The global economy is poised to expand by 4% this year, according to the World Bank, exceeding the 2.9% pace recorded in 2019, before Covid-19 pushed worldwide output into a
Saudi Arabia will reopen its airspace and land and sea border to Qatar as of Monday, Kuwait’s foreign minister said, citing a deal towards resolving a political dispute that led
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system
US President Donald Trump has been recorded telling Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to overturn the 2020 US presidential result. “I just want to find 11,780 votes,”
Authorities in Nigeria have released the passport numbers of 100 travellers who failed to undergo the compulsory Covid-19 test after returning into the country. The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19
The United States Congress has voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a major defence bill, bringing to an end a tumultuous legislative session and a political showdown that
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to urgently tackle the country’s challenges head-on with a renewed determination and promising to fulfill the five demands of the #EndSARS protesters, a demand
The United Kingdom exits the European Union in a few hours, turning its back on a 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain future that will shape the
Restrictions have been placed on New Year festivities and church gatherings around Nigeria as the country battles a surge in coronavirus cases. In Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital, “crossover vigils”-
France is to mobilise 100,000 police and gendarmes on New Year’s Eve to break up parties and enforce a curfew imposed to combat coronavirus. The extra security also aims at
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been named the best-performing stock market among the 93 equity indexes being tracked by Bloomberg across the world. The all-share index which opened at
Britain has authorized emergency use of a second Covid-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.”
Tottenham’s Premier League match against Fulham on Wednesday is under threat after an outbreak of coronavirus at Fulham. Fulham are the latest Premier League club to be affected by a
Britain’s coronavirus caseload is likely to worsen over the coming weeks, as a record number of cases was reported for the second day running. On Tuesday, 53,135 new Covid cases were recorded as
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed a ban on alcohol sales and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a
Spain is to set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus and share it with other European Union nations, the health minister has said. Salvador
US President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver cash to businesses
Cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 first identified in the UK have been confirmed in several European countries as well as Canada and Japan. Infections linked to people
The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines have arrived across the European Union as authorities prepare to administer the first shots to the most vulnerable people in a coordinated effort on
President Donald Trump spent Christmas Day golfing at his West Palm Beach club while millions of Americans faced the risk of losing jobless benefits on Saturday and the threat of
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