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Russia on Tuesday became the first country in the world to officially register a COVID-19 vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. To underscore its…

A new bodycam footage has revealed more shocking details on the fatal arrest of George Floyd by four police officers. George Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, died after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee against…

For the vaccines alone, more than $100 billion will be needed to ensure everyone globally can access the tools to fight COVID-19, the Director-General of the World…

Lebanon’s prime minister Hassan Diab announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed claims by Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance, that he was being investigated for ‘ broader’ financial and insurance fraud. In a court filing,…

U.S. President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted from the White House briefing room on Monday shortly after a shooting outside the fence surrounding the complex. Trump returned to…

A record number of people are giving up their US citizenship, new research published on Sunday found. More than 5,800 Americans gave up their citizenship in the first six months of 2020 compared to the 2,072 Americans who renounced…

U.S. National Security Adviser claimed on Sunday that Chinese government-linked hackers have been targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election.…

New Zealand, the Pacific island nation of 5 million people is now the safest place in the world right now. In a COVID-19 pandemic raging world, New Zealand has successfully kept the…

Ten COVID-19 patients died in a fire outbreak at an isolation facility in India on Sunday. Ten others were injured in the tragedy in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijaywada hotel, turned into a…

Another person, not yet identified, has been killed in a bubonic plague outbreak in China. He was the second to die in days from the horror bug known as the “Black Death”, which wiped out…

Joe Biden, the US Democrats presidential candidate in the November election has slammed incumbent Donald Trump’s COVID-19 relief measures, that he rolled out via executive orders, snubbing…

Allan Lichtman, a history professor at American University, known as the “Nostradamus” of presidential elections, has pronounced his verdict for 2020. In a video made for New York Times,…

U.S. President Donald Trump circumvented Congress on Saturday signing executive orders for COVID-19 economic relief. The executive orders establish a payroll tax holiday through the…

The Italian government has extended measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) until September 7, 2020. Masks must continue to be worn in closed public spaces, people must…

Coronavirus-sniffing dogs capable of detecting the infection with 92 percent accuracy have been recruited to vet travellers arriving in the United Arab Emirates at Dubai airport. All…

More than 100 Americans have died after taking hydroxychloroquine in a misguided effort to treat or prevent so far this year, a new report reveals. In the first six months of 293 people died after taking hydroxychloroquine,…

China, where the coronavirus was detected last December, is now facing a new health threat from another virus, that is tick-borne. The virus causes a disease called…

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order that would ban the social media app TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US in 45 days if they are not sold by their Chinese-owned parent companies.. The orders, which…

Three young activists have been sentenced to long jail terms for plotting to overthrow President Vladimir Putin in a case that has sparked protests and allegations of police overreach. The…

Nearly 1.2 million Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs. The Labor Department’s report…

Facebook has taken down a video by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he said children are “almost immune” to COVID-19. The company claimed that the post violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus. “This…

The United States has announced a 10-million-dollar (N3.8 billion) reward for information on foreign interference in its elections. The Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced the…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied any involvement in the effort by rapper Kanye West to get on the ballot in presidential battlegrounds – amid a skein of revelations about GOP-connected officials aiding the…