Category: Foreign
Over €600m raised for Notre Dame as billionaires fall over themselves to donate
French billionaires and major companies have pledged to donate at least 700 million euros to help reconstruct the Notre Dame Cathedral after a catastr [...]
Taylor Swift, Dwayne Johnson make Time magazine’s 100 most influential people for 2019
US singer, Taylor Swift, actor, Dwayne Johnson among a host of others, have been named has been named in Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential [...]
Sudan: Ousted Omar Al-Bashir and his 2 brothers detained
Following the dramatic end to Bashir’s rule of three decades last week, Sudan’s military rulers have transferred ousted president Omar al-Bashir to pr [...]
Peru’s former president, Alan García commits suicide ahead of arrest
Former Peruvian President Alan García who served as president from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2011 has died after shooting himself as police [...]
Nigeria to be affected by Trumps new immigration rules
President Donald Trump is weighing rules designed to clamp down on countries whose nationals overstay short-term visitor visas as part of a broader pu [...]
Macron promises reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral after major fire as Gucci CEO pledges $113m towards it.
Emmanuel Macron of France has vowed to rebuild the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame after a major fire partially destroyed the Paris landmark yesterda [...]
First of it’s kind: Israeli scientists make 3D print of the heart
In what can perhaps be the first of its kind in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel have managed to 3D print a heart using a patie [...]
From one golfer to another: Trump set to honour Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods will soon be awarded America’s highest civilian honour, by President Donald Trump. Trump who is himself, a lifelong golfer and owner of go [...]
Reconsider travel arrangements to Nigeria – US cautions citizens
The US department of state has cautioned its citizens to reconsider making travel arrangements to Nigeria because violent crime, such as armed robbery [...]
Sudan’s head of military council, Ibn Auf steps down
Sudan's head of military council, Ibn Auf has stepped down. He resigned a day after overthrowing former President Omar al Bashir as calls for civilia [...]