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Sudan welcomes removal from US terror list

Sudan’s government has welcomed remarks from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week that he would like to delist Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism, local media reported. Pompeo has repeatedly indicated that the State Department hopes to remove the designation, which severely impedes investment to Sudan, but disputes have arisen on a […]
World

Coronavirus: UK lockdown solidarity ‘starting to fray’

Following updates of Coronavirus in Britain: The restrictions of lockdown due to coronavirus have fostered a new community spirit in Britain, but there are signs that solidarity and togetherness are already beginning to fragment and fray. That is the warning from a campaign called Together, which includes the NHS, charities, media groups and employers among […]
Business World

German economy suffers sharpest decline on record

The German economy shrank at its fastest rate on record amid the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new official figures. The total production of goods and services declined by 10.1% during the April-to-June period. It was the sharpest decline since German began producing quarterly growth figures in 1970. The contraction followed a smaller […]
World

Switzerland to impose 10-day quarantine on arrivals

The Swiss government will impose a 10-day quarantine on arrivals from ‘high-risk’ countries from July 6, according to a statement by the Federal Council. The council said on Thursday that the quarantine requirement would be imposed due to the increase in new infections, “Since mid-June, the new coronavirus has experienced an upsurge in Switzerland after […]
World

Baby born to COVID-19 patient tests negative

A four-day-old baby born to a mother infected with coronavirus in Ethiopia tested negative for the disease, officials said on Monday. The mother who is at the Kotebe Hospital, a center dedicated to treating COVID-19 patients in the capital Addis Ababa, gave birth to a baby last Friday. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister on Sunday visited the […]
Opinion

The world after Coronavirus

Has the world as we know it changed inexorably because of a virus that was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019? This is the big question many people are grappling with as the Coronavirus epidemic sweeps through the world, with more than 181,000 people testing positive for the virus around the world, and […]
Health

Updates around the world on Coronavirus

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde may have had some communication misfires at her last news conference but the overnight action from the ECB is being widely seen as the bank’s bid for a “whatever it takes” moment in the coronavirus era. The commitment to buy up assets worth 750 billion euros by year-end comes […]
News

Microsoft disrupts world’s most active botnet

Berlin -Microsoft and partners from 35 countries have succeeded in disrupting the world’s most dangerous botnet, Necurs, which the company says had infected more than 9 million computers. After eight years of preparation, the software giant and partners undertook coordinated legal and technical measures to disrupt access to the botnet, Microsoft Corporate Vice President
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One dead, one injured in Bangkok mall shooting

 A gunman on Tuesday opened fire at a mall in Bangkok killing one person and injuring another. Police spokesperson, Krissana Pattanacharoen, said that the victims of the shooting were both women and that they were still searching for the shooter. READ ALSO: Earl of Snowdon, UK Queen’s nephew to divorce wife Thai media outlet, Thairath, […]
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Von Marks World Radio Day

As the global community marks the world radio day today Voice of Nigeria is set to interrogate how radio broadcasting can survive the tempest of underfunding in the age of digital revolution. The corporation is staging a one-day seminar at its Broadcasting House Complex Ikoyi Lagos where notable media scholars and practitioners will attempt to […]