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Powell a ‘great public servant,’ Bush mourns
Former US president George W. Bush, who picked Colin Powell as his secretary of state, on Monday paid tribute to the late top diplomat and war hero as a “great” man who counselled…
BREAKING: Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies after…
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and…
The Unvaccinated May Not Be Who You Think
Back when a viral pandemic killing millions around the world was just the plot of a scary movie, the film “Contagion” was lauded for how accurately it depicted the way such an outbreak…
Gang Kidnaps 17 American Missionaries In Haiti
A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with…
British MP, David Amess’ Stabbing Confirmed As A Aterrorist Incident
The fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been declared as a terrorist incident, police say. Sir David, who represented Southend West in Essex, was stabbed…
Former US president Bill Clinton hospitalised for infection
Former US president Bill Clinton was in hospital with an infection on Thursday, a spokesman for the 75-year-old said. Doctors said Clinton was responding well at…
Russia Mum Kills Baby &Son Jumping 190ft To Her Death With Kids In Her Arms
A mother allegedly killed her newborn baby and toddler son after leaping almost 200ft from a tower block with the two children in her arms. Olga Zharkova, 34, and her two sons, aged…
Several People Killed In Norway ‘bow And Arrow Attack’, Police Arrests Suspect
Several people were killed and others injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police said. 'We can…
Alibaba founder Jack Ma resurfaces in Hong Kong
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, largely out of public view since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently in Hong Kong and has met…
US Couple Accused Of Selling Nuclear Submarine Secrets
A US navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been charged with trying to sell nuclear secrets to what they thought was a foreign state. Jonathan Toebbe and his wife Diana were…
Dubai Police intercepts N55B cocaine, largest seizure in region
The police in Dubai have seized 500 kilograms of pure cocaine worth more than $136 million, about N55 billion. The drugs, the largest ever seized in the region, were stashed…
UK professor alleges death threat from LGBTQ community
A British academic at the centre of a row over transgender rights and free speech has hit out at a “campaign of harassment” in an online statement published on Sunday. The furore over…
Nonconsensual Removal Of Condom During Sex Now Illegal In California
California has become the first state in the U.S. to make non-consensual condom removal, also referred to as “stealthing,” illegal. Governor Newsom signed…
Russia Developing 4,000mph Invulnerable Missile, Can Hit Anywhere In Minutes
VLADIMIR Putin’s top weapons designers are developing a 4,000mph hypersonic nuclear missile that is capable of reducing a city anywhere on Earth to ashes within minutes. The nukes…
US Submarine Hits ‘Object’ While Underwater In South China Sea
A US nuclear-powered submarine hit an “object” while submerged in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region, injuring some of the crew, the United States Navy has said. None of…
Pope receives Merkel on farewell visit to Rome
The Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Pope Francis on Thursday received the outgoing German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in the Vatican as she paid a…
French tycoon Bernard Tapie dies aged 78
Bernard Tapie, the French business magnate, actor and politician whose swashbuckling career earned him millions of fans despite a series of legal convictions, died aged 78 on…
Merck’s Covid pill hailed after cutting hospitalizations by 50%
US pharmaceutical company Merck said it will seek the authorization of its oral drug molnupiravir for Covid-19 after it was shown to reduce the chance newly infected patients…
World leaders scramble to limit Pandora Papers’ damage
Governments moved Monday to limit the fallout from a release of millions of documents detailing how leaders have used offshore tax havens to stash assets worth hundreds of…
Taliban hold victory rally outside Kabul as they consolidate rule
More than 1,500 Taliban supporters attended a rally on Sunday in a vast field to the north of Kabul, in a show of strength as they consolidate their rule of…
In Portugal, There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate
Portugal’s health care system was on the verge of collapse. Hospitals in the capital, Lisbon, were overflowing and authorities were asking people to treat themselves at home.…
UK may ease visa restrictions for foreign butchers amid labour shortage – Report
The United Kingdom may ease visa restrictions for hundreds of foreign butchers as the country is facing a significant shortage of butchers. Last weekend, the government announced an…
US surpasses 700,000 COVID-19 deaths
US fatalities from Covid-19 surpassed 700,000 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, a toll roughly equivalent to the population of the nation’s capital…
France’s ex-President Sarkozy sentenced to jail
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid. The judge said…