A Lebanese prosecutor is to probe several ministers and former ministers over last week’s deadly chemical blast at Beirut port, a judicial official said Wednesday. “The interrogations will begin with former public works minister Ghazi al-Aridi,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “If a shortcoming or negligence on the part of one of … Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) has officially fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the huge impact of the coronavirus pandemic. A report from the Office for National Statistics stated that the country’s gross domestic product, GDP, is estimated to have fallen by a record 20.4% between April and June 2020, … Read more
French Prime Minister Jean Castex told a news conference that the coronavirus situation in France had been going “the wrong way” for two weeks. Read Also: Breaking: DSS Summons Mailafia Over Boko Haram Sponsorship Comment France is extending a ban on public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to Oct. 30 as coronavirus infections rise … Read more
New Zealanders on Wednesday scrambled to stock up on essentials as the country’s biggest city prepared to go into lockdown again. This is following new cases of the coronavirus that ended a 102-day record run without any new infections. Read Also: Breaking: DSS Summons Mailafia Over Boko Haram Sponsorship Comment Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced … Read more
Sen. Kamala Harris was a fierce critic of Joe Biden during the Democratic Party’s presidential primary won by the latter. Harris, 55, contested against Biden for the party’s ticket and dealt him severe blows during the debates in 2019. Read Also: Nnamdi Kanu Orders Imo State Police To Release Igbo Men Arrested Over Curfew But … Read more
American singer, Stefani Germanotta, alias Lady Gaga revealed that she has mental health issues and cannot fully control her brain activity Lady Gaga made the revelations during a chat with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats One radio station on Tuesday, August 11. Lady Gaga, 34, said that she had found olanzapine- a drug used to treat schizophrenia and … Read more
A 32-year-old woman, Geeta Parmar in India, has been arrested after her husband killed himself over claims she failed to have sex with him during their marriage Geeta Parmar, a resident of Maninagar in Gujarat, was recently arrested following a complaint filed by her late husband’s mother, Muli Parmar Muli Parmar alleged that Geeta refused … Read more
Hollywood actor, Raymond Allen, popularly known for his classic roles in 70’s sitcoms “Sanford and Son” and “Good Times,” dies of respiratory illness at a long-term care facility in California, Ekohotblog reports According to reports, the actor died at age 91. Allen’s daughter, Ta Ronce Allen, announced his death on a Facebook post, yesterday. She … Read more
As the race to the White house garners momemtum, the Democrats’ Presidential candidate, Joe Biden who is obligated to nominate a running mate for the combined ticket that will challenge President Trump and the Republicans in the scheduled November Presidential election as the dominant opposition party has eventually made a historic pick. Among the top … Read more
United States President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed claims by Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, that he was being investigated for ‘broader’ financial and insurance fraud. In a court filing, Trump’s lawyers argued that the probe was about hush-money he allegedly paid sex workers through his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, in 2016. Read … Read more
Dutch police on Tuesday said they have detected and exposed the largest cocaine laboratory in Netherlands. The Dutch police said the laboratory, located in a horse stable in the town of Nijeveen near the German border, was processing around 200 kilogrammes of cocaine per day. “This is the largest cocaine laboratory ever discovered in the … Read more
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia is the world’s first country to register a coronavirus vaccine and one of his daughters has been inoculated, according to comments carried by state media. “One of my daughters got vaccinated, so in this sense, she took part in the testing,’’ Putin said at a meeting with … Read more
Vanuatu’s State of Emergency for COVID-19 will remain in place until Dec. 31 this year and may be extended if the situation warrants an extension. According to Vanuatu’s English newspaper, Daily Post, on Tuesday, Public Relations Officer (PRO) to the Prime Minister’s Office Fred Vurobaravu said this was the decision made by the Vanuatu Council … Read more
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in … Read more
A 22-year-old South Carolina woman who ripped out her eyeballs and smashed them in her hands is learning to live without sight and without crystal meth. Now, Kaylee Muthart has a new set of prosthetic peepers and is ready to start anew, according to Metro UK. “I was so excited to get them,” she said. … Read more
A shooting outside the White House fence on Monday evening prompted security agents to suddenly usher U.S. President Donald Trump out of the briefing room. Trump was minutes into his daily news conference when the shooting began and Secret Service agents were seen escorting him out of the room. Read Also: 2019 Election: We Could’ve … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed claims by Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, that he was being investigated for ‘ broader’ financial and insurance fraud. In a court filing, Trump’s lawyers argued that the probe was about hush-money he allegedly paid sex workers through his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, in 2016. Read … Read more
Lebanon’s premier, Hassan Diab stepped down on Monday amid fury within and outside his government over the deadly Beirut port blast he blamed on the incompetence and corruption of a decades-old ruling class. Read Also: Southern Kaduna Killings: Military Task Force Arrests 8 Suspects, Recovers Ammunition “Today we are heeding the people and their demands … Read more
French and Nigerien soldiers on Monday combed a wildlife reserve in Niger and the surrounding area for traces of the gunmen who killed six French aid workers a day earlier, a French military source said. The unidentified gunmen, who rode on motorbikes, attacked the group who worked for the humanitarian charity ACTED in a giraffe … Read more
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar has praised Taiwan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as he met President Tsai Ing-wen at her office in Taipei on Monday. Azar’s trip marks the highest-level visit by a U.S. Cabinet official to the island since 1979, when the two sides cut diplomatic ties. Read Also: NDDC Names 23 Companies … Read more