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UK don’t need another coronavirus lockdown- Boris Johnson
The UK won’t be in a position to need another national lockdown, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Johnson likened a nationwide shutdown to a “nuclear deterrent,” telling…
John Lewis lion of U.S. civil rights movement takes final bow: Tributes (Photos)
Tributes poured in Saturday from Democrats and Republicans for U.S. Civil rights leader and long-serving Congressman John Lewis. He died on Friday, after losing the battle with pancreatic cancer. He…
World In Trouble: Coronavirus cases overshoot 14 million mark
Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million grim milestone on Friday, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours. The first case was reported in…
George Floyd family files lawsuit against Minneapolis, officers
George Floyd’s family has filed a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and the city allowed a culture of…
Israeli researchers develop method to quickly detect cancer cells during surgery
Israeli researchers have developed a life-saving method to detect cancer cells in the abdominal cavity within minutes, Tel Aviv University (TAU) in central Israel said on Thursday. With the new method, the team could detect in…
Canadian police kill 73-year-old man after refusing to wear face mask
A 73-year-old man was killed by police in Canada just hours after refusing to wear a face mask in a grocery store, the country’s public broadcaster the CBC reported Thursday. The man…
Trump niece’s memoir sells nearly 1 mn copies on first day
A new book on US President, Donald Trump, written by his niece sold nearly a million copies on the first day it went on sale in the United States, its publisher said Thursday. Mary Trump’s…
US, UK, Canada accuse Russia of COVID-19 vaccine theft
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre has accused Russian spies of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine being developed in laboratories in Oxford and America. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, security…
Brazil overshoots 2 million COVID-19 cases
Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing. And anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro’s…
China reopens movie theatres as COVID-19 wanes
Chinese movie theatres in low-risk areas have been allowed to resume operation starting from July 20 following an improvement in the COVID-19 epidemic situation, the China Film Administration…
COVID-19 vaccine records breakthrough in Oxford human trials
A team of UK scientists racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine believe they have made a breakthrough in early trials of a jab which may eventually offer “double protection against…
Let’s stop this nonsense and fight coronavirus – Fauci tells Trump White House
U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has urged an end to the divisiveness over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying “let’s stop this nonsense.” He called the White…
UPDATED: $10m stolen by Bitcoin scammers in biggest heist on Twitter
Official Twitter handles belonging to high profile individuals such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Gates were hacked Wednesday to promote a Bitcoin scam. Others affected…
Bitcoin scammers rake in $1m hacking Obama, Bezos, Bill Gates Twitter accounts
Official twitter handles belonging to high profile individuals such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Gates were hacked Wednesday to promote a Bitcoin scam. Others affected were Elon…
Another decapitated body found in New York hours, 2nd incident in 24 hours
Another decapitated body, wrapped in a plastic bag, has been found on the roof of a McDonald’s outlet in Bronx, New York. The incomplete body was found early Wednesday, cops and…
Former nurse Reta Mays admits killing 7 U.S military retirees
A former nursing assistant, Reta Mays, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to murdering seven military retirees in the United States, according to the Department of Justice. Reta Mays was employed…
Trump asked about black killings by police, points to white deaths
U.S. President Donald Trump responded to a question on why black Americans are still dying at the hands of police by pointing to higher numbers of white people killed by law…
Trump back-pedals on cancelling visas for foreign students
Facing a barrage of federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities and big tech companies, the Trump administration on Tuesday back-pedalled on a rule that would have…
Bubonic plague reported in America
A squirrel in Colorado, United States has tested positive for the bubonic plague, the CNN has reported. According to the report, the squirrel tested positive on July 11 in…
U.S. executes by lethal injection murder convict Daniel Lewis Lee
The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death Daniel Lewis Lee, by lethal injection. Lee, a white supremacist, was involved in the…
WHO worried as COVID-19 cases surpass 13 million worldwide
COVID-19 cases rose above 13 million across the world on Monday, climbing by one million in just five days, with over 570,000 people dead. The Reuters global tally, which is based on…
Tell-all book on Trump goes on sale today, New York judge lifts ban order
The tell-all book on Donald Trump, written by his niece, Mary Trump will go on sale throughout the United States today. This followed the lifting of a restraining order by a…
Europe’s most wanted peadophile arrested in France
French police have arrested a peadophile wanted by Europol for managing child porn sites on the darknet, Bordeaux Prosecutor Frederique Porterie said on Monday. The 40-year-old…
Russia first nation to finish human trials for Covid vaccine
Sechenov University in Moscow said it has completed clinical trials using human volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine, Russian news agency TASS reports. According to Sechenov University…