Nigeria premier league suspended after player dies
Nigeria’s football federation on Tuesday announced the indefinite suspension of the country’s premier league to ensure proper medical support is put in place following...
Fresh protests held in tense Guinea capital
Thousands of Guinean protesters took to the streets in the capital Conakry Thursday, in fresh demonstrations days after deadly clashes marred a funeral march...
818 million children worldwide risk contracting COVID-19 – UNICEF
By AFP
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 818 million children worldwide are at risk of getting infected with COVID-19 and other infectious illnesses.
Mr Mark...
Quarter of Italian population on lockdown as virus sweeps globe
A quarter of the Italian population was locked down Sunday as the government takes drastic steps to stop the spread of the deadly new...
Walloped by pandemic and controversy, Trump faces political turmoil
By AFP
Donald Trump fired his campaign manager late Wednesday, just four months ahead of November’s election, in a bid to transform a campaign that...
Trump to block immigration to US as experts fear second virus...
...action was being taken "to protect American workers" after 22 million people lost their jobs in the United States alone in the devastating...
Defiant Australian paper reprints ‘racist’ Serena cartoon
AFP>>> An Australian newspaper defiantly republished a controversial cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams on its front-page Wednesday, slapping aside "politically correct" accusations that...
Chanel brings out stars to honour Lagerfeld’s final collection
Chanel paid a classy tribute to Karl Lagerfeld Tuesday as it presented his final collection at the Grand Palais in Paris, the scene of...
EU backs WHO after Trump pull-out threat
By AFP
The European Union backed the World Health Organisation and multilateral efforts to fight the coronavirus on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump threatened...
Final farewell to UN’s Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral
AFP>>> World dignitaries laid to rest former UN secretary general Kofi Annan in his native Ghana on Thursday, with calls to keep alive the...
