World News Archives — Page 18 of 20

Mar

19

2021

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JUST IN: U.S. President Biden slips, falls three times on Air Force One

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U.S. President Biden slips, falls three times on Air Force One Joe Biden’s ability to effectively govern the world’s most powerful country despite his fragile health was a major topic of concern during the 2020 presidential elections. U.S. President Joe Biden President Joe Biden on Friday stumbled and fell three times while trying to board Air Force One out of Washington. Videos circulating on social media from multiple angles show how Mr. Biden, 78, repeatedly stumbled and then fell completely on the stairs. Report said he was departing for a programme in Atlanta to meet with Asian American leaders in…

Mar

19

2021

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TRAGEDY!!! Outrage over death of 19 villagers after eating tortoise

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About 9 Children, 10 Adults have been confirmed dead after feeding on turtle on Thursday, which was reported to be poisonous. The Health and Food Safety Control Agency said, the 9 children and 10 Adults fed from a food prepared with the turtle which is suspected to have been poisoned. ,Thirty-four people were hospitalised on Monday in Vatomandry, in the east of the island, after eating the protected species, the Health and Food Safety Control Agency said. Ten of them died, it said. Another nine people, all of them children, died at home after eating meat from the same turtle,…

Mar

17

2021

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SAD!!! Tanzanian President Is Dead

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President John Magufuli of Tanzania has died from heart complications, according to Samia Suluhu Hassan, his deputy. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, Hassan... President John Magufuli of Tanzania has died from heart complications, according to Samia Suluhu Hassan, his deputy. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, Hassan broke the tragic news and said there would be 14 days of national mourning while flags would fly at half mast. Extradite thousands of our citizens detained in your kingdom, Lawan begs Saudi Arabia Soldiers Killed In Exchange of Gunfire With Bandits In Zamfara “It is with deep regret that I inform…

Mar

17

2021

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SAD!!! Covid-19 patient dies moment after taking vaccine

Health, World News

The Philippine Department of Health on Wednesday ruled out vaccination as the cause of a health worker’s death, saying the patient came down with the Coronavirus, COVID-19. The Philippine Department of Health disclosed this in a statement. “The death was caused by COVID-19 itself, not by the COVID-19 vaccine. “COVID-19 vaccines cannot cause COVID-19,” the statement read. The patient was reported dead on Monday after receiving a dose of COVID-19 vaccine and subsequently tested positive for the virus. The brand of the vaccine was not specified. The health authorities urged the population to keep getting vaccinated amid a spike in…

Mar

13

2021

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WOW!!! After Her Emergence, WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala Visits Nigeria To Promote Entrepreneurship

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WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala Visits Nigeria To Promote Entrepreneurship Director General of the World Health Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala arrived Nigeria on Saturday, in a bid to see how the organization can support home-grown entrepreneurs. This is her first working visit to the country since she began work as WTO DG on March 1. THE WHISPERER learned that she was welcomed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo. Among other things, she said she stopped by to thank President Muhammadu Buhari who gave the required support that led to her emergence as WTO DG. She further…

Mar

05

2021

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SAD!!! Tears As Crocodile Swallows 8-Year-Old Boy In Father’s Presence

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An eight-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile as he swam in a river in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, an official said on Friday. The boy and his little brother were swimming in the river while their father was watching near their house in Kutai Timur district on Wednesday when he was attacked and swallowed by a crocodile, said Oktavianto, an official at the local search and rescue agency. His father jumped to help him but the reptile escaped, Oktavianto said. “He chased the crocodile and hit it with bare hands but he couldn’t keep up,’’ he said. Locals caught…

Jan

28

2021

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Covid-19: After Vaccine Shortage, EU and AstraZeneca to resolve crisis with vaccine supply

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The European Union and the UK-based Covid vaccine maker, AstraZeneca have vowed to work together to resolve a bitter row over supply shortages to the 27-member countries. According to BBC, This comes after crisis talks which both sides described as "constructive". AstraZeneca earlier said it could deliver only a fraction of the dozes it promised in January-March, blaming production issues at European plants. But the EU said the firm must honour its commitments and deliver the jabs by diverting stock from the UK. The contract between the EU and AstraZeneca contains a confidentiality clause - but the EU has asked…

Jan

21

2021

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ACTION!! Details of the executive orders signed by Joe Biden on his first day as US President

Politics, World News

Hours after his inauguration, United States President, Joe Biden hit the ground running on his first day in office. Biden signed 15 executive orders and two agency actions on Wednesday evening. The new president’s actions were aimed at reversing several of former President Donald Trump’s policies, including the pandemic response, the environment, anti-immigration policies, diversity and economic recovery. Here are Joe Biden’s 17 executive actions from his first day: An executive order requiring that people wear masks and maintain social distancing on federal property. The launch of a “100 Days Masking Challenge” to encourage Americans to wear masks. The reversal…

Jan

20

2021

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A NEW DAWN? BIDEN’S INAUGURATION: Full text of President Joe Biden’s inaugural address

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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20 Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans: This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day, a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve through a crucible for the ages. America has been tested anew, and America has risen to the challenge. Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate but of a cause, the cause of democracy. The people, the will of the people has been heard and the will of the people has been heeded. We’ve learned…

Jan

19

2021

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One Love Foundation Condemns Siege On Bobi Wine’s Home; Urges AU To Intervene.

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Frontline human rights group, One Love Foundation has condemned in strong terms the ongoing police and military siege on the house of Ugandan opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine), ostensibly to arrest him and keep him out of circulation for President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni to continue to perpetrate his dictatorial and anti democratic tendencies. Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, Democracy Observer General of Nigeria and Global President of One Love Foundation stated this in a statement in Abuja, describing the invasion as a part of President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni administration’s latest strategy to forcefully incarcerate vocal members…