Rwanda’s most-wanted genocide suspect has been arrested in France. Felicien Kabuga, 84, who was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, near Paris, had been pursued by international justice for 25 years, the French Justice Ministry said in a statement on Saturday morning. French gendarmes arrested him at 0530 GMT on Saturday, … Read more
Beaches in France and Italy opened on Saturday for the first weekend since the countries eased coronavirus lockdowns, while football fans awaited the return of major league action with Germany’s Bundesliga set to kick off. The reopenings are a major sign of returning normality for countries hit hard by the pandemic, which has killed more … Read more
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday has met with his Guinea Bissau counterpart, Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Buhari received his guest at the State House in Abuja, according to his Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad. He said his principal received Madagascar’s COVID Organics from Embaló. “President Muhammadu Buhari has received the … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has sacked State Department Inspector General Steve Linick. A Democratic lawmaker said Linick was sacked by Trump for opening an investigation on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The lawmaker Eliot Engel accused Trump of committing a potentially illegal act of retribution. “Mr. Linick’s firing amid such a probe strongly suggests that … Read more
President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, has confirmed he’s being treated for COVID-19, RIA Novosti reports. The development makes Peskov the latest of a number of senior Russian political figures to contract Covid-19, raising concerns about its spread throughout the Kremlin. News about Peskov’s condition and a spike in coronavirus cases comes one day … Read more
US authorities warned Wednesday that Chinese hackers were attempting to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington’s war with Beijing over the pandemic. The warning Wednesday also underscored that Washington believes China has continued broad efforts to obtain US commercial and technology secrets under President Xi Jinping’s drive to make his … Read more
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described Britain’s COVID-19 death toll as “deeply horrifying” Boris Johnson disclosed this on Wednesday after opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer accused him of avoiding comparisons with other European nations. Keir Starmer told parliament he was “baffled” by the government’s withdrawal of daily graphs comparing Britain’s deaths and … Read more
Saudi Arabia has put plans in motion to enforce a round-the-clock nationwide curfew during the five-day Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to fight the coronavirus, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as infections spike. The kingdom, which has reported the highest number of virus cases in the Gulf region, is scrambling to limit the spread … Read more
The Sudanese based American young lady and CEO of Queen and King Boutique Tennessee, USA, Nyajuok Maluoth Bol, whose best hobby is to see every child educated, is 34 years old, 11 May 2020. The lady, who is known as someone that loves supporting African children by sponsoring them to achieve their goals academically, has … Read more
Wuhan plans to conduct coronavirus tests on the Chinese city’s entire population after new cases emerged for the first time in weeks in the cradle of the global pandemic, state media reported Tuesday. Officials have been ordered to submit by noon on Tuesday plans to administer nucleic acid tests on all residents in the city … Read more
Two Indonesian brothers on Tuesday have been arrested for allegedly murdering their 16-year-old sister over accusations of extramarital sex. The police said it is a killing for which they could face execution if convicted. The men, aged 20 and 30, admitted that they attacked their sister with a log and a machete because she had … Read more
The World Health Organization on Monday hailed dwindling COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in some countries, but called on nations to show “extreme vigilance” as they begin loosening their restrictions. Swathes of Europe began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, with officials in countries like France and Spain emboldened by declining … Read more
President Donald Trump stormed out of his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN. Jiang, a Chinese American, asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the number of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the United States. “Why … Read more
The United States (US) has recorded 1,565 more deaths from COVID-19 in one day. The country is the worst hit by the pandemic, leapfrogging China — where the pandemic broke out and, for a while, its epicenter — in terms of cases and deaths recorded. The country has a total of 1,309,164 infections and over … Read more
PRESIDENT Donald Trump might have again stir the hornet’s nest when, at the weekend, he proclaimed that the virulent coronavirus infection will go away without the help of any vaccine. Trump told reporters “This is going to go away without a vaccine, it’s gonna go away, and we’re not going to see it again, hopefully, … Read more
Former President Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an “absolute chaotic disaster.” In a leaked web call Friday night with former members of his administration, Obama also said the Justice Department’s decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn, the former Trump national security adviser … Read more
Strange COVID-19 related disease reported kills three children in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo disclosed on Saturday. The disease, which has also been reported in Chicago, Illinois, may augur a pandemic risk for children. Recall Gov. Cuomo had on Friday disclosed the death of a 5-year old linked to the coronavirus. Cuomo also disclosed a … Read more
An Indian pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalized after the pair drank a self-made COVID-19 chemical concoction in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday. The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment, a mix of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate, at a home in southern Chennai … Read more
Six people (Two policemen, four others) have been reportedly killed in Afghanistan after a deadly clash at public food donation in central Ghor province, AFP reports. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the governor’s office in the provincial capital Firozkoh, where a Qatari group was distributing aid. It was not immediately clear why the gathering … Read more
Vice President Mike Pence’s spokesperson Katie Miller, who also serves as a spokesperson for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, has tested positive for the disease. Trump confirmed Miller was the staffer who tested positive on Friday during an event with Republican lawmakers at the White House She’s wonderful young woman,’ Trump said. ‘Katie tested … Read more