Beauty Queen Arrested for Injuring Another Over Divorcee Status
The reigning Mrs. World on Friday defended her decision to pull the crown off the head of this year’s Mrs. Sri Lanka title holder, whom she claimed was unqualified to…
Prince Philip dies at 99 – Buckingham Palace
April 9, 2021 Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, has passed at age 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. In a statement Buckingham Palace said, “It is with deep sorrow…
Less Than 2% Of World’s COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In Africa – WHO
April 8, 2021 Less than 2% of the 690 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date globally have been in Africa, where most countries received vaccines only five weeks ago…
IMF urges sub-Saharan Africa to domestically increase tax revenues, others
April 8, 2021 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to do more domestically to increase tax revenues and improve the quality of spending. Ms Kristalina…
African presidents and global leaders support bold action on climate change adaptation for Africa
In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% to global emissions, more than 30 heads of state and global leaders committed to prioritize…
Post-COVID-19: WHO issues 5 calls for urgent action to improve health for all
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued five calls for urgent action to improve health for all people, while urged countries to invest more in health facilities and services to…
COVID-19: Stronger international support needed for Africa to recover from crisis -IMF, African Caucus chair
Africa needs carefully-calibrated domestic policies and stronger support from the international community to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and return to its path of stronger growth, the head of the…
$1bn News Showcase Programme: Google says ‘not up to us’ to dictate how news companies run their business
Alphabet Inc’s Google has reached licensing deals with over 600 news outlets around the world and is seeing a “huge increase” in users requesting more content from specific publications as…
Increase debt suspension arrangements to offer low-income, middle-income countries fiscal space – Heads of state
Several heads of state and government, the United Nations and heads of multilateral development finance institutions on Monday called for expansion of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, under which low-income…
Nike sues over Lil Nas X 666 pairs of ‘Satan Shoes’ with human blood in soles
Nike filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit Monday against the company that released a controversial customized version of its sneakers in collaboration with the rapper Lil Nas X. NBC news…