India’s coronavirus death toll has topped the 200,000 mark as it continues to be mired in a catastrophic surge of the disease. The Health Ministry reported 3,293 deaths Wednesday, a new single-day record for fatalities, pushing India’s total death toll to 201,187. The South Asian nation also set a new single-day record for new confirmed […]Read More
US President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Tuesday raising the hourly wages of federal government contract workers to $15, a step towards fulfilling his campaign pledge to raise the minimum wage to the same level for all employees. The new order will require “federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds […]Read More
Chad’s new military junta on Monday named former prime minister Albert Pahimi Padacke, who was runner-up in the Sahel country’s April 11 presidential election, as interim premier. Pahimi Padacke was the last prime minister under president Idriss Deby Itno, whose shock death in battle against northern rebels triggered the creation of a so-called Transitional Military […]Read More
The European Commission has started legal action against British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca due to breaches of its COVID-19 vaccine supply contract. The EU executive branch began the process on Friday because some terms of the contract have not been respected, commission spokesperson Stefan De Keersmaecker said on Monday. Furthermore, “the company has not been in a […]Read More
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Nigeria on Tuesday said it has now come under fresh leadership with the appointment of Dr. Mary Adetinuke Boyd, as the new Country Director. This was contained in a statement obtained from the United States Mission in Abuja. The CDC, headquartered in Atalanta, is the […]Read More
A jury has reached a verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial over the death of George Floyd, finding the former Minneapolis police officer guilty on all counts. Chauvin was charged with two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in Floyd’s death. The video of Floyd pleading for help as Chauvin knelt on him was […]Read More
Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a presidential election. Deby, 68, came to power in a rebellion in 1990 and was one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders. His campaign […]Read More
The Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs manager in November 2019 and guided the club to sixth in the Premier League last season. They are currently seventh, having picked up two points from their past three league games, and were knocked out of the Europa League in March. Spurs face Manchester City in the Carabao […]Read More
The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against several dozen people and companies, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. The sweeping measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that U.S. officials say cut to the […]Read More
People in Niger are mourning 20 pre-school children – aged between three and five – trapped in the flames of a horrific fire at a school on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Niamey. The young victims perished on Tuesday when the blaze tore through buildings made of wood and straw in the impoverished poor […]Read More
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