Prince Harry asked to be introduced as just “Harry” at an event on Wednesday, kicking off a final round of public engagements before he and wife Meghan step back from their royal duties. The Duke of Sussex, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, will stop using “His Royal Highness” from the end of March when … Read more
A mother filmed herself smacking her baby boy down to the floor during a video chat with the child’s father, police and the child’s family said. Hanna Winch, 21, was arrested in Peru, Indiana, after police discovered a disturbing video that was posted on social media by the child’s grandparents. The footage shows a woman, … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will buy $3 billion worth of military equipment, including attack helicopters, as the two countries deepen defense and commercial ties in an attempt to balance the weight of China in the region. India and the United States were also making progress on a big trade deal, … Read more
Katherine Johnson, a ground-breaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie “Hidden Figures,” died on Monday aged 101, the space agency said. Johnson’s calculations helped put the first man on the Moon in 1969, but she was little known until the 2017 Oscar-nominated film told the stories of three black women who worked at NASA. “She was … Read more
Mahathir Mohamad on Monday resigned as Malaysia’s prime minister and his Bersatu party has quit the governing Alliance of Hope coalition. Mr Mohamad’s move comes after a weekend of drama, with parties from both government and coalition meeting all day Sunday and Anwar Ibrahim, the designated successor to Mahathir, alleging “betrayal” by allies. Messrs Ibrahim … Read more
Pope Francis’s secretary, 34-year-old Miriam Wuolou of Eritrea, was found dead earlier this week — and the Vatican is crying foul. Wuolou’s body was discovered in her Rome apartment by police after her brother raised concern that she wasn’t answering her phone. She was seven months pregnant and suffered from diabetes, which can prove dangerous … Read more
A computer company Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Parc), has paid tribute to one of its great researchers, Mr Larry Tesler who died on Monday at the age of 74. The cause of his death has not been ascertained. Born in New York in 1945, and studied at Stanford University in California, Larry Tesler was … Read more
Popular Bible literature ‘My Book Of Bible Stories’ published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society will soon find its way into the elementary school curriculum. United States President, Donald Trump has ordered it to be so saying that the book contains true stories from the Bible that help shapes the lives of human … Read more
The Iranian health ministry has announced that preliminary tests on two suspected coronavirus cases have come back positive. On Wednesday, the country’s health ministry, Kiyanoush Jahanpour, said that “since last two days, some suspected cases of the new coronavirus were found.” The cases were in the city of Qom and the patients have been put … Read more
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to avoid policies that make it difficult for other countries to do business with the United States — even as his administration has done precisely the opposite. Trump has imposed tariffs on billions of dollars in goods and launched disputes with most key US trading partners over … Read more
A 16-year-old girl left her Ste Madeleine home on Valentines Day last Friday but never returned. Her family is now seeking the assistance of the public in locating her. Zekerla Parbhoo, a form five student of San Fernando East Secondary School left home on Friday stating she would return shortly. When she did not come … Read more
After a battle with brain with brain tumor, 15-year-old Nikita Pearl Waligwa has died. The Ugandan child actress who starred in Disney’s Queen of Katwe, a film about a chess prodigy from a slum in Uganda died on Saturday February 15th. A child actress of vast credit, in Nikita’s movie credit pouch are numerous hit … Read more
Rima settles in a chair at an upscale Riyadh cafe, looks around carefully, and seeing no one she recognizes, drags on her electronic cigarette and exhales a cloud of smoke. “I feel that smoking in public is a part of exercising my newly won freedoms. I am happy that now that I can choose,” the … Read more
Indonesia wasn’t feeling the love for Valentine’s Day on Friday as authorities arrested couples in one city, scolded stores over condom displays and warned students they would be reprimanded for amorous activities. Makassar on Sulawesi island doled out some tough love with raids at hotels and guest houses Thursday evening which netted about two dozen … Read more
28-year-old American tourist, Andrew Stevens will be laid to rest next week by the community of Mermaid and Mermen. Stevens who is a native of San Francisco and a mermaid enthusiast, died after he was harpooned by Philippines local fishermen who mistook him for a large fish because he was wearing a colorful mermaid tail … Read more
The first case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in London, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to nine. The patient, understood to be a woman, contracted the illness in China but was diagnosed after flying into a London airport, making it the first instance of coronavirus in the capital, according to the … Read more
Organisers of the World Mobile Congress said Wednesday they have cancelled the world’s top mobile trade fair due to fears stemming from the coronavirus that sparked an exodus of industry heavyweights. Ekohotblog understands that the mobile fair is one of the biggest events worldwide to be cancelled so far owing to the virus that has … Read more
Scientists have discovered a mysterious never-before-seen virus in a lake in Brazil and have named it after a mermaid who lured soldiers underwater to their death. Yaravirus, from the mythological mermaid Yara, has left scientists ‘puzzled’ because it doesn’t appear to be related to any other viruses in the world. Researchers found over 90 per … Read more
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said “Covid-19” would be the new official name for the deadly Coronavirus that was first identified in China on December 31. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told journalists in Geneva, Switzerland, explaining that “co” stood for “corona”, “vi” … Read more
A 6-month-old baby accused of collecting €500 of excess rent and refusing to reimburse €660 of rental guarantee on a property that was rented via the Public Centre for Social Action (CPAS) has been summoned by a Brussels court. The incident happened from January to June 2019, before the baby was even born in July. … Read more