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Canadian Woman Charged With Sending Poison-Laced Letter To US President Donald Trump
A Canadian woman accused of sending a ricin poison-laced letter to Donald Trump has been formally charged on Tuesday with threatening the President of the United States.
Pascale Ferrier, a 53-year-old woman from Quebec, made a brief…
Mali’s Former Defence Minister Ba N’Daou Heads Interim Government
Mali's former defence minister, Ba N'Daou, has been named as president of the country's new transition government.
N’Daou will oversee the 18-month transition period in which election is expected to be conducted to usher in a new…
Trump Approves Deal Between Oracle, TikTok
US President Donald Trump has approved a deal between TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and computer technology giant, Oracle, after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app over claims that it poses a national security threat because of…
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87
US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, has died on Friday at her home in Washington at 87.
The court announced that Ginsburg died of…
TikTok, WeChat: US To Ban App Downloads In 48 Hours
United States has on Friday ordered a ban on downloads of popular Chinese-owned video app, TikTok and use of the messaging and payment platform, WeChat, allegedly over threat to national security.
The move, to be implemented Sunday…
Yoshihide Suga Elected Japan’s New Prime Minister As Shinzo Abe Officially Resigns Over Health…
Japan’s parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister, following the resignation of the former chief cabinet secretary, Shinzo Abe, over health reasons.
Abe, who resigned earlier on Wednesday along with his cabinet, had on…
Saudi Arabia To Ease International Flight Restrictions From Tuesday
Saudi Arabia has announced that it will partially lift its suspension on international flights from Tuesday, six months after travel curbs were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The kingdom’s interior ministry on Sunday stated…
Mali Coup: Military Agrees To 18-Month Transition Govt
Mali's new military leaders have agreed to establish an 18-month transition government until an election can take place, following last month's coup.
Ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was overthrown on August 18 following mass…
Trump Nominated Again For Nobel Peace Prize For Historic Peace Deal Between Serbia And Kosovo
US President, Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize, for a historic deal between Serbia and Kosovo.
Trump was first nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday September 9, for achieving a peace deal…
Navid Afkari, Iranian Champion Wrestler, Executed Despite Global Outcry
Navid Afkari, Iranian champion wrestler, has been executed after being accused of murder, defying international appeals for him to be spared.
Afkari was a national champion in wrestling, a sport that has a long history and is hugely…
Liberian President, George Weah Declares Rape A National Emergency
Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in the poor West African state.
The moves comes after thousands of Liberians…
UN Chief Seeks $35b Funding For WHO’s COVID-19 Vaccine Research
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a “quantum leap in funding” for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) initiative to speed up the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
The…
Breaking: Fire Razes Part Of Beirut Port Weeks After Massive Explosion
A huge fire has broken out at an oils and tires warehouse in the duty-free market of Beirut's port in Lebanon on Thursday, September 10.
The director general of the Beirut port told the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation that the…
US Revokes Visas Of Over 1,000 Chinese Students, Researchers
United States has revoked visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers under an order by President Donald Trump that accused some of them of espionage.
Relations between the US and China is at an all time low as both…
Ukrainian Church Leader Who Blamed COVID-19 On Gay Marriage Tests Positive For The Virus
A prominent religious leader in Ukraine who blamed the coronavirus pandemic on same-sex marriage has tested positive for the virus.
Patriarch Filaret, 91, the leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate, contracted…