NOVEMBER 15, 2020 The United Arab Emirates on Sunday said it will grant all doctors and infectious disease experts living in the country who are helping to combat the coronavirus pandemic a 10-year visa. Foreigners in the UAE, like most Gulf countries, are generally only given limited residence visas tied to their current employment, and … Read more
NOVEMBER 15, 2020 Mexico surpassed one million Covid-19 cases on Saturday, registering 5,860 new infections over the previous day in a country with one of the world’s highest death tolls from the virus, the government said. A total of 1,003,253 people have now tested positive for the virus in Mexico, said health ministry official Ricardo … Read more
The new head of the Pentagon said Friday that the US military has not been weakened in the wake of President Donald Trump’s reelection defeat and his abrupt replacement of top defence officials. “I want to assure the American public and our allies and partners that the Department of Defense remains strong and continues its … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 The Director-General of the World Health Organization hailed the rapid progress towards a Covid-19 vaccine but has insisted that every country must reap the benefits. “A vaccine will be a vital tool for controlling the pandemic, and we’re encouraged by the preliminary results of clinical trials released this week,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 New York will shut early on Friday as part of fresh measures designed to slow surging new coronavirus infections in the United States as hospitals in many European countries fill up with new patients. AFP reports that New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all establishments licensed to sell alcohol, … Read more
China congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on winning the United States presidential election, Bloomberg reports. “We have been following the reaction on this US presidential election from both within the United States and from the international community,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a briefing in Beijing on Friday. “We respect the American … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the departure of former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings, who died on Thursday, November 12. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said African continent would miss the leadership qualities of the ex-president who died at the age of 73. He hailed the … Read more
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Germany is seeing tentative signs that a surge in coronavirus infections may be easing, officials said Thursday, giving credit to anti-transmission measures that they warned would have to be maintained through winter and beyond. “The curve is flattening,” said Lothar Wieler, who heads the country’s disease control agency RKI. Falling daily new … Read more
The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria says it has received “great interest” from Nigerians seeking asylum, in light of the recent events in the most populous African nation. A series of tweets on Wednesday from the official Twitter handle of the Commission say those who have plans to resettle in Canada should be mindful that … Read more
Seven soldiers have lost their lives after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, the centre of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency. The security source which said this on Thursday added that other operatives were wounded, while some went missing. The troops were attacked on Wednesday between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe in Oudalan province, which … Read more
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold $5.6 million of his stock in the US pharmaceutical company on the same day it announced promising results for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Wednesday filings have showed. The company, however, has reportedly said the sale was part of a pre-arranged periodic divestment plan when the stock reaches … Read more
US President-elect Joe Biden rang round allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo Thursday, vowing to repair frayed partnerships and reaffirming mutual-defence pacts thrown in doubt by the current White House. A day after Biden’s series of “America is back” calls with European leaders, the former vice president spoke to Australia’s Scott Morrison, South Korea’s Moon … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 The announcement follows Pfizer and BioNTech’s which said their vaccine, also undergoing Phase 3 trials, was 90% effective at preventing Covid-19. Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92% effective, its developers said on Wednesday as the global race heats up over mass vaccination to slow the spread of the pandemic that has … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 Decades-old tensions between Tehran and Washington deepened after Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from a landmark Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed, then reinforced, crippling sanctions. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last week, said that the result of the US election would have “no effect” on Tehran’s policies towards Washington. … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, the world’s longest-serving prime minister, who had held the post since independence in 1971, died on Wednesday at the age of 84, state media announced. “The Royal Court mourns His Royal Highness… who passed away this morning at Mayo Clinic Hospital in the United States of … Read more
A Pennsylvania postal worker identified as Richard Hopkins has disclosed he made up claims of electoral fraud in the battleground state. Recall that the case had been cited by Republicans as evidence of widespread ballot tampering and GOP donors had even given $136,000 to the whistleblower. Following an investigation on Hopkins’ claim by US Postal Service, … Read more
Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has promised a “smooth transition” after the US elections, saying that Trump will remain in power. He said this on Tuesday during Testy News conference when asked about contacts with the Biden team. He said, “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.” “The world should have … Read more
Mali’s former president Amadou Toumani Toure, who led the Sahel nation for 10 years before being ousted in a coup, has died in Turkey aged 72. A member of Toure’s family and a doctor confirmed this on Tuesday, November 10. “Amadou Toumani Toure died during the night of Monday to Tuesday in Turkey,” where he … Read more
Britain’s unemployment rate has jumped to 4.8 percent as the coronavirus pandemic destroys a record number of UK jobs, official data showed Tuesday. The reading for the third quarter compared with an unemployment rate of 4.5 percent for June-August, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. Details Later…
President-elect, Joe Biden insisted a mask still remains “the most potent weapon” against the virus, and that the vaccine news does not change that urgent reality. The United States recorded its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus on Monday, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. AFP reports that shortly before 1400 GMT Monday … Read more