Almost all U.S. tech firms, from Google to Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook have condemned the latest visa ban announced by President Donald Trump. They said the freeze would make the US less competitive. Trump on Monday banned new H-1B visas, used by major companies to bring over highly-skilled engineers from abroad. Around 18,000 H1-B visas … Read more
Germany has announced a fresh COVID-19 lockdown in its most populous state after an explosion in infections. More than 1,500 people have tested positive for the virus at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck. Thousands have been put under quarantine to try to halt the outbreak. The infections were all linked to an abattoir. The new … Read more
Canadian Singer, Justin Bieber denies rape allegations made against him by a Twitter user identified as Danielle. Ekohotblog gathered that the lady named Danielle had taken to Twitter on Saturday to accuse the singer of molesting her on March 9, 2014, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. Reacting to the allegation, the pop … Read more
Another Police officer is currently facing queries at the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over a stop-and-search incident in which he was seen kneeling on the head of a black man. Footage of the incident appears to show the man was on the floor and seemed to have stopped resisting. He was in the … Read more
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has lashed out at President Trump for wanting to “slow down” on coronavirus testing. At his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Saturday, Trump defended his performance on handling the pandemic but said widespread testing is making him look bad. “You’re gonna find more people, you’re gonna find more cases. I said … Read more
The government of the United States of America has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to do more about the rising insecurity in Nigeria. The US government in a statement released on Thursday morning also condemned the actions by the insurgents, terrorists and bandits. America also challenged the Nigerian government to strengthen the security … Read more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been involved in a car crash outside Parliament. Boris Johnson was in a car leaving via the gates of the Palace of Westminster and onto Parliament Square in Westminster when a protester ran out into the road to attack the Prime Minister’s convoy. The driver of the car was … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, on Monday, expressed sadness about a citizen who was sentenced to death in China recently. The death sentence comes amid an ongoing political and trade row between China and Australia. In a statement, Morrison said; “I and the government are very sad and concerned that an Australian citizen, Karm Gilespie, … Read more
Atlanta police chief Erika Shields has resigned hours after a black man was shot by officers. Authorities said the slain man identified as Rayshard Brooks, who failed a field sobriety test, had grabbed an officer’s Taser, but was running away when he was shot. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the resignation of Shields at … Read more
Chile’s health minister, Jaime Manalich has resigned amid controversy over the country’s official COVID-19 death toll. The departure of Jaime Manalich was announced by President Sebastian Pinera. The government has said publicly that the health crisis has claimed more than 3,000 lives since the first case emerged in Chile on March 3. A report on … Read more
At least 14 people were killed and more than 160 wounded after an oil tanker truck exploded on a highway in China on Saturday, state media said. The force of the blast caused nearby homes and factories to collapse, the government said on social media and sent huge clouds of black smoke billowing into the … Read more
Policemen in New York have been banned from Kneeling on suspects neck following the nationwide protests on the killing of George Floyd. Ekohotblog recalls that Mr Floyd died after a white officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes. This online news platform understands that New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo officially signed the ban into … Read more
A bomb blast has killed 4 persons, including a mullah, in a Kabul mosque in Afghanistan. The bomb exploded before the start of Friday prayers. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Tariq Arian, said eight more persons were wounded in the blast, No group immediately took responsibility for the incident. The Ministry said … Read more
Anti-government protests flared up again in Lebanon on Thursday after the country’s currency sank to a record low on the black market. Lebanon is in the grip of its worst economic turmoil in decades and holding talks with the International Monetary Fund to secure billions in aid. A prolonged economic downturn was the major grievance … Read more
Leader of the opposition in Pakistan’s National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and several other politicians have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Thursday. Shahbaz, who is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), went to self-quarantine after testing positive for the disease, the party’s spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb said on Thursday. Shahbaz is also … Read more
Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd whose killing by police sparked worldwide protests against racism, made an emotional plea to the US Congress Wednesday to “stop the pain” and pass reforms that reduce police brutality. One day after burying his brother in Houston, Philonise Floyd appeared in person before a House hearing, where he described … Read more
The World Health Organization has turned around to expose its lies and deception of countries of the world on the false information it has been issuing on the deadliness of coronavirus. Specifically, WHO contradicted itself in the reversal of its earlier misinformation on asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus, creating fears and tendon across the world on … Read more
New Zealand has announced that it will be lifting its coronavirus restrictions after the country, on Monday, declared that it had no known active cases of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health in a statement, the last remaining case, a woman from Auckland, has now been symptom-free for 48 hours and is regarded as … Read more
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York is now facing a criminal probe over his links to billionaire paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein. The SUN revealed today that the U.S.Justice Department has officially demanded Britain hand him over over to be interrogated. Andrew, 60, has so far refused to be quizzed by New York prosecutors investigating Epstein’s … Read more
A wave of attacks on journalists covering US protests is driving growing anxiety in the media, with some blaming President Donald Trump for creating an atmosphere that encourages violence. Over the past week media watchdogs have logged scores of incidents of police violence against journalists with crews shot at, beaten, kicked, pepper-sprayed or arrested with … Read more