At least 14 people have been killed when two explosions ripped through the city of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, according to officials. Zabardast Safai, the police chief of the eponymous… Read More »Two bomb blasts kill at least 14 in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan
Gunmen killed five worshippers and kidnapped at least 18 in an attack on a mosque in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, police said. Speaking to AFP news agency on Sunday, state… Read More »Nigeria: Five killed by gunmen in northwest mosque attack Police
China has launched a mission to try to retrieve rock samples from the Moon. Its robotic Chang’e-5 spacecraft departed the Wenchang launch complex on a Long March 5 rocket early… Read More »Chinese Spacecraft Sets Off On Moon Sample Quest
Labour activists in the US say big retailers like Amazon and Walmart must do more to protect workers as surging coronavirus cases coincide with the holiday shopping rush. They are… Read More »Coronavirus: Retail Workers ‘Scared’ as Cases Surge
According to the General Managing Director of NNPC group Mr. Mele Kyari @MKKyari while welcoming the #NNPC’s newly recruited Graduate Trainees as they physically reported work yesterday started that “Anyone… Read More »NNPC: This company is an equal opportunity
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs… Read More »Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must begin
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry will act as climate envoy when US President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Mr Kerry was one of several people named for top positions… Read More »Biden Cabinet: Inner Circle Get Key Posts as John Kerry Named Climate Envoy
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss has died at the age of 20 after falling ill following training. The prop was taken from the Narrabeen training camp to Northern… Read More »Keith Titmuss Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player dies aged 20
In December 2001, a perilous operation took place in Birmingham to separate three-month-old conjoined twins, Sanchia and Eman Mowatt. They started life in the full focus of the world’s media,… Read More »Conjoined Twins: ‘We Always Knew We Were Different’
The UN has urged Ethiopian authorities to ensure the protection of civilians as the army plans to attack the capital of the northern region of Tigray. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed… Read More »Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis: UN Urges Protection Of Civilians
The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows. Interim data suggests 70% protection, but the researchers… Read More »Covid-19: Oxford University Vaccine is Highly Effective
He was nicknamed the “bling-bling” president for what many in France saw as his lavish tastes – but now Nicolas Sarkozy faces the stark reality of a soulless courtroom. He… Read More »Trial Of Ex-President Sarkozy a Landmark for France
The Trump campaign has distanced itself from a lawyer who made dramatic claims of voter fraud at several media events. Sidney Powell claimed without evidence last week that electronic voting… Read More »Sidney Powell: Trump Team Cuts Ties With Lawyer Who Peddled Bizarre Fraud Claims
A string of positive Covid tests at Shanghai’s Pudong airport has sparked mass testing of thousands of people amid reportedly chaotic scenes. Authorities requested all cargo staff come for testing… Read More »Shanghai Airport Covid Scare Sparks ‘Chaotic’ Mass Testing
China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades.… Read More »China Prepares Moon Probe to bring Back Lunar Rocks
The head of African football, Ahmad Ahmad, has been banned from football for five years by FIFA following an ethics investigation by the world football’s governing body. Ahmad, who is… Read More »FIFA Bans African Football Head For Five Years Over Ethics Probe
According to NCDC: Below are the following ways to prevent the spread of Covid19 #WearAMask properly #WashYourHands with soap & running water Avoid crowded places Cough/sneeze into your elbow/ disposable… Read More »NCDC: #TakeResponsibility to prevent the spread of #COVID19
Banky W on his Instagram page shared Throwback childhood photos of wife Adesua and her cousin, Ozzy Etomi saying that she would have still been his spec even when he… Read More »Banky W: She would have been my spec even when I was 10 years old
British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford say their jointly-developed vaccine against COVID-19 has shown “an average efficacy of 70 percent” in trials. “This vaccine’s efficacy and safety… Read More »AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine can be 90% Effective, Results Show
A short boat ride from the shores of Karachi, stately mangrove trees hug the quiet shores of an island inhabited solely by a few camels that environmentalists say provides vital… Read More »$50bn Housing Project Threatens Mangroves On Pakistani Island
A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris… Read More »US election 2020: Trump ally Chris Christie urges him to accept defeat
A Turkish court will resume the trial in absentia of 20 Saudi officials on Tuesday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post newspaper columnist… Read More »Jamal Khashoggi Killing: Turkey’s Trial Of Saudi Suspects Resumes
Lewis Hamilton is pondering a momentous year, one in which he has not only become the most successful racing driver in history, but done so in the midst of a… Read More »Lewis Hamilton: ‘I want to have a positive Impact’- World Champion on Staying Home & Helping People
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he wants Lionel Messi to finish his career at Barcelona. Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension with City on Thursday and was immediately linked… Read More »Lionel Messi: Man City boss Pep Guardiola wants forward to end career at Barcelona