Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman eyes Angola presidency
Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, who is embroiled in a huge financial scandal, has suggested that she may seek to become the country's president. In a BBC interview, Ms Dos Santos pointedly declined four times to rule out running for the presidency. Her father José Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years. Prosecutors are seeking to recover $1bn (£760m) Ms...
No American Will Be Left Behind In Afghanistan – Joe Biden
President of United States, Joe Biden has stated that US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond his withdrawal deadline. Biden also vowed that no American will be left behind. This was stated by the US president even as armed Taliban fighters kept desperate evacuees from reaching Kabul’s airport on Wednesday night and Thursday morning this week. Biden further stated that he wants US forces out...
Army Forcefully Takes Over Power In Myanmar, Declares State Of Emergency
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the coup in Myanmar after the military seized power and imposed a state of emergency, saying Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders “must” be freed. “I condemn the coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi, in Myanmar. “The vote of the people must be respected and civilian...
U.S. Slaps Sanctions On North Korea Over Ballistic Missile Tests
The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed its first sanctions over North Korea's weapons programs following a series of North Korean missile launches, including two since last week. The sanctions targeted six North Koreans, one Russian and a Russian firm Washington said were responsible for procuring goods for the programs from Russia and China. The U.S. Treasury said the steps aimed both...
Putin Orders Ceasefire In Ukraine For Orthodox Christmas
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries, according to the Kremlin. This is the first time Russia introduced a full ceasefire in Ukraine since the launch of the offensive in February last year. The announcement comes following a request for a ceasefire during the religious holiday from...
Soldiers In Trouble For Posing Naked On Jet While On COVID-19 Testing Duty
Three British soldiers on Covid-19 testing duty have gotten themselves into trouble for posing naked on a Red Arrow jet next to a memorial to two dead airmen. The Red Arrows jet is parked next to a plaque marking the deaths of Flight Lieutenants Jon Egging and Sean Cunningham, who died in separate accidents in 2011. Colour Sergeant 'Tats' Taylor, posted X-rated...
Like HIV, COVID-19 May Never Go Away – WHO
Just like with HIV, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may never go away, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization health emergencies program, says the virus may just become one of the viruses around the world that kill people annually. “This virus just may become another endemic virus in our communities and this virus...
Over 20 Million Votes Yet To Be Counted In US Presidential Race
John Zogby, renowned public opinion pollster and founder of Zogby Strategies, says there are over 20 million votes yet to be counted in the 2020 US presidential race. As of 4:30 pm Nigerian time, over 130 million votes have been counted for either of both leading candidates President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden. Speaking at the US Department of...
Sudanese Army Says It Permits Evacuation Of Stranded Foreigners As Fighting Continues
Sudan’s de facto president and commander-in-chief of the army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to the evacuation of citizens and diplomatic representatives from the embattled country. An army spokesman said in a statement on Saturday that the United States, Britain, France and China would begin evacuating from the capital Khartoum “in the coming hours” using military transport aircraft. Al-Burhan has pledged...
Kylie Jenner’s Billionaire Status Stripped After She “Forged” Tax Returns
Kylie Jenner's billionaire status has been struck out by Forbes, months after being dubbed the world's youngest billionaire. Recall that in March 2019, the reality show star unseated Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, then 35, as the youngest-ever self-made billionaire (he was 23 when he made his first billion 11 years ago in 2008). Forbes has now revoked the 22-year-old's billionaire status, and also accused her of 'lying...
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