Chile Deports Mike Tyson
Former boxing great Mike Tyson was barred from entering Chile on Thursday because of his criminal record, airport police said, AFP reports. Immigration police at...
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Africa Risks Pneumonic Plague, Spread Through Coughing, Sneezing, Spitting —WHO
Health chiefs are desperately trying to contain a deadly outbreak of airborne plague in Africa that has prompted warnings in nine countries. More than 1,300...
Presidential Election: Liberia Ruling Party Contests Result, Accuses Electoral Body of Incompetence
Liberia’s ruling party on Sunday announced a formal complaint against the electoral commission over the outcome of the October 10 presidential poll, days before a...
Catalan Parliament Declares Independence
Catalan lawmakers voted Friday to declare independence from Spain, as Madrid vowed in turn to “restore legality” and quash the region’s secessionist bid. With thousands...
Liberia’s Weah, Boakai Face Presidential Runoff Next Month
Former international footballer George Weah and Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Boakai will face a runoff for the presidency on November 7, the national election commission...
Liberia Presidential Election: Weah Leads
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has begun releasing provisional results for the presidential election, which places Ambassador George M. Weah in an early lead in...
Buhari Asked us to Focus on Northern Nigeria — W/Bank
The President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, said on Thursday that the bank had concentrated on the northern region of Nigeria in...
Climate Change and Health Risks in Nigeria
By Olumide Idowu Climate Change brings with it an increase in malnutrition, mental health conditions, infectious diseases spread and even death. Rising greenhouse gas levels...
Jubilation; as Saudi Arabia now Allows Women to Drive
Agency Report Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it would allow women to drive, the last country in the world to do so, sparking euphoria and disbelief...
Supreme Court Bashes IEBC for Kenyatta’s Voided Election
Agency Report Kenya’s Supreme Court judges singled out on Wednesday the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission for excoriation over the annulment of the 8 August...
