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World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron COVID-19 variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 89 countries. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected by South African authorities and subsequently…

France’s President, Emmanuel Macron has cancelled a trip to Mali to meet transitional leader Colonel Assimi Goita after the European country announced new measures to battle coronavirus. The French leader was to meet the Malian strongman…

Former Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin has on Wednesday pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights when he murdered the Black man in the summer of 2020, after previously pleading not…

South Africa’s High Court has on Wednesday ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside the decision to release him on medical parole, a court judgement showed. The 79-year old began medical parole in…

One person has reportedly died of complications arising from Omicron COVID-19 variant in the United Kingdom. According to BBC, Boris Johnson, the prime minister, announced the death on Monday, December 13 as the country began an…

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency said in a statement. Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, began feeling unwell after leaving a…

A storm tore through a massive Amazon warehouse in the US state of Illinois on Friday, officials said, with local media reporting around 100 workers trapped inside. Officials were working through the early hours of Saturday to rescue…

United States have unveiled a raft of new rights-abuse sanctions on senior officials and entities in eight countries, with targets ranging from a Chinese firm specializing in facial recognition technology to a giant cartoon studio in North…

Ghana will from Monday vaccinate returning citizens and residents against COVID-19 upon arrival at the airport if they have not received the jab. The country’s Health Service Director-General, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye disclosed this on…

United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has on Thursday became a father again, after his wife, Carrie, gave birth to a girl, Downing Street said. The "healthy baby girl" was born at a London hospital in the early hours and "both…

India's military chief and his wife have been confirmed dead alongside 11 others, with only one survivor after their helicopter crashed and burst into flames on Wednesday morning, December 8. General Bipin Rawat was on board a…

Omicron COVID-19 variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the World Health Organisation and United States told AFP, while cautioning that more research is needed to judge its severity. The…

United States on Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, citing human rights abuses, in a move that will not stop US athletes from competing. Announcing the new development, White House Press Secretary, Jen…

Two hippopotamuses at a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, have tested positive for COVID-19, in what is believed to be the first such infection reported in the species. The hippos, named Imani and Hermien, have shown no symptoms "other than…