Liberia: National IMS unveils COVID-19 reduction strategy to increase efficiency, sustainability of response
The Liberia National Incident Management System has convened its second COVID-19 IMS Health Donors conference via zoom to present the...
Locust outbreaks threaten food security in southern Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has warned that outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML) are threatening the...
German mother charged with murder of 5 children
A German 27-year-old mother of 5 has been charged to court for murdering her five young children whose dead bodied...
Mine collapse kills 3, injures 1 in DR Congo
A landslide which occurred in an artisan mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed three lives, with one...
US PS police prevent congresswoman from touring mail facility
Two U.S. Postal Service police have prevented Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz from entering two mail sorting facilities in Florida. The...
NYS DCP, DPS warn consumers of phone scammers
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) and the Department of Public Service have alerted consumers of a...
District 8 CEC supports delay of in-person reopening of NYC public schools
The New York City District 8 Community Education Council has written in support of the delay in the reopening of...
Serbia, Kosovo normalize diplomatic ties, set to open embassies in Jerusalem
Israel and Kosovo have concluded plan to open embassies in Jerusalem. While disclosing this on Friday September 4, 2020, Israeli...
Gambian government launches $31 million cash transfer project to 83,000 rural households
The government of The Gambia has officially launched a 31 Million Dollar project setup to help vulnerable rural households. According...
Lionel Messi chooses to remain in Barcelona, blasts President
Lionel Messi, 33, has finally admitted defeat over his quest to exit Barcelona free as he announced that he would...
Russia coronavirus vaccine has no serious adverse effects — Lancet study
The Lancet, one of the world’s oldest peer-reviewed medical journal based in New York and Beijing, has revealed in a...
Nigerian rights activist condemns detention of blogger, demands justice
A Nigerian human rights activist and legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong, has condemned the continued detention of an Akwa Ibom-based blogger,...
World Bank provides $75 million to mitigate COVID-19 impacts, support recovery in Madagascar
Board of Directors of the World Bank has recently approved a $75 million development policy operation for Madagascar to mitigate...
Car crashes into Black Lives Matter protesters in Times Square
A car, around 5:17 pm yesterday, has violently driven into Black Lives Matter protesters in Times Square, New York hitting...
ICC condemns US economic sanctions
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned the economic sanctions imposed by the United States earlier yesterday on the Court’s...
Portland Protest: Police kill terrorist who shot at protesters
A terrorist, Michael Reinoehl, suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in during a protest in Portland,...
Apple delays iPhone change intended to prevent Facebook, other apps from targeting ads
Apple has announced that it would delay a planned change to the iPhone operating system which is intended to change...
Twitter labels Trump tweets encouraging double voting with warning
President Trump’s post on Twitter on Thursday that encouraged mail-in-ballots voters to verify submission of their votes was labeled with...
Tribute to a Bronx Legend: PS 140 Principal Paul Cannon Retires
By Dr Mark Naison Yesterday, Paul Cannon made the big announcement; after two decades leading a great elementary school in...
West Ham confirms signing Rachel Daly on temporary deal until end of the year
West Ham has confirmed signing of Rachel Daly of England international on a temporary deal until the end of the...
NBCI rates CDC, berates poor responses to COVID-19
The National Black Church Initiative, a coalition of 34,000 churches representing 27.7 million African Americans joined with over 150,000 sister...
Gambian school solicits assistance to complete water project
The management of Smart Kids Academy has solicited assistance to complete the water project in the school. While disclosing this...
Book Review by Taofeek Ògúnpérí: In One Nigerian Home by Ruth Olarewaju
SPREAD over a hundred and fifty nine pages, In One Nigerian Home by Ruth Olarewaju tells the coming-of-age story of...
Kuwait denies permitting Israel plane to fly through its airspace
Kuwait has strongly refused an Israeli plane to fly through its sky emphasizing that no Israel plane would ever be...
Congressional investigation finds over $1 billion in coronavirus aid fraud
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis has found out that several companies have violated the rules of the...
3 more Colorado schools report new cases of coronavirus
The Colorado Department of Public Health has reported the coronavirus outbreaks in three more K-12 schools, including a handful of...
Groups ask Alaska to fix rejected absentee ballots
Three civil rights groups have asked the state of Alaska to fix the main cause of rejection of over 1,200...
Pompeo calls for diplomatic solution to EastMed dispute
The US Secretary of state has called on all parties involved in heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean to get...
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers highlight recent actions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police Officers has highlighted recent actions in the state. This was contained in...
NYC releases guidelines for reopening small businesses
New York Small Business Services have released guidelines for the reopening of small businesses in the state. This was disclosed...
Coronavirus Vaccine: Trump rejects WHO-led global effort, withdraws participation
The United States President, Donald Trump, has disclosed that the country will not participate in an international effort to develop...
Massachusetts Senate Primary: Markey Defeats Kennedy
Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has defeated Representative Joe Kennedy in the state’s hotly contested Democratic Senate primary. The results...
As-Salam Hospital exists to cater for the need of Muslim women – Oba Abdulrasheed Olabomi
His Royal Majesty, Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdul Rasheed Olabomi, has applauded As-Salam Cooperative Society for the establishment of an...
Kentucky Judge loses job over multiple misconduct charges
A judge in Kentucky who was accused of having sex and drinking alcohol inside a courthouse has lost her job...
Man dies after attempt to jump into taxi window
A 47-year-old man was killed early Tuesday morning after he attempted to jump into the window of a yellow cab...
2020 US Open: Sumit Nagal becomes first Indian to win single matches at grand slam in seven years
Indian Sumit Nagal has defeated USA’s Bradley Klahn 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, to reach the second round of the 2020...
Brighton’s center-back Ben White extends contract with Seagull, douses Leeds interest
Brighton, a Premiere League club has announced that Ben White, the club’s center-back, has signed a new long term four-year...
GRAMMAR WORLD: A HOTEL OR AN HOTEL
General Introduction One of the problems in the use of the English is the choice between A or An. Users...
Financial Focus: How does the City get needed money in this Coronavirus year?
There is no doubt that New York City needs help. With a current NYC unemployment rate of 20% with many...
NYS Attorney General Letitia James urges immigrants to embrace census
NEW York State Attorney General, Letitia James, has encouraged people who have not filled up their census to do so...
DEC Forest Rangers highlight recent rescue actions
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers have highlighted their recent rescue missions. This was disclosed in...
State Parks receives federal grant for Henry Street Settlement
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has received a $25,000 federal grant from the National...
Gabriel from Lille strikes $33 million contract deal with Arsenal
Arsenal have announced signing of the Brazilian defender, Gabriel Magalhaes, from Lille on a five years contract worth $33 million...
The Awakening by Mitali Chakravarty
Why did the Nile dweller, Bastet* the beautiful, metamorphose from a Lioness to a cat Two thousand years, Bastet turned...
US Election: Trump ignores local officials’ pleas, heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin
The visit to the current hotspot of racial unrest comes after Trump defended a gunman accused of killing two protesters....
Buy the Right Kind of Life Insurance
By J. A. Soto One of the most important expenditures the average Family should make is life insurance. It is...
NYC Mayor delays plan to lay off 22,000 workers
The New York City Mayor, de Blasio has disclosed plan to delay the move to layoff thousands of municipal workers...
DEC announces temporary closure of 3 shellfishing areas
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner, Basil Seggos, has announced the temporary closure of three shellfishing areas...
Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish receives first time call-up to England senior squad
Jack Grealish, 24, Aston Villa captain, has been called up for the first time to join the England senior squad...
Paris Saint-Germain lost two years of progress under Unai Emery — Silva’s agent
Paulo Tonietto, the agent of Thiago Silva, former Paris Saint-Germain defender has claimed that the appointment of Unai Emery as...
EDUPEACE | COVID-19: Calamity as Opportunity
For billions of people across the world, the Coronavirus pandemic is the worst humanitarian calamity of our life-time. Globally, it...
Public housing leaders in NYC who supported Trump say they have been deceived
You should know that during the Republican National Convention, held Monday August 24 to Thursday August 27 of this year,...
LANGTIVISM: WRITERS AND BURDEN OF REDUNDANCIES AND CIRCUMLOCUTIONS
Every writer is often constrained by certain common faults in writing, and these include redundancy, circumlocution, wordiness, over-lapping, verbosity, among...
Democrats launch Texas voter registration for Biden’s victory
The Democrats have launched Texas Voter Registration Week for Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election in November. The...
First Israel-Abu Dhabi flight to fly over Saudi airspace
Israeli and American officials have announced that the first Abu Dhabi to El Al flight from Israel to the United...
NYC’s health department to perform virtual inspections of gyms before reopening
The New York City's Health Department has announced plan to conduct “virtual inspections” of gyms before reopening on Wednesday, to...
Biden condemns Poland violence, warns Trump against inciting brutality
Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, has condemned violence at protests in Portland, Oregon. While expressing his displease about the violence,...
Thick as Blood by Melissa Chappell
It began when the center of the world caught fire with a spark, and Notre Dame burned down to her...
Messi can only leave Barcelona if €700 million is paid – La Liga
La Liga, Spanish football's main governing body has confirmed that Lionel Messi can only leave Barcelona if he pays €700...
Wisconsin LG wants Trump to cancel visitation plan
Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor, Mandela Barnes, has said the state does not need a visit from President Donald Trump, following his...