Assassins Kill Haiti President In Night Attack
The president of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, was shot and killed in his private residence, the interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced Wednesday. The president’s residence has also put out a statement Wednesday saying the attack occurred around 1 a.m. and that the First Lady Martine Moise was also wounded in the attack and is currently hospitalized. The assassination was carried out...
COVID-19: Russia Records Highest Daily Death Toll
Russia on Tuesday recorded its highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic as the country grapples with a spike in infections spurred by the highly contagious Delta variant. An official government tally reported 652 coronavirus fatalities over the past 24 hours, topping a record that was set in December last year. A record-high number of daily deaths —...
UK Bans Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange
The UK’s finance watchdog has banned major cryptocurrency exchange Binance from regulated trading in Britain, as the industry faces greater global scrutiny. Binance Markets Limited, part of Binance Group, is “not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the UK”, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said in a statement published over the weekend. The ban affects options and futures contracts related...
Swedish PM Resigns Following Vote Of No Confidence
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, one week after he lost a vote of no confidence, leaving it up to the speaker of parliament to begin the search for a replacement. Lofven could have either called a snap election or resigned following the no-confidence vote last week. He told a press conference that a snap election was “not what...
Zambia’s First President Kaunda To Be Buried On July 7
Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on July 7, three weeks after he died aged 97, the presidency announced on Monday. The hero of the struggle against white rule in southern Africa "shall be put to rest... at a very private ceremony for family and selected invited mourners," Vice President Inonge Wina said on state television. He will be...
US President Joe Biden Weeps As He Loses 13-Year-Old Dog, Champ
US President, Joe Biden has expressed grief over the death of his 13-year-old German Shepherd dog, Champ describing it as cherished champion. The cause of Champ's death was not disclosed, it may not be unconnected with old age. In a Facebook post in his verified account, President Biden extolled Champ for identifying with the family and connecting with its feelings during...
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...
Zambian President Lungu Collapses At Defence Day Event
The Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, collapsed on Sunday, during the 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration and Investiture ceremony on Sunday. A statement by the Principal Private Secretary to the President, Simon Miti, on Sunday, as published by Lusakatimes, confirmed the incident, whilst stating that the president recovered immediately. The statement read, “The President of the Republic of Zambia, Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, this...
Central African Republic Prime Minister Ngrebada Resigns
The prime minister of the troubled Central African Republic, Firmin Ngrebada, announced on Thursday that his government had tendered its resignation. Ngrebada wrote on Twitter that he had "presented (his) resignation to the president," Faustin Archange Touadera, but presidential spokesman Albert Yaloke Mokpeme told AFP that he may be asked to stay and form a new government. Je viens de remettre...
US Secretary Of State Blinken Blasts Buhari, FG Over Twitter ban
United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has lashed out at the Federal Government and President Muhammadu Buhari over the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. He said restriction of social media use has no place in a democracy. In a statement on Thursday signed by Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price, ‘Nigeria’s Twitter Suspension’, Blinken condemned the suspension of Twitter. READ ALSO: Suspension...
