Restarting The Premier League Will Boost Morale – UK Minister
Restarting the Premier League would be a boost to Britain’s morale amid the coronavirus crisis, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday. Premier League chiefs have targeted a June return to action as they bid to finish the season over the summer. England’s top-flight has been suspended since March 13 and there are still 92 matches remaining, with the title, relegation...
US House Of Reps To Vote On TikTok Ban
The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. The legislation is the biggest threat yet to the video-sharing app, which has surged to huge popularity across the world all while causing intense nervousness amongst governments and security officials about...
Judge Seats Jury In Young Thug Case After Nearly 10-Month Selection
The judge in the sprawling US gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug and several others on Wednesday seated a jury after a glacial selection that lasted nearly 10 months, local media said. Atlanta Judge Ural Glanville swore in 12 jurors and six alternates in the case whose opening arguments are now scheduled to begin November 27. Five men and 13...
China Blocked WHO From Issuing Alert On COVID-19 – CIA
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says China blocked the World Health Organisation (WHO) from sounding the alarm on COVID-19 in January. According to Newsweek, the intelligence agency said China was stockpiling medical supplies from around the world at the time. So far, the globe has recorded 4,527,823 cases of COVID-19. While 1,706,406 people have recovered from the disease, 303,438 have...
Nigeria, India, Israel are Trump’s strongholds – Survey
A survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre has listed Nigeria as one of the strongholds of United States President, Donald Trump. This is as the survey found that support for President Trump remains largely negative around the world. The Centre discovered that across the 33 countries surveyed a median of 64 per cent said they do not have confidence in...
Russia Reopens Embassy In Burkina Faso 32 Years After Closure
Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut down for almost 32 years, the West African nation's government and a Russian diplomat announced. The mission was closed in 1992. The Russian ambassador to Ivory Coast, Alexei Saltykov, said Russian President Vladimir Putin would name the new envoy. The Burkinabe foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that "Russia...
Usain Bolt Welcomes A Baby Girl With His Partner, Kasi Bennett
Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt has become a father for the first time after welcoming the birth of a baby girl with partner Kasi Bennett. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness appeared to confirm the birth of Bolt’s daughter in a social media post. “Congratulations to our sprint legend Usain Bolt and Kasi Bennett on the arrival of their baby girl!” Holness...
55 COVID-19 Patients Recover In Madagascar After Treatment With “Herbal Drug”
At least 55 COVID-19 patients in Madagascar have recovered after being treated with the country’s herbal remedy for the disease. 55 COVID-19 patients said to have been “cured” with the drug — which is bottled as herbal tea — rose after three recoveries were announced on Saturday. According to L’Express de Madagascar, the patients were among those that were administered the drug...
Mom-of-two Dies From Drinking Too Much Water
A mother-of-two from Indiana died after consuming 64 ounces of water in only 20 minutes. Ashley Summers, 35, died from water toxicity shortly after enjoying a peaceful day at Lake Freeman over the long Fourth of July weekend. On the last day of her vacation, she had felt lightheaded and had a headache, both of which were indicators of dehydration, yet...
Zambian President Slumps At Public Event, Hurriedly Rushed Home
Zambian leader Edgar Lungu on Sunday suffered an attack of dizziness that prompted a sudden halt to television coverage of an official ceremony in the southern African nation, the cabinet secretary said. Lungu, who is campaigning for re-election in August, had been attending a defence forces Commemoration Day event, which was brought to a swift end. “President of Zambia Edgar Lungu...
