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Rigidity in denial: Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi casts doubt on coronavirus originating in China

August 27, 2020

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide hold a press conference, in Oslo, Norway August 27, 2020. Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix/via...

Iranian vessel loads with Venezuelan alumina, amid closer ties – sources

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August 27, 2020

An Iranian-flagged vessel loaded a cargo of alumina in Venezuela this month after delivering supplies for an Iranian supermarket in the South American nation, three...

Entertainment

”E no go better for any human way no want good for me including your idol” Teebillz writes as he shares photo of himself and his lover

KEx

August 27, 2020

Music executive, Teebillz, has shared another photo of himself with his lover. Posting the photo above on his Instagram page, he wrote; ''E no...

Entertainment

Cubana Chief Priest allegedly assaults one of his female staff

KEx

August 27, 2020

Socialite, Cubana Chief Priest has been accused by one of his female workers of assaulting her at Cubana nightclub in Owerri which he manages. ...

Entertainment

Meet Brad Pitt’s new girlfriend, 3 decades younger than the actor

KEx

August 27, 2020

Brad Pitt, 56, was spotted arriving in Paris this week with a woman reported to be his new girlfriend, 27-year-old German model Nicole Poturalski. ...

Nigeria

Minister announces good news for exited N-Power beneficiaries

KEx

August 27, 2020

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says discussions are ongoing to ensure that exited and eligible N-Power beneficiaries...

Nigeria World

The world has changed: Nigeria postpones resumption of international flights

KEx

August 27, 2020

The Federal Government on Thursday shifted the resumption date for the commencement of international flights into and out of Nigeria from August 29, 2020, to...

Nigeria Politics

2023 Don’t be fooled: Osinbajo speaks on succeeding Buhari as president amid debate on zoning

KEx

August 27, 2020

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has insisted his current focus is on serving Nigeria and not the presidential election in 2023. Lately, there have been talks about...

Nigeria

Endless Insecurity: We don’t need bank insider to transfer money from victims’ phones ― suspects

KEx

August 27, 2020December 13, 2020

Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested five suspected members of a syndicate which specialized in stealing mobile phones to withdraw...

Africa Chad

ISWAP attacks Lake Chad, kills 14 villagers – Report

KEx

August 27, 2020

Jihadists have killed 14 people on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad near the border with Nigeria after their town decided to block food supplies...

Nigeria Politics

Why Church leaders are afraid of CAMA – Osinbajo

KEx

August 27, 2020

VP Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday that the agitations by some Nigerian Church leaders against the recently signed Companies and Allied...

New Zealand

Mosque attack hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’

KEx

August 27, 2020

Warning - This story discusses details of the 15 March Christchurch mosque shootings. A man who confronted a terrorist on the day of the killings...

Health Nigeria World

Polio-free status: WHO warns Nigeria against complacency

KEx

August 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: President Buhari vaccinates a child against polio in Katsina State. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against complacency as Nigeria celebrates Wild...

Business Nigeria

CBN resumes sales of foreign exchange to licensed BDC operators

KEx

August 27, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has commenced the sales of foreign exchange to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country....

Lebanon Middle East

From the golden age to war and ruin: Lebanon in turmoil as it hits 100

KEx

August 27, 2020

Looking back on his childhood in the newly declared state of Lebanon nearly a century ago, Salah Tizani says the country was set on course...

Europe Politics Russia

Who else but Navalny? Kremlin critic’s illness a blow for campaign to break Putin’s grip

KEx

August 27, 2020

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s sudden illness has upended his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putin’s grip on power at upcoming regional elections. But it also exposes...

Politics United States

Politics and numbers: Democrats top Republicans in TV viewers for convention’s third night

KEx

August 27, 2020

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers his acceptance speech as the 2020 Republican vice presidential nominee during an event of the 2020 Republican National Convention...

Africa France Rwanda

Rwanda seeks extradition of genocide suspect under investigation in France

KEx

August 27, 2020

A Rwandan man reads an article from the French publication TV5 on his phone about Aloys Ntiwiragabo, a Rwandan Genocide suspect, on August 26, 2020....

COVID-19 New Zealand

Covid-19: Govt falls short of contact tracing targets, but says data was skewed

KEx

August 27, 2020

The government was still falling short on contact tracing targets a week ago - 10 days into the current Covid outbreak. A Covid-19 testing station...

Politics Sport

Trump says NBA has become like a political organization

KEx

August 27, 2020

U.S. President Donald President Trump listens during a briefing on Hurricane Laura at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, U.S., August 27,...

Politics United States

Trump must turn over tax returns, does not deserve immunity, Manhattan’s top prosecutor says

KEx

August 27, 2020

Manhattan’s top prosecutor told a U.S. court on Thursday he should be able to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns, saying Trump cannot immunize himself...

Education New Zealand Politics

Pressure on Green co-leader James Shaw to pull support for Taranaki Green School

KEx

August 27, 2020

Pressure is mounting on Green Party co-leader James Shaw to pull his support for $11.7 million of taxpayers' money being handed to the privately-owned Taranaki...

Politics United States

Voting rights groups ask U.S. judge to require more ballot drop boxes in Ohio

KEx

August 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Poll worker, Jennifer Mobley, drops a provisional ballot into a ballot box in Columbus, Ohio, March 4, 2008. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters)...

COVID-19 Politics United States

Pelosi, White House call on COVID-19 aid ends without a breakthrough

KEx

August 27, 2020

A telephone call on coronavirus economic relief between U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an adviser to President Donald Trump ended on Thursday with no...

Politics United States

Kamala Harris condemns looting, violence in wake of police shooting

KEx

August 27, 2020

Democratic U.S. vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris delivers a campaign speech in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2020, hours ahead of the conclusion of the Republican...

Middle East Politics United States

Pompeo heads home after pushing Israel deal on Mideast tour

KEx

August 27, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Sultan Haitham of Oman on the final leg of a Middle East tour that failed to produce any...

Politics United States

Voter advocacy groups file lawsuit against Trump’s social media executive order

KEx

August 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the first day of the Republican National Convention after delegates voted to confirm him as the Republican 2020...

COVID-19 Politics United States

Trump plans attack on Biden as U.S. faces coronavirus crisis and protests

KEx

August 27, 2020

President Donald Trump prepared to attack Democratic rival Joe Biden on the Republican National Convention’s final night on Thursday, as the United States struggles to...