IOC, WHO reaffirm collaboration to promote vaccine equity, healthy lifestyles
Feb. 7, 2022 The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022…
ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself, family members during Syria raid- U.S.
Feb. 4, 2022 The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said Thursday, dealing…
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 found in 5 African countries -WHO scientist
Feb. 3, 2022 The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organisation scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned about the development….
CNN president resigns over romantic affair with colleague
February 2, 2022 CNN’s top boss, Jeff Zucker, on Wednesday resigned from the network after he didn’t disclose a romantic relationship with another senior executive at the company. Zucker has…
South African scientists to study link between COVID variants, untreated HIV
Feb. 2, 2022 Leading South African scientists are set to investigate COVID-19 and HIV in tandem, amid mounting evidence that the collision of the two pandemics could be generating new…
Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade
Feb. 2, 2022 Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday but said many members of the security forces had been killed repelling an attack on democracy…
ECOWAS condemns ‘attempted coup’ in Guinea-Bissau
Feb. 1, 2022 The African Union and the West African bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned an ‘attempted coup’ in Guinea-Bissau after heavy gunfire was heard near a government compound where…
It’s my dream to be a mum, gushes pregnant Rihanna; social media in a frenzy
January 31, 2022 Rihanna is pregnant with her first child, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky and she got social media into a frenzy displaying her pictures spotting a bump and walking…
African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
Jan 31, 2022 The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week’s military coup, effective until constitutional order is restored, the AU said…
UK police call for limits on so-called ‘partygate’ report
Jan. 28, 2022 An inquiry into COVID-19 lockdown-breaking gatherings in Downing Street that might determine the future of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be further delayed after the police…