Turkey Sentences Man To Life In Prison For 2017 Nightclub Attack
Reports say, a Turkish court has sentenced a man to life in prison for the New Year’s Eve attack on a nightclub in Istanbul. Acoording to the report, Albulkadir … Read More
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1st Virtual African Regional Committee Meeting Highlights Importance Of Strong Health Systems
The Seventieth Session of the WHO African Regional Committee was successfully conducted virtually for the first time ever. The session which was initially slated to be held physically in … Read More
Russia’s Navalny In Coma After Alleged Poisoning
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a … Read More
8 Children Die Within A Week At Syria’s Al-Hol Camp, Says UN
At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives of “Islamic State” fighters, the UN said on Thursday. The … Read More
Polio Vaccination Campaigns Restart In Afghanistan, Pakistan After COVID-19 Hiatus
Polio vaccinations campaigns have resumed in Afghanistan and Pakistan, months after having been severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. Programmes are … Read More
COVID-19: US Government Donates 200 Ventilators To FG
The United States has donated 200 ventilators to Federal Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Representative of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the … Read More
Five Killed, 10 Injured In Pakistan Blast
A bomb blast at a market in a Pakistani town bordering Afghanistan on Monday killed at least five people and injured 10 others, police said. The explosion occurred on … Read More
Belarus: UN Chief Appeals For Restraint
Belarus: UN chief following post-election developments ‘with great concern’ The UN Secretary-General has appealed for restraint in Belarus, where ongoing clashes between police and demonstrators continue following disputed elections … Read More
Police And Protesters Clash In Belarus
Riot police clashed with protesters in Belarus overnight after a government exit poll predicted Sunday President Aleksander Lukashenko, an authoritarian who has ruled the Eastern European country since 1994, … Read More
South Korea: International Leaders, Human Rights NGOs Seek End To Oppression On Minor Religions Group For COVID-19
387 international leaders including human rights authorities, NGOs and religious communities are calling on South Korea to stop suppression on a minor religions group named Shincheonji Church of Jesus for … Read More
Africa CDC To Launch Campaign “Saving Lives And Saving Economies
A campaign tagged “Saving Lives and Saving Economies.” is to be launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,Africa CDC .next week. The Director, Africa CDC , … Read More
COVID-19: WHO Ramps Up Support To Hotspot Countries In Africa
The first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa to bolster the country’s response to COVID-19. … Read More
South Africa: UN Health Agency Sends Experts To Help Battle Against COVID-19
New “surge team” of leading UN health experts is on its way to South Africa to ramp up the COVID-19 response there, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. … Read More
Plane crashes on landing …at least 17 dead
An Air India Express plane with 190 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 17 people. The Boeing 737, en route … Read More
Russia Firefighters Battling To Contain Wildfires After Heatwave
Report says,firefighters in Russia are battling to contain bush fires stretching across 60,000 hectares of land, which have been exacerbated by a recent heatwave in the country. The fires are … Read More
Juan Carlos I, Spain’s Former king, Has Left The Country Amid Scrutiny Of Alleged Financial Dealings
Reports says , Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I, who steered the nation from dictatorship to democracy, has left the country amid scrutiny of his alleged financial dealings. Spain’s former … Read More
Italy To Reopen New Genoa Bridge Two Years After Fatal Tragedy
Reports say, almost two years since Italy’s Genoa bridge collapsed, killing 43 people, a new structure opens in its place today. According to thr report, on August 14, 2018, … Read More
Afghanistan: ISIS Attack On Jalalabad Prison Leaves Multiple Casualties
Report says, a complex attack by the Islamic State group against a prison in eastern Nangarhar province continued Monday and has killed at least 11 people. Another 42 people … Read More
Police Injured In Berlin Protest Against COVID-19 Measures
Police said around 45 police officers were injured during several weekend protests in Berlin including a rally against coronavirus curbs. A total of 133 people were arrested on Saturday, … Read More
Ousmane Kaba Declares His Run As Guinean Presidential Candidate
Ousmane Kaba, was declared as the first opposition leader to run in the Guinean presidential elections in October. The candidate currently leads the Party of Democrats for Hope (Pades), … Read More