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COVID-19 United States

New York City’s public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on Dec. 7, starting with elementary schools for students whose parents agree to...

Sydney logs the hottest night of November on record

Australia

Sydney has reported its hottest November night on record, with the official start of summer still days away. People visit Bondi Beach in Sydney. Photo:...

France needs to review the COVID-19 crowd restrictions on church attendance.

COVID-19 Europe France

France’s State Council, the country’s highest court, on Sunday ordered the government to review a law limiting the number of people in churches during religious...

Indian regulators probe suspected shot reaction from AstraZeneca, trial continues

India World

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is assisting an inquiry into an alleged adverse reaction during AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial, but has found no...

ASB survey: Steep house prices turning people off

The heat in the housing market appears to be getting too hot for some. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon The ASB bank's latest housing confidence...

Australia plans WTO action on tariffs against China: Jacinda Ardern is not yet taking sides:

Australia World

The Australian government is giving its strongest indication so far that it will take action against China at the World Trade Organisation, but New Zealand's...

The neurologist’s research says that drug change is not excluded as a factor in epilepsy death,

The first official recognition that changing brands of epilepsy drugs may have been a factor in at least one of six deaths has come to...

Prosecutors in Argentina are investigating the death of soccer star Maradona

Argentina Sport

Argentine justice officials on Sunday seized medical files from the doctor of Diego Maradona as part of their investigation into the recent death of the...

Dave Prowse: Darth Vader actor, aged 85 years old, dies

Entertainment

Dave Prowse, the Bristolian former bodybuilder best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85. David Prowse, the...

We never requested N81m to cut the stadium grass in Abuja.

Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports, says the ministry never requested for the sum of N81 million to cut grass at the MKO Abiola...

My dressing room is not satisfied. Mourinho responds with Chelsea to Tottenham’s draw

Sport

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed his players were not happy in the dressing room, following their 0-0 draw with Chelsea on Sunday. Mourinho’s...

Massacre of Zabarmari: Everything you gave the north is death, destruction-Aisha Yesufu assaults Buhari

Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, has lamented the recent killing of over 43 farmers by members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko...

Schools have warned about planning for tougher NCEA requirements

Academics and teachers are warning a new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some teens. The Ministry of Education says...

In the eyes of your critics, you don’t know how amazing you have become – Ali Ndume tells Jonathan

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south district, says he used to criticise ex-President Goodluck Jonathan when he was in power, but now, he appreciates him...

Obiano poured libation on Ojukwu’s grave before he was elected but later told me a dead man is no longer relevant to APGA -Bianca

Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s former ambassador to Spain and widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, has accused Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra state, of abandoning her husband....

‘The most violent direct assault towards civilians in 2020’ — UN condemns killing of farmers in Borno

The United Nations has condemned the killing of greater than forty farmers in Borno state. The farmers have been killed in Jere neighborhood authorities place...

Total blackout in Nigeria as electricity grid collapses

[caption id="attachment_80977" align="alignnone" width="666"] 383144 08: A view of the power lines as evening settles December 11, 2000 in Pico Rivera, CA. California residents statewide...

Senior Trump aide Kushner and a team bound for Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Middle East Politics Qatar Saudi Arabia United States

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his crew are headed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for talks in a area simmering with...

Sneaky, shady, shifty – supermarkets are being investigated

An investigation into the duopoly of the supermarket unpacks allegations of dodgy sales practises and poor treatment of vendors who are too frightened to talk...

Bombing a vehicle in Afghanistan kills at least 30 security forces staff

Afghanistan Middle East

A car bombing in Afghanistan's central Ghazni province killed at least 30 members of the Afghan security force on Sunday, officials said and, given the...

The Tigray Forces claim to have shot down the Ethiopian aircraft, taken a city

Africa Ethiopia

Rebellious forces from Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray said they had shot down a military aircraft and recaptured the city from federal forces on Sunday,...

Mexico issues an ex-security chief warrant suspected of helping cartels

Mexico

Mexico has released an arrest warrant on corruption charges for a former security minister and could seek his extradition from the United States, where he...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to wait ‘a bit longer’ to recognize winner of U.S. election

Brazil Politics United States

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he will wait “a little bit longer” to recognize a winner in the U.S. presidential election, suggesting...

Islamic State says it launched rocket attack on northern Asian nation refinery

Iraqi Middle East

[caption id="attachment_80955" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Iraq's largest oil refinery in the northern town of Baiji, Iraq, is seen in this Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003 picture. (AP...

Paris cops to stay in custody over beating of musical genre producer

Europe France

Three Paris law enforcement officials being command over the beating of a musical style producer throughout Associate in Nursing arrest per week past can stay...

How assassinations, sabotage could avoid Iran war – analysis

Iran Middle East

This third way may breakdown the choice of: war v. quick deal. iran nuclear cameras 298 (photo credit: AP [file]) Paradoxically, the assassination of Iran...

Abbas to make first trip abroad since outbreak of COVID-19

Middle East Palestine

Abbas’s visit comes in the framework of preparations for engaging with a new US administration under President Joe Biden. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry walks...

Lifting the lid on the rise and rise of organised crime in NZ

New Zealand now has one of the most lucrative illicit drug markets in the world. In his new book Gangland, investigative reporter Jared Savage explores...

Covid-19 update: One new case in managed isolation

COVID-19 New Zealand

There has been one new case of Covid-19 reported in managed isolation in New Zealand today, the Health Ministry has confirmed. Photo: AFP In a...

Instagram censors Iranian support for assassinated nuclear chief – report

This is not the first time Instagram removed posts supporting an assassinated Iranian official, having done something similar following the assassination of IRGC Quds Force...

Person missing from shore near Raglan

A fisher is missing after slipping and falling into the sea near Raglan this morning. Ruapuke Beach, Waikato. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Johnragla [CC BY-SA...

Israel raises alert level in delegations abroad

Iran has tried to target embassy personnel in the past. Israeli flag flies at the Israeli Embassy in Washington (photo credit: REUTERS/GARY CAMERON) Fearing an...

The secret to living to well into your 90s (or older)

Health Information Life

Neurologist and professor at the University of California Irvine Dr Claudia Kawas is searching for the secrets to living a longer and healthier life. ...

Rwanda mulls embassy move to Jerusalem

To date, only the United States and Guatemala have embassies in Jerusalem, while the remainder of 87 countries with embassies in Israel have located them...

Nigerians react to Kogi Commissioner saying “there is a deafening call for Governor Yahaya Bello to run for president in 2023”

The Kogi state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, says there is a deafening call for the state governor, Yahaya Bello, to contest in...

Israel upsets Spain’s national team 95-87 in second half comeback

Israel Middle East Sport

Their EuroBasket qualifying record is now 3-0 ahead of their game with Poland on Monday. Tamir Blatt helped lead the blue-and-white to their astonishing victory...

Saudi Arabia prefers to normalize ties with Israel under Biden – report

Middle East Saudi Arabia

Under the US-brokered Abraham Accords, Israel has already signed normalization deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

“Love at first sight” Vanessa Bryant says as she honors late husband Kobe Bryant on the anniversary of their first meeting in 1999

Entertainment Sport

Vanessa Bryant is paying tribute to her late husband Kobe Bryant on the 21st anniversary of their first encounter. The couple met for the first...

Man allegedly tries to break into home in Arad, shot by home owner

Israel Middle East

The shooter's partner said that he had no intention of hurting the suspected burglar. Ambulance (illustrative) A man who was allegedly trying to break...

Biden’s victory, Erekat’s death teach valuable lessons for peace camp

Israel Middle East Politics United States

Biden and Erekat each reflect in their own way one of Peres’s most significant personal and political traits: the belief that a person can shape...

Rifle allegedly seized from drunk policeman (video)

Passersby who saw a drunk police officer carrying a gun, seized the gun from him then poured water on him to help revive him. ...

German court convicts IPOB members who attacked Ekweremadu

Germany Nigeria World

Germany has convicted four members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who attacked Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president. They have also served their...

‘They’re trying to cover it up’ — man alleges Lagos teacher killed brother over math question

A Twitter user has alleged that a Lagos teacher beat his junior brother to death over the boy’s failure to correctly answer a question asked...

Great white shark ‘sent chill up spine’ during filming – Gayford

Watching a great white shark stalk a crew member off he coast of Stewart Island during filming for a documentary was among the most scary...

Plimmerton roundabout on SH1 closed by floodwaters

Heavy rain in the Kapiti Coast is causing major traffic delays and road closures. Flooding at the Plimmerton roundabout Photo: Waka Kotahi NZTA The Plimmerton...

Fire in commercial building threatens homes in Christchurch

Homes were evacuated in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston early this morning due to a fire in a commercial building. The cause of a fire...

Borno seeks Immigration support to prevent cross-border crimes

‌Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, has solicited the support of the Nigeria Immigration Service to curb illegal migration and other cross-border crimes in the...

#EndSARS: Police shot me in the head, killed my girlfriend, I want justice, man tells panel

November 29, 2020

A 33-year-old man, Emmanuel Ajomafuwe, on Saturday, pleaded with the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of human rights abuses against the disbanded...

FG demands apology from UK over claim that Gowon looted central bank