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Africa

Tiger Woods in hospital after being pulled from car wreck with jaws of life

Golfer Tiger Woods was in hospital on Tuesday after being involved in a single-vehicle accident in Los Angeles, police said. Woods was extricated from the wreck with the “jaws of life” by firefighters and paramedics, then transported to a local hospital by

February 23, 2021

Africa

South Africa’s unemployment rate jumps to new record high

PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped to a record high in the fourth quarter of last year, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, as the economy was further battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics South Africa said the unemployment rate

February 23, 2021

Breaking News

Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump in impeachment trial

Democratic prosecutors made their final arguments to skeptical Republicans on Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol riot that left five people dead and threatened the peaceful transfer of power in the United States. Concluding a five-day impeachment

February 13, 2021

Africa·Breaking News

UK Supreme Court allows Nigerians to sue Shell in English courts: ruling

The UK Supreme Court on Friday allowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts after years of oil spills in the Niger Delta contaminated land and groundwater. Senior judges said UK-domiciled Shell,

February 12, 2021

Africa

Kenya says it will move ahead with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya is going ahead with its plan to inoculate its citizens against COVID-19 using a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, a senior health ministry official said on Thursday, dismissing concerns over its efficacy. South Africa paused the rollout of the

February 11, 2021

Breaking News·United Kingdom

UK detects S.African coronavirus variant in people with no travel links

Eleven people in different regions have tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant without having any links to people who have travelled recently, prompting mass testing in the areas to contain the outbreak. The government said on Monday the cases were

February 1, 2021

Breaking News·United States

US Covid deaths may top 500,000 next month – Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus will probably top 500,000 next month, painting a grim picture of what he said will be a difficult battle. In a White House event, Biden said the rollout

January 21, 2021

Breaking News·United States

Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States

Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country reeling from deep political divides, a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. With his

January 20, 2021

Breaking News·United States

US President-elect Biden plans to reverse Trump policies during first days in office

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign dozens of executive orders and send sweeping bills to Congress in his first days in office, aiming to roll back some of Donald Trump’s signature policies on immigration and climate change while taking action to

January 19, 2021

Africa

Uganda accuses US of subversion after envoy tries to visit Wine’s house

Uganda’s government spokesman accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the U.S. ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest. The military surrounded the home of popstar-turned-legislator Bobi Wine, whose

January 19, 2021

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