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Bill Gates and Melinda begin assets sharing
Bill Gates and Melinda, his wife of 27 years have already begun sharing of assets, with Bill transferring $1.8billion worth of stocks to her. According to reports,…
Jennifer Gates speaks on parents divorce
Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, has reacted to the shock announcement of her parents’ divorce, describing it as a…
Texas city of Lubbock bans abortions, family can sue providers, abettors
Voters in the Texas city of Lubbock have approved a ban on almost all abortions and also allow families to sue providers and abettors. Lubbock, home to some 260,000 people,…
Biden jacks refugee cap to 62,500, Africa may have 20,000 slots
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday resurrected a plan to raise refugee cap this year to 62,500 after drawing a wave of criticism from supporters for sticking to Trump low…
‘$19b needed to get 1.8b vaccine doses for world’s poorest’
International advocacy organisation Global Citizen has said that it will cost $19billion to provide 1.8 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the world’s poorest. Through…
India posts another COVID-19 daily world record
India posted a world record daily rise of 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as the country opened up its massive vaccination drive to all adults, although several…
Pentagon halts Trump border wall
The Pentagon cancelled the construction of parts of former President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico that were being built using military funds, with the…
Israeli premier visits stampede site, orders probe
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Friday announced a full investigation into the stampede at a Jewish religious festival in northern Israel that left dozens dead. Netanyahu travelled to the site in the town…
Fire in hospital’s intensive care kills 18 in India’s Gujarat
At least 18 people, including two healthcare workers were killed in a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat late on Friday night, officials said on Saturday, in the country’s latest deadly…
British premier’s apartment refurbishment triggers investigation
Britain’s Electoral Commission began an investigation on Wednesday into the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street apartment, saying there were grounds to suspect an offence may have been…
India Covid Crisis: Patients turn to witch doctors as virus hits rural areas
Indians are turning to witch doctors who are branding them with hot irons in a vain attempt to cure Covid as the infection spread from urban centres to rural villages…
American women make history as Biden addresses Congress
American women made history Wednesday night as President Joe Biden addressed the Congress to mark his first 100 days. As he spoke, two women sat behind him: Speaker Nancy…
China, other nations closing in fast – Joe Biden to Congress
President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the Congress to support his $1.8 trillion spending plans to enable America stay ahead of China and other…
Myanmar insurgent group razes military base near Thai border
People participate in a rally in support of Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw on December 7, 2019, ahead of her appearance at the International Court of…
Andrew Brown killed in North Carolina, protest erupts
A small protest erupted in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on Monday after lawyers Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot by sheriff’s deputies last week, said he was…
Spain arrests Mallorca man for spreading COVID-19
Authorities in Spain have confirmed arresting a Mallorca man for infecting 22 people with Covid-19. The accused despite having COVID-19 symptoms continued with his…
Turkey rages at US recognition of Armenia genocide
Turkey on Saturday accused the United States of trying to rewrite history, resoundingly rejecting US President Joe Biden’s decision to formally recognise the Armenian…
The US may have more vaccines than people who want them by mid-May. Here’s why that’s a…
The US will likely soon come up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic -- more doses of the vaccines than people who are willing to receive them, according to data that is…
Malaysian artist arrested for ‘insulting’ queen
A Malaysian artist has been arrested for allegedly insulting the queen by posting a satirical playlist online, police said, fuelling concerns about a widening crackdown on freedom of expression. Fahmi Reza, also an…
Joe Biden declares mass killings of Armenians a genocide
President Biden on Saturday recognized the mass killings of Armenians more than a century ago as genocide, signaling a willingness to test an increasingly frayed relationship with Turkey, long a key regional ally and an…
India loses 2,263 people to Covid-19 in 24 hours
India on Friday logged over 332,730 new COVID-19 infections, the highest-ever daily infection worldwide. A major hospital in New Delhi reported several deaths while flagging…
Focus on basketball – Trump blasts “racist” LeBron James
NBA star LeBron James deleted a Twitter post regarding the fatal police shooting of a 16-year-old Black girl in his home state of Ohio, later explaining he seeks greater…
Tears flow in Minneapolis at funeral of Daunte Wright killed by police [Photos]
Hundreds of mourners, wearing face masks and weeping, filled a Minneapolis church on Thursday for the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20 year-old Black man,…
Oxford team tout first EVER Malaria shot to be more than 75% effective
Researchers in Britain have developed the world's most effective malaria vaccine, with it becoming the first to achieve the World Health Organisation-specified 75 percent efficacy goal. Researchers…