Death toll from coronavirus surpasses One million
Some notable Nigerians Who Have Died From Coronavirus Over one million people globally have died...
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Yemen’s warring parties agree to their largest prisoner swap as U.N. seeks ceasefire
The U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen wants to build on Sunday’s announcement of the largest...
Who by earthquake and who by coronavirus?
In 5781, Unetaneh Tokef is even more relevant than in most recent years, as its...
New insights concerning COVID-19 in children could affect vaccine efforts
IT WOULD be a very big deal if the US distributed a vaccine that had...
Less razzamatazz, but Nobel Prizes go ahead amid pandemic
The winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes will miss out on a swanky gala in...
Palestinian leader calls for U.N.-led peace conference early next year
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to convene...
China, this is not over: Australia insists world needs to know origins of COVID-19
The world’s nations must do all they can to understand the origins of COVID-19, Australia’s...
Global COVID-19 death toll could hit 2 million before vaccine in wide use
The number of deaths about nine months since the novel coronavirus was discovered in China...
COVID-19: WHO approved our emergency vaccine – China
China has announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) permitted the country to administer experimental...
Zimbabwe leader tells UN that sanctions hurt development
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa (center), seen here at a meeting with civil society organizations in...
Venezuela’s Maduro calls on U.N. members to rally against U.S. sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday all “countries that defend...
57% Nigerian children don’t have birth certificates – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund on Monday averred that 57 per cent of Nigerian children...
U.S. imposes Iran sanctions, says U.N. penalties resume despite skepticism
The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Iran’s defense ministry and others involved...
Richest 1%’s emissions twice that of poorest 50%: analysis
The analysis showed richer nations had depleted nearly a third of Earth’s carbon budge since...
Rape, ethnic cleansing and looting: UN reveals Turkey’s crimes in Syria
The abuses have been directed against women and children, and primarily target minorities such as...
Seven days after school resumption, six year old girl contracts COVID-19 and dies
A six-year-old girl has reportedly died of COVID-19 just seven days after resuming school. ...
U.N. chief says no action on U.N. Iran sanctions due to ‘uncertainty’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any...
Iran’s Zarif says world should oppose U.S. sanctions or expect same
The world community should oppose the United States’ use of sanctions to impose its will...
International summit urges UN to take tougher action against Iran
There was an international outcry this week after it was announced on Sept. 12 that...
Russia’s Lavrov sketches out post-Western world order
“It is time to stop applying Western metrics to our actions and stop trying to...
Iran increasing arrogance as it thinks it defeated US sanctions
Iranian media believes that Iran has defeated the US on the issue of new sanctions...
Saudi candidate through to next round of WTO race
Tuwaijri is among three women and one other man bidding to become the next director-general...
Brexit: Amal Clooney quits government envoy role over law break plan
Amal Clooney has quit her role as the UK’s envoy on press freedom “in dismay”...
White House says five more countries seriously considering Israel deals
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that five more countries are...
Belarus opposition offers talks as U.N. hears fears of ‘another iron curtain’
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demanded on Friday an international mission to document what she...
Covid-19 Brain Teaser: Which one of the following statements do you think is Truth or Myth?
COVID-19 was created by a genetically engineered virus made in a lab. COVID-19 only affects...
Islamic State expanding globally amid setbacks: US official
Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawla al-Salbi, the new leader of the Islamic State (IS) group...
Nigeria ranks 29th in world FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up from the 31st to 29th position in...
Trump plans executive order to punish arms trade with Iran – sources
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order allowing him to impose U.S....
Global coronavirus cases to soon surpass 30 million – Reuters tally
Image: Reuters The race to develop and bring to market a novel coronavirus vaccine has...
WHO chief for Europe urges countries to keep up coronavirus quarantines
A surfer crosses a pedestrian zone while people wear face masks to prevent the spread...
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Oxygen supplies unreliable as...
Chemical weapons watchdog says examining Navalny samples
Alexei Navalny posted to Instagram from his hospital bed this week Handout Instagram account @navalny/AFP/File...
Queen Elizabeth II to be removed as the Head of State in Barbados come 2021
Barbados has announced its intention to remove the Queen as its head of state and...
Iran tells World Court that US sanctions breach friendship treaty
On Monday, lawyers for the United States demanded that the ICJ, which deals with disputes...
World failing to meet all biodiversity goals, says UN
A snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan. As few as 4,000 of the big cats could be...
ICC permanently closes flotilla war crimes case
This is the first time that the ICC Pretrial Chamber has thrown in the towel...
Fears surge in demand for hand sanitiser could fuel child labor
Sugarcane is used to make ethanol for alcohol-based gels and seven of the world’s largest...
AstraZeneca’s trial illnesses may not be due to COVID-19 shot – Oxford University
The adverse events that led to a pause in trials evaluating AstraZeneca Plc’s AZN.L COVID-19...
WTO faults US over Trump’s China tariffs
The US imposed sweeping tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods as part of Donald...
COVID-19 has set global health progress back decades – Gates Foundation
Image: Reuters The Foundation’s Goalkeepers report, which tracks progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development...
Japan commits $165 mln to WHO’s global coronavirus vaccine programme
Image: Reuters Japan has also pursued independent arrangements with global pharmaceutical companies to secure vaccines,...
UN laments Yemen fighting, calls on Arab donors to pay up
A Yemeni child suffering from acute malnutrition is bathed by his mother at a camp...
Pfizer says coronavirus vaccine study shows mostly mild-to-moderate side effects
Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday participants were showing mostly mild-to-moderate side effects when given either...
US asks World Court to dismiss Iran sanctions case
It was “an inescapable reality”, he added, that the real aim of Iran’s legal suit...
Taiwan says it has Vatican assurances on China accord
The Vatican has asked Taiwan not to worry about the extension of a deal between...
Scientists find gas on Venus that could signal presence of life beyond Earth
This artistic illustration depicts the Venusian surface and atmosphere, as well as phosphine molecules. ©...
Scientists find gas on Venus linked to life on Earth
Conditions on Venus are often described as “hellish” with daytime temperatures hot enough to melt...
Pope gives green light for extension of accord with Beijing
Pope Francis has signed off on a two-year extension of a deal with China on...
Europe to see rise in coronavirus fatalities in October, November, WHO warns
A staff member gestures at a mobile coronavirus test centre, at Burgess Park in London,...
