Macron Vows To Defy Security Fears After Slap
June 9, 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron will continue to greet crowds during his travels despite a security scare that saw him slapped by a man in the south of…
Coronavirus more likely to be product of nature than of lab – Report
June 9, 2021 The novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is “more likely to be a product of nature’’ than one of a laboratory, an article written by two U.S. virology researchers in…
Police arrest man who slapped French president as video causes global outrage
June 8, 2021 Media reported that the man who slapped Macron shouted “Montjoie Saint Denis” – a rallying cry of the former French monarchy, still used by royalists – and…
Ghana court denies 21 detained LGBT activists bail
June 8, 2021 A Ghanaian court on Tuesday denied bail to 21 gay rights activists arrested nearly three weeks ago for what police described as an unlawful gathering, their lawyer…
COVID-19 vaccine: WHO urges manufacturers to commit 50% of their volumes to COVAX this year
June 8, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on all manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines to give COVAX first right of refusal on new volume of vaccines, or commit 50…
Assimi Goita To Be Sworn In As Mali’s Interim President
June 7, 2021 Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita, following his second coup in nine months, will be sworn into office Monday as transitional president despite international condemnation of the power grab….
Google agrees to alter ad practices as France imposes fine
June 7, 2021 Alphabet’s Google agreed to make changes to some of its widely-used online advertising services under an unprecedented settlement with France’s antitrust watchdog released on Monday. The authority…
Terrorists kill over 100 in weekend rage
At least 100 people were killed in a “barbaric attack” by terrorists targeting a village in north-eastern Burkina Faso, said the West African country’s president, Roch Kabore, on Saturday. Kabore…
India’s Scammers Profit From COVID-19 Misery
June 4, 2021 From fake medicines to fire extinguishers disguised as oxygen cylinders and recycled personal protective equipment, India’s coronavirus hell has been lucrative for its ever-inventive army of scammers,…
WHO warns of ‘failure’ unless rich countries speed up vaccine sharing
June 4, 2021 Wealthy countries need to give more COVID-19 vaccines and follow the United States in making doses available immediately to cover a 200 million dose gap caused by…