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US approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2020 0

The Moderna coronavirus vaccine has become the second to be approved for emergency use in the US, clearing the way for millions of doses to be distributed. The country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the authorisation of the jab the day after the agency’s panel of outside experts

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6 killed in building collapse in northern Egypt

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2020 0

At least six persons were killed in a building collapse in Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria, an official security source said on Thursday. The accident took place in late hours of Wednesday when a four-story building collapsed in Moharam Bek district, the official said. The rescue team has found the bodies of three men […]

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Tensions rise as prominent singer shot dead in Ethiopian capital

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2020 0

The fatal shooting of a prominent Ethiopian singer in the capital Addis Ababa sparked rising tensions in the city on Tuesday, with calls for demonstrations circulating online. Hachalu Hundessa was shot and killed in the city’s suburb of Gelan Condominiums on Monday evening, local media reported. The killing has reportedly sparked unrest. On Tuesday, a […]

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Nigerian billionaire who is set to marry Donald Trump’s Daughter, Tiffany

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2020 0

Tiffany Trump, the daughter of US president, Donald Trump, is confirmed to be dating a Lagos-bred millionaire, Micheal Boulos. Micheal is the son of a multi-billion dollar family in Nigeria, and the two lovebirds have been an item for the past two years. Michael Boulos and Tiffany Trumps bond appear to be growing strong and […]

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10yrs Jail term to public statues vandals says Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 23 June 2020 0

Donald Trump has authorised the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes statues and has warned that any culprit who commits the act faces up to 10 years in prison, amid Black Lives Matter protests in the US. The US President made the announcement in a tweet on Tuesday, June 23. He said action will […]

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Bruce Springsteen calls U.S. COVID-19 response ‘national disgrace’

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

Bruce Springsteen has utilized his latest platform to call U.S. President Donald Trump‘s handling of the ongoing health crisis within the U.S. a “national disgrace.” Though the veteran rocker said he had planned another, more upbeat “broadcast” for the sixth volume of his new and limited-time-only bi-weekly SiriusXM radio show, From My Home to Yours, […]

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White woman gives birth to black baby, blames husband for chatting with a black Woman

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

This is a real story that happened in a Spanish hospital last Monday when a white woman was giving birth with her husband present in the delivery room. The labour was going smoothly until the baby appeared, causing great confusion. First the medical team thought the baby was darker because of a respiratory failure but […]

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Facebook removes Trump’s re-election messages for containing political prisoners’ symbol

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

Facebook on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that contained a symbol used in Nazi Germany for political prisoners. The leading social network, which has drawn fire over its hands-off approach to political speech in recent months, said in a statement the campaign messages violated a policy against “organised hate” and were […]

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German politician, Nico K dies after he was struck by lightning while urinating

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

A German politician has died after he was hit by lightning whilst taking a wee outdoors in a storm. Local politician Nico K., 44, who belonged to the Christian Democratic Union Party and was a member of the local council, died in the tragic accident during a garden party in the village of Hoehnstedt in […]

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John Bolton accuses Donald Trump of begging China for help to win re-election

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2020 0

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent former National Security Adviser, John Bolton from publishing a new book about his time at the White House, BBC reports. According to the US President, Donald Trump, Bolton will be breaching a contract he signed with his administration by doing so and will also […]

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U.S. condemn killings in Northern Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2020 0

The United States Government has condemned the killings of civilians in northern Nigeria. In a statement published on the Department of States website on Tuesday, June 16, the U.S. urged the Buhari-led administration to intensify efforts in protecting Nigerians as well as bringing those responsible for the killings to book. The statement signed by Secretary […]

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US suspends flights by Chinese airlines in new spat with Beijing

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

Washington on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines into and out of the United States after Beijing failed to allow American carriers to resume services to China. The move adds to a growing friction between the world’s two largest economies amid the coronavirus crisis and in the wake of a two-year […]

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Senegal police arrest 70 over violent protests against COVID-19 curfew

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

Senegalese police arrested more than 70 people on Wednesday after protests tinged by violence broke out in several cities across the West African country demanding a nighttime coronavirus curfew be lifted. The protests over the 9:00 pm and 5:00am curfew started on Tuesday and continued into the night, their severity prompting an appeal for calm […]

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Senegal delays reopening of Schools after fresh COVID-19 cases

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2020 0

With only hours to go, Senegal decided against reopening its high schools under a programme to ease coronavirus restrictions, after a cluster of infections emerged among teachers in the south of the country. Classrooms in the poor West African state have been shuttered since March 16. Students in the last three years of high school […]

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Tanzania resumes commercial flight operations from all over the world

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

Tanzania has reopened its airspace to both scheduled and non-scheduled international flights after the travel ban last month. President John Magufuli has directed the Works, Transport and Communication Minister Isack Kamwele and his Tourism counterpart Hamisi Kigwangala to lift the international flights’ ban. “As long as their body temperatures don’t point to anything

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Beckett Cypher son to Melissa Etheridge dies at 21

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett Cypher has died at age 21.  “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today #TeamME,” a tweet from Etheridge’s social media account read.  Etheridge would later release a statement confirming Beckett died from a drug overdose. The

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New York cancels Democratic presidential primary due to virus

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2020 0

New York has canceled its Democratic presidential primary originally scheduled for June 23 amid the coronavirus epidemic in an unprecedented move. The Democratic members of the State’s Board of Elections voted Monday to nix the primary. New York will still hold its congressional and state-level primaries on June 23. New York City-run health clinics will […]

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Donald Trump cuts daily briefing short after mockery over disinfectant comments

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2020 0

Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus briefing without taking questions after a day of mockery over his suggestion disinfectant could cure coronavirus. The US president was angry on Friday after a day of punishing headlines in relation to his remarks. The briefings often stretch well beyond an hour and feature combative exchanges between Mr […]

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Trump to push ahead with guidelines to states on reopening economy

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump will release guidelines on Thursday with steps to reopen the economy and return to normalcy. Trump said the country appears to have “passed the peak” with regards to new infections of the coronavirus, during a Wednesday briefing at the Rose Garden outside the White House. “While we must remain vigilant, it […]

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N’ Korea fires multiple short-range missiles into sea

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2020 0

North Korea on Tuesday fired multiple short-range projectiles into the East Sea, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports. The news agency quoted the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of Seoul’s military as saying this. The projectiles, which are believed to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles, flew around 150 kilometres. They were fired from North Korea’s eastern […]