45,000 Ukrainians Affected By Power Outages Amid Russian Attacks — Official
Tens of thousands of people in southern Ukraine are without power, Kyiv reported on Tuesday, following Russian strikes, despite Kremlin claims that it is not targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Russia has rejected a joint US-Ukrainian proposal for an unconditional and full ceasefire but says it agreed a temporary halt on Ukrainian energy sites. Kyiv says Russia has repeatedly hit energy...
World’s Second Richest Man Bill Gates Loses Father
William H. Gates II, the father of Microsoft co-founder and the world's second-richest man Bill Gates, has died at the age of 94, the family announced on Tuesday. In a moving message, his son paid tribute to an 'amazing and dignified man' who was a 'quiet influence on almost everything I have done in life.' The lawyer, philanthropist, and U.S. Army veteran...
‘You’re Just SH*T!’ – Drogba And Eto’o Slam Doctors Who Suggested Testing COVID-19 Vaccine On Africans
Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba have criticised two medical professors who claimed that testing for a vaccine against coronavirus should be carried out in Africa. The comments were made on French television about the potential BCG vaccine, which is usually used against tuberculosis. Professor Jean-Paul Mira, head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris, said: 'If I can be provocative,...
UN officials to visit Moscow to discuss Ukraine and fertilizer exports
The United Nations' under secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs plans to visit Moscow in early June to discuss the situation in Ukraine, a spokesman for the Russian mission to the UN said Wednesday, according to Russian state-run news agenc...
33-Yr-Old Man Arrested For Entering Sleeping Neighbour’s Home, Kissing Her
A 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly entering a neighbour’s unit and kissing her several times while she was asleep, said the police in a statement on Tuesday. The police were alerted to the incident on Monday at about 12pm when the same man called them claiming people were attempting to physically harm him. When the police officers arrived, they...
Israel Occupies Gaza As Hamas Vows To Kill Hostages
Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel and other supplies Monday in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. Hamas also escalated the conflict, pledging to kill captured Israelis if attacks targeted civilians without warnings. In the war’s third day,...
How Abu Dhabi Aims To Lead Global Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Abu Dhabi has created a dedicated global logistics hub capable of helping with the distribution of up to six billion doses of any potential coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, rising to over three times that amount by the end of next year. The Hope Consortium is comprised of leading Abu Dhabi and global entities and represents a complete supply chain solution to...
Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Election Conspiracy Charges
Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, entered his plea during a nearly 30-minute hearing at the same Washington courthouse where hundreds of his supporters have been convicted for their...
Ghana Immigration Arrests 67 Nigerians, Others For Entering The Country Through Illegal Routes
For entering Ghana through unapproved routes, no fewer than 119 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nationals have been arrested. It was gathered that 116 males and three females, comprising 67 Nigerians, 35 Nigeriens, nine Togolese, four Beninese, three Ivoirians and a Ghanaian were apprehended. They intended to go to Ghana’s capital, Accra, and neighboring Ivory Coast to visit friends and...
William Ruto Wins Kenyan Presidential Election
Kenya's electoral umpire, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced the deputy president, William Ruto as the fifth president of the East African nation. Ruto led a tight presidential race against opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. There was chaos just before the declaration when the electoral commission’s vice chair and three other commissioners told journalists they...
