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23, February 2020
US: Trump calls ex-top adviser John Bolton ‘traitor’, seeks to block his book 0
US President Donald Trump has reportedly labeled his former National Security Adviser John Bolton “a traitor,” vowing his book should not be published prior to the country’s presidential election in November. Trump has directly weighed in on the White House review of Bolton’s forthcoming book – titled ‘The Room Where It Happened’ — telling his […]
22, February 2020
Premier League: Jesus strikes as Man City edge past Leicester 0
Gabriel Jesus struck to give Manchester City a 1-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday, strengthening their hold on second place behind champions-in-waiting Liverpool. Pep Guardiola’s men have endured a turbulent week after they were banned from European club competitions for two years for breaches of financial fair play rules. But a second-half winner from […]
22, February 2020
WHO warns African health systems ill-equipped to respond to coronavirus outbreak 0
The World Health Organization warned Saturday that African health systems were ill-equipped to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent. The WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on African Union member states “to come together to be more aggressive in attacking” the virus, known as COVID-19. “Our biggest […]
22, February 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: France to exert more pressure on Yaounde government 0
The whole world has been holding France responsible for the killings in Southern Cameroons, but the Macron government is sick and tired of supporting an uncompromising, corrupt and inefficient Yaounde government that is hell bent on killing its own people. French President, Emmanuel Macron is tired of being accused of aiding and abetting dictators in […]
22, February 2020
Togo votes in a presidential election without great suspense 0
Polling stations opened on Saturday morning in Togo where voters will choose their president in a ballot without much suspense as incumbent Faure Gnassingbé is expected to win a fourth term in office in the face of divided opposition. Some 3.6 million voters are being called to the polls until 4 p.m. (1600 GMT) in […]
22, February 2020
France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant 0
French state-owned energy giant EDF on Saturday began shutting down the country’s oldest nuclear power plant after 43 years in operation. EDF said it had disconnected one of two reactors at Fessenheim, along the Rhine near France’s eastern border with Germany and Switzerland, at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) in the first stage of the complete […]
22, February 2020
Ryanair CEO calls for profiling of Muslims, sparks outrage 0
Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary has sparked outrage after he called for the profiling of Muslim men at airports, claiming that terrorists are “generally of a Muslim persuasion”. Muslim men should be profiled and face further checks at airports because “that is where the threat is coming from,” the controversial CEO of Europe’s largest low-cost […]
21, February 2020
South Sudan rebel leader to be appointed vice president 0
South Sudan President Salva Kiir will on Friday formally appoint rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president, ahead of a swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, the information minister said. Kiir had initially said his longtime rival would be sworn-in on Friday, after the two men finally agreed to form a long-delayed unity government — a crucial […]
21, February 2020
Ngarbuh Massacre: Revenge, blunder, or manipulation? 0
The Cameroon defence ministry “formally denies the false allegations” about the army’s role in the massacre of 22 civilians in Donga-Mantung, insisting that it was an “unfortunate accident” following an exchange of fire between security forces and secessionist rebels. Controversy flared in Cameroon after the announcement of the massacre of at least 22 people in […]
23, February 2020
Boxing: Fury batters Wilder in TKO triumph in WBC heavyweight title rematch 0
by soter • Headline News, Sports, World
Tyson Fury reigns again as a heavyweight world champion after battering Deontay Wilder on the way to a stunning seventh-round stoppage in their World Boxing Council title rematch. Fourteen months after their dramatic split-decision draw, Britain’s Fury dominated the American champion — who had blood streaming from his left ear and leaking from his mouth […]