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Man and woman found dead inside a car in a park

A man and a woman have been found dead inside a car this morning at an idyllic country park. The casualties were discovered in an unresponsive state by passers-by at Durlston Country Park, near Swanage in Dorset. The emergency services rushed to the coastal location but the pair were pronounced dead...... more

20 dead, 50 wounded, as terrorists hit prison, free 300 inmates

At least 29 people are dead and 50 injured after ISIS attacked a prison in Afghanistan, sparking a two-day battle that saw 300 inmates including jihadis freed. The attack began Sunday when an ISIS militant drove a van filled with explosives up to the prison gates and detonated it, before gunmen opened fire. Attackers...... more

British Airways retires entire 747 fleet ‘with immediate effect’

British Airways is to retire its fleet of Boeing 747 with immediate effect due to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. The airline has used the craft since July 1989 and is currently the world’s biggest operator of the 747-400 model. It was planning to retire the fleet of 31 craft...... more

'Personal Assistant, Tyrese Devon arrested over murder of Gokada founder, Saleh’

The personal assistant to Fahim Saleh, founder of the Nigerian ride-sharing app Gokada, was arrested on Friday in the grisly murder of the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur in his Manhattan apartment, New York news media reported. Saleh’s body was found dismembered and decapitated in his luxury condo on Tuesday, New York police...... more

Internet celebrity, Hushpuppi reportedly arrested in Dubai

Dubai-based flamboyant Nigerian Ray Hushpuppi has been reportedly arrested in Dubai by International Police (Interpol) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over alleged fraud. According to unconfirmed reports, the Social Media celebrity was allegedly arrested alongside his colleagues Mr Woodbery on the grounds of being fraud suspects. They were allegedly involved...... more

Three policemen arrested in Mexico over man’s death in custody

Three police officers have been arrested in the Mexican state of Jalisco over the death of a man taken into custody for allegedly breaking coronavirus restrictions, authorities said Friday. Among those placed under arrest over the death of 30-year-old Giovanni Lopez last month is a municipal police chief in Guadalajara and...... more

George Floyd: US imposes curfew on Washington

PHOTO: Protesters disperse as they clash with police during a demonstration over the killing of George Floyd by a policeman outside the Third Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Demonstrators gathered on May 27 for a second night of protests over the killing in the US city...... more

Coronavirus: Monkeys 'escape with COVID-19 samples' after attacking lab assistant

A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples, it has been reported. The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India. According to local media, the animals then snatched COVID-19 blood test...... more

Pastor who laid hands on COVID-19 patients dies of virus

A Pastor, Frankline Ndifor, 39, who laid his hands on dozens of confirmed and suspected coronavirus sufferers is dead, according to Dailymail.co.uk Dr Gaelle Nnanga, who was called to treat Ndifor after he started suffering severe respiratory difficulties a week after falling ill with the virus, said the pastor died ten minutes...... more

China seizes over 89 million shoddy face masks

China has confiscated over 89 million poor quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide. Demand for protective equipment has soared as nations across the globe battle the deadly coronavirus, which has infected around 2.9 million people. But...... more

COVID-19: We didn’t hide anything from US – WHO

The World Health Organisation insisted Monday that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very start and had hidden nothing from Washington about the deadly pandemic. WHO Chief, Tedros Adhanom, said there were no secrets at the UN agency after being blasted by the United States...... more

Hundreds protest against coronavirus lockdown in US

Photo: Protesters rally in downtown San Diego against California's stay at home order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, on April 18, 2020. - Hundreds protested Saturday in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns -- with encouragement from President Donald Trump -- as resentment grows against...... more

Guinea's Head of national electoral commission dies of coronavirus

MAMADOU Salif Kébé, President of Guinea’s Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante, CENI, has died from coronavirus infection. Kebe was said to have contracted the illness from a visiting team member of an African civil society electoral experts, who were in Guinea for the country’s March 22, national referendum and legislative elections. He...... more

Easter: Pope calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in global conflicts

Photo: Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi message and gives Easter blessing following Easter Sunday Mass on April 12, 2020 behind closed doors at St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by...... more

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Photo: Members of emergency and intensive care services are at work after a person was allegedly contaminated by the new Covid-19 Coronavirus, on March 2, 2020 at Etienne Marie de la Hante retirement home in Crepy-en-Valois. (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP) Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:...... more

Spain death toll hits 4,858 as 769 die in 24 hours

The death toll in Spain soared over 4,800 on Friday after 769 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities in the country, the government said. Spain has the world’s second-highest death toll after Italy, and has so far suffered 4,858 deaths, while the number...... more

COVID-19: UK PM Boris Johnson tests positive

THE United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has confirmed testing positive for coronavirus. Boris made this known via his twitter account, Friday afternoon. He wrote: “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the...... more

Coronavirus: 67 Catholic priests die in Italy

A total of 67 Italian priests infected with the novel coronavirus have died since the pandemic reached the Mediterranean country last month, the Avvenire newspaper said Wednesday. The youngest of those listed by the Catholic Church-affiliated paper was 53. “Priests get sick and die like everybody else, maybe even more than the rest,”...... more

Saudi shuts Riyadh, Mecca, Medina after second coronavirus death

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday sealed off the capital Riyadh and two of Islam’s holiest cities and extended curfew hours as it reported its second death from the new coronavirus. The kingdom barred entry and exit from Riyadh as well as Mecca and Medina and prohibited movement between all provinces, the official...... more

Italy’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 4,000

Italy on Friday reported a record 627 new deaths from the novel coronavirus and saw its world-leading toll surpass 4,000 despite government efforts to stem the pandemic’s spread. The Mediterranean country’s daily death rate is now higher than that officially reported by China at the peak of its outbreak around...... more

U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages

WASHINGTON — A federal government plan to combat the coronavirus warned policymakers last week that a pandemic “will last 18 months or longer” and could include “multiple waves,” resulting in widespread shortages that would strain consumers and the nation’s health care system. The 100-page plan, dated Friday, the same day President...... more

Canada PM’s Wife tests positive for Coronavirus

PRIME Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau’s wife has tested positive for novel coronavirus, his office said late Thursday while assuring the public the prime minister is fine. Canada’s leader and his 44-year-old wife announced Thursday they were self-isolating while she was tested for coronavirus after a public event. “Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau was...... more

10 killed as China Quarantine Hotel collapses

At least ten people were killed in the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, authorities said Sunday. Rescuers pulled 48 people from the rubble, of whom 38 are still alive, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on social media. The building in the coastal...... more

Vatican confirms 1st coronavirus case as pope recovers from cold

The Vatican confirmed the walled city-state’s first case of the new coronavirus Friday and closed some offices as a precaution while Pope Francis continued recovering from a cold. Vatican City’s health clinic, which is used by Vatican employees and their families, was shuttered for sanitizing following the positive test result received...... more

Donald Trump has become the third United States President to be impeached

President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president becomes just the...... more

Nigerian man hacked US govt, gave his Family, Friends Permanent Citizenship

THE US had been cracking down on cyber scammers recently, over 80 Nigerians had been arrested in the USA for internet fraud and other online crimes during the fourth quarter of 2019. After the arrests, more charges were pressed on some of the suspects and one of them is not just...... more

Trump Impeachment: Evidence of Misconduct ‘Overwhelming’ – House Report

The evidence for impeaching President Donald Trump for misconduct in office and obstruction is “overwhelming,” the final report on the House investigation into the US leader said Tuesday. The 300-page report, meant as the basis for articles of impeachment, accused Trump of endangering national security and of an unparalleled effort to...... more

Jesus arrested for walking on water in US

Jesus has been arrested after walking on water in Philadelphia’s Love; Park, USA. A street performer Michael Grant or ‘Philly Jesus’ is a local celebrity in Philadelphia’s parks. His favorite pastime is walking on water in the park’s fountains, and occasionally baptizing people. And although police is convinced that Jesus violates...... more

Three jailed over Algeria Concert Stampede deaths

An Algerian court has handed three people prison sentences for “negligence” over a deadly stampede at an August concert, a judicial source told AFP Thursday. Five people aged between 13 and 22 were killed and more than 80 injured on August 22 when fans thronged an entrance of a stadium in...... more

White House on a lockdown as plane violates airspace restriction

The White House and its office buildings were briefly evacuated amid concerns about a small aircraft in the area. Officials say the plane violated airspace rules in the restricted area on Tuesday. The evacuations were ordered as a precaution and lasted about half an hour. The U.S. Secret Service says personnel...... more