopes of relaxing its lockdown restrictions in time for the Easter holidays at the start of April are dwindling amid a renewed … Read more