A Canadian Pastor who says Christians were safe from coronavirus was on Thursday jailed for three months in Myanmar after he and dozens of his followers became infected when he held a banned service.
World News
‘We could care less’, LeBron James replies President Trump
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James hit back at Donald Trump on Wednesday after the US President branded NBA stars who kneel during the national anthem “disgraceful.”
Beirut explosion caused by fertiliser from Russian ship: Report
Russian media has reported that the explosion in Beirut that has killed at least 100 people was caused by fertiliser seized from a Russian-owned cargo ship.
Lebanon: More than 100 dead, about 2,500 wounded in Beirut blasts
A huge blast at Beirut port that devastated entire neighbourhoods of the city has killed more than 100 people and injured over 4,000, the Lebanese Red Cross said Wednesday.
Spain and Real Madrid legend Casillas retires
Spain’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his retirement on Tuesday, after being sidelined for more than a year with a heart problem.
Security problems ‘very, very disturbing’, says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari in a rare interview, on Friday, acknowledged the scale of security problems in two troubled regions, saying developments were “very, very disturbing”.
Brazil first lady tests positive for coronavirus
Brazil’s first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, tested positive for the new coronavirus Thursday, the government said, after her husband spent two weeks in quarantine with it.
China fans rent hotel rooms close to stadium to watch their teams play
Enterprising Chinese Super League football fans skirted a coronavirus ban on spectators by renting rooms at a hotel overlooking one of the closed stadiums.
Zimbabwe minister who plotted Mugabe’s removal dies aged 65
Zimbabwe’s agriculture minister Perrance Shiri, a retired general who helped plot the ouster of Robert Mugabe in a 2017 coup, has died.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube delete Dr Stella’s COVID-19 hydroxychloroquine viral video
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as well as video streaming site, Youtube, have deleted videos by an American-based physician, Dr Stella Immanuel, who claimed to have recorded a 100 per cent success rate in the treatment of COVID-19 using hydroxychloroquine.