Category: Foreign
Kylie Jenner tops the world’s 10 youngest billionaires
For the second consecutive year, reality television star and business woman, Kylie Jenner is topping the list of young self-made billionaires. Of the [...]
Your evacuation, medicals will be self-funded – US tells citizens in Nigeria
The US mission in Nigeria says healthcare system in its country is overwhelmed owing to rising cases of COVID-19 adding that its medical care is no lo [...]
Tiger tests positive for coronavirus New York Zoo
A tiger named Nadia at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for coronavirus. The 4-year-old female Malayan tig [...]
Google to fight misinformation on COVID-19 with $6.5m
Google is providing $6.5m in funding to fact-checkers and non-profit organisations fighting misinformation around the world in an effort to help addre [...]
French doctor apologises for suggesting COVID-19 drug be tested in Africa
One of the French doctors, Jean-Paul Mira, who suggested that the potential COVID-19 treatment be brought to Africa for testing, sparking an outrage o [...]
US records 1,169 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours as global case crosses 1million
The United States have recorded 1,169 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed Thursday, the highest one-day death [...]
French doctors want COVID-19 treatment tested first on Africans
Two French doctors, Jean Paul Mira and Camille Locht, on live television discussed how a potential new treatment for the coronavirus pandemic should b [...]
Indian couple name their twins ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’
An Indian couple have reportedly named their newborn twins ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’ despite the havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The two words de [...]
Chadian president leads war against Boko Haram personally
Chadian President, Idriss Dèby Itno, has taken the war against terror groups, Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) personal by [...]
COVID-19: Duterte gives order to shoot dead violators of lockdown
Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte has told security forces they should shoot dead anyone causing "trouble" in areas locked down due to the coronav [...]