Volcanic eruption sparks forest fire on eastern Indonesian Island
A volcanic eruption has sparked a forest fire on Lembata Island in eastern Indonesia, the country’s disaster management agency said on Friday. Mount Lewotolo erupted […]
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Israeli President Herzog receives third COVID-19 vaccine jab
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, 60, received a third jab of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday following the country’s decision to give older people an extra […]
Witchcraft killings of people with albinism has risen during COVID-19, says UN expert
People being plunged into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the killing of people with albinism, the outgoing UN appointed […]
Buhari, PM Boris Johnson hold bilateral talks
President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain Thursday, appraised the war against different forms of terrorism in Nigeria, and agreed that the […]
Tsunami warning after magnitude 8.2 earthquake off Alaskan coast
A strong earthquake has occurred off the Southern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) gave the magnitude as […]
France calls UK quarantine rules discriminatory, excessive
French Minister, on Thursday, said England’s decision to keep quarantine measures from France travellers alone is discriminatory and not based on science. England said it […]
16 persons die in flash floods in Indian hill states
Sixteen people have died and at least 20 missing after cloudbursts led to heavy rains and flash floods in the hills of northern India, officials […]
COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant in 132 countries – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections rose by eight per cent last week to more than 3.8 million. Latest data from […]
Kremlin refutes Biden’s claims about Russia’s plan to interfere in elections
Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, on Wednesday, refuted U.S. President Joe Biden’s claims about Russia’s alleged intention to interfere in the 2022 U.S Congress elections. “Russia […]
ECOWAS Parliament Speaker laments Africa’s low ICT know-how
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Sidi Tunis, lamented on Tuesday that Africa, especially the ECOWAS sub-region, was lagging behind in Information Communications Technology […]