75 Nigerian football fans abscond in Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans vanished in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World…
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New HIV data from sub-Saharan Africa highlight challenges and reasons for hope
Researchers and public health experts presented promising new data on the HIV epidemic and response in sub-Saharan Africa at the 22nd International…
Donor cuts could threaten global progress on HIV, new research warns
If donor government funding for HIV continues to fall, nearly two decades of progress against the disease will be in jeopardy, according…
APC ‘unmoved’ as PDP ‘takes control’ of Senate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has downplayed its loss of majority seats at the Senate, following yesterday’s defection by 15 lawmakers to…
Nigeria, Niger Republic sign pact for new refinery in Katsina State
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Nigerien counterpart, Mahamadou Issoufou, yesterday in Abuja signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of…
169 High School Students Receive ‘Be A Girl’ Awards in Ghana
World Youth Summit Awards nominated SDG initiative, ‘Be A Girl’ on 19th July 2018 awarded 169 top performing female students from 3…
Delivery robots to replace men in China
Along a quiet residential street on the outer edges of Beijing, a yellow and black cube about the size of a small…
New journalism law sparks anger in Egypt
Half of the members of the Journalists Union Council have rejected amendments made by the House of Representatives to the journalism law.…
Oil price tumbles to $72 per barrel
Global oil benchmark, Brent crude, fell further on Monday amid talk of a possible release from global crude reserves, according to data…
India probes Mother Teresa homes over Child sale
India has ordered an immediate inspection of all childcare homes run by a religious order founded by Mother Teresa after a nun…
Rolls-Royce unveils 2020 flying taxi prototype
British engine maker Rolls-Royce revealed plans this week to develop a hybrid electric vehicle, dubbed the “flying taxi”, which takes off and…
Russia to keep visa-free entry for football fans till end of 2018 — Putin
Russia will provide visa-free entrance to the country for football fans with fan IDs until the end of 2018, Russian President Vladimir…
Trump-Putin summit gets beer in Finland
The upcoming Helsinki meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has triggered the production of lager beer…
Trump told her to ‘sue the EU’ – UK Prime Minister
US President Donald Trump told British Prime Minister Theresa May she should sue the European Union rather than negotiate with them, she…
‘Bin Laden bodyguard’ held in Tunisia over terror probe
A man who allegedly worked as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard has been detained in Tunisia as part of a terrorism probe after…
London Breed, San Francisco’s first black mayor sworn in
London Breed Wednesday was sworn in as the first African-American female mayor of San Francisco, a major tourist city on the U.S.…