Category: Foreign
Racial bias against Nigerian, Siyonbola causes protest in U.S
Racial bias against Ms Lolade Siyonbola, a Nigerian graduate student at the Yale University, has prompted Nigerian community in the U.S. to stage a pr [...]
Despite torture claims, Gina Haspel sworn in as first woman CIA director
Gina Haspel, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, has been sworn in as the agency's first female director. The 61 year old is re [...]
Cuba declares two-day mourning after 107 die in plane crash
Cuba begins two days of national mourning on Saturday for victims of the crash of a state airways plane that killed all but three of its 110 passenger [...]
34 bishops resign en masse over child abuse scandal
Thirty-four Chilean bishops announced their resignation Friday over a child sex abuse scandal within the Church in Chile that has come to haunt the re [...]
For the first time in 9 years, Warren Buffet loses billions
Warren Buffett has reported a $1.14 billion loss at Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in the first quarter, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said. Th [...]
Putin sworn in for another 6 years as Russian President
Vladimir Putin has taken the oath of office for a fourth term as Russia’s president, in a ceremony that highlighted his vast accumulation of authority [...]
WhatsApp’s Jan Koum quits over disagreements with Facebook
The CEO/co-founder of WhatsApp, Jan Koum is leaving the company over disagreements about privacy and encryption. Jan Koum will also step down from Fac [...]
Melanie Trump, like a prisoner in White House – Brigitte Macron
French First Lady, Brigitte Macron has said that Melanie Trump has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. Mrs Macron said this after her three-day [...]
Zimbabwe legalises cannabis for medical, scientific use
Zimbabwe has legalised production of cannabis for medicinal or scientific use, according to new regulations. A statutory instrument entitled Productio [...]
Sirleaf receives £5m Mo Ibrahim Prize for leadership
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf described herself as an imperfect leader when she accepted the prestigious $5m Mo Ibrahim Prize for Ac [...]