All posts tagged "World News"
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838World NewsHaiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,189: official
The death toll from a devastating earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend rose by almost 250 on Wednesday to 2,189, the...
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768COVID-19Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as China vows massive vaccine boost
The number of Covid-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as China pledged to provide two...
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831Big StoryChina pledges two billion vaccine doses to world
BEIJING, CHINA: The People’s Republic of China will “strive to provide” two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and...
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906SportsCoronavirus forces four athletes out of Tokyo Olympics
Four competitors including a shooting world number one saw their Tokyo Olympic dreams dashed on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus....
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1.3KBreakingJovenel Moise: Haitian president shot dead at home overnight
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his home in the nation’s capital, according to the country’s interim...
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571World NewsIsrael Prime Minister Netanyahu ousted from office, opposition takes control
JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament has approved a new coalition government that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12...
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2.6KBusinessMore than 1,100 arrested over cryptocurrency money laundering
China has arrested more than a thousand people for using the profits from crime to buy cryptocurrencies, security officials said, as part...
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1.2KNewsUAE bans entry on travelers from Uganda over Covid-19 scare
DUBAI | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The UAE has suspended the entry of travellers from Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and...
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4.4KWorld NewsVIDEO: Man slaps French President Emmanuel Macron in the face
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers during a visit...
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1.1KWorld NewsBill Gates left Microsoft board amid probe into relationship with employee
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board in 2020 as the board pursued an investigation into the billionaire’s romantic relationship with a female...
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1.1KBig StoryRussia’s Putin snubs Museveni’s invitation for the swearing-in ceremony
Russian head of state, Vladimir Putin has said he will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday....
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1.5KNews HeadlinesUganda’s Dennis Matanda Appointed Director on US House Subcommittee on Africa
WASHINGTON – Ugandan business expert Dennis Matanda has been appointed Staff Director of the United States House Subcommittee on Africa. Matanda was...
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853Current AffairsArmed person shot trying to enter CIA headquarters
An armed person was shot by FBI agents Monday after a standoff of several hours at the entry gate to the CIA...
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1.1KWorld NewsBill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together...
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1.0KEntertainmentDaniel Kaluuya wins Oscar Award for Best Supporting in Judas and the Black Messiah
Daniel Kaluuya has won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah at the Academy Awards...
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1.1KJust InFormer US Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93
Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the...
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1.3KJust InQueen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip has died at 99
Prince Philip and the Queen had four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
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1.6KCOVID-19Brazil’s records 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day
The country’s total death toll is now almost 337,000, second only to the US.
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1.3KWorld NewsVladimir Putin passes law to allow him to rule as Russian President until 2036
Russia's Presidential terms ‘reset’ to allow Putin run for presidency twice more in his lifetime
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997World NewsFlash Floods in Indonesia kill over 75, dozens missing
An elderly villager and her grandson stand in floodwaters in front of their damaged home in the village of Haitimuk in East...
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1.1KAfrica29-yr old Ugandan faces 20 years in Jail for Stealing $1.8 Million COVID-Relief Funds in the US
A US-Uganda citizen, Hassan Kanyike, 29 years old, a resident of Santa Clarita, in the State of California has pleaded guilty to...
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692World News90 killed as Myanmar military continues crackdown on protestors
At least 90 people have been killed Saturday in Myanmar as the junta continues a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters countrywide on...
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1.6KAfricaDubai Carrier, Emirates indefinitely suspends all flights to Nigeria
Customers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days are not permitted to board from any other...
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913AfricaWorld Leaders Mourn Tanzania’s John Magufuli
John Pombe Magufuli becomes the second East African Head of State to die in office in less than a year, after Burundia...
