Coronavirus Kills Dad, Daughter In 24 hours In UK
A FRONTLINE Heathrow immigration officer and his daughter died from coronavirus 24 hours apart. Terminal 3 worker Sudhir Sharma, 61, passed away on Wednesday and pharmacist Pooja, 33, the following day. Officials do not believe Sudhir contracted Covid-19 on duty as he last worked on January 7, making it more likely he picked up the virus elsewhere. But a source said: “It’s an absolute...
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...
Senate Affirms Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Donald Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial kicked off Tuesday with the Senate affirming the constitutionality of the proceeding itself after Democratic prosecutors used video montages and tearful personal anecdotes to press the case that the former president made the Founding Fathers’ “worst nightmare come to life” by inciting last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. Six Republican senators joined...
Ex-Super Eagles coach, Rohr Pens Three-year Contract With Benin Republic
Gernot Rohr, a former head coach of the Super Eagles, has agreed to a three-year contract to lead the Benin Republic national team. Rohr will reportedly be introduced by the Benin Football Federation at a news conference on Friday, according to La Nouvelle Tribune. Former Benin international Moussa Latoundji, who has been temporarily in command of the Squirrels, will hand the...
Australia Gives Twitter 28 Days To Clean Up “Toxicity And Hate”
Australia’s internet safety watchdog on Thursday threatened to fine Twitter for failing to tackle online abuse, saying Elon Musk’s takeover had coincided with a spike in “toxicity and hate”. E-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant — a former Twitter employee — said the platform was now responsible for one-in-three complaints about online hate speech reported in Australia. Inman Grant said Twitter had...
‘Ukraine Normally Should Not Be A Candidate’ Says President Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that it wouldn’t have been possible granting European Union candidate status to Ukraine if not for Russia’s invasion. Macron told CNN and BFMTV on Friday that “Ukraine normally should not be a candidate...
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns as coalition collapses
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday, plunging the European Union's third-largest economy into fresh political turmoil. Draghi's resignation comes after several key parties in his c...
George Floyd’s Death: Thousands Join UK Protest
Protesters in London held placards saying “Racism has no place” and “I can't breathe” - a reference to George Floyd's words during the arrest. Thousands of people have gathered across central London to protest against the killing of George Floyd's by the Police in the US. They were seen signs saying “ Justice for George Floyd” who died in Minneapolis while...
Biden calls Putin “a butcher” after meeting with refugees in Poland
US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "butcher" after visiting with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday. Asked by reporters traveling with the President what seeing the refugees made him think as he deals with Putin every day, Biden responded, "he's a butcher." During the brief question-and-answer session at Stadion Narodowy, Biden recounted how he had been...
BREAKING: US coronavirus Death Toll Passes 500 As Fifteen States Lockdown
The US coronavirus toll surpassed 500 on Monday as the total number of cases went past 41,000 and fifteen states went into various forms of lock-down. The death toll from the virus in America is now 576, a sharp rise of more than 100 people in one day. Experts say the spike is yet to come and that the current state of...
