Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch is under fire for a controversy of her own making after going on Twitter to accuse a journalist of “creepy and bizarre” behaviour, sharing private e-mails request for comment on a story – though this is standard, good journalistic practice.
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CANADA: Woman Wins $60M Lottery Jackpot With Numbers From Husband’s Dream
A 57-year-old Canadian woman has won $60 million in a lottery ticket using numbers her husband dreamed up 20 years ago.
Read More »UK: Covid Denier Died Of Covid-19 Alone Day After Testing Positive
A covid-19 denier who never wore a face mask or observe social distancing protocols have died a day after he tested positive for the virus.
Read More »UAE: Instagram Cash-flashing Nigerian Businessman Dies In Prison
Friends of a Nigerian businessman, Prince Obieze Nestor who allegedly tortured to death in Dubai police custody following his arrest for allegedly displaying hard currencies online have expressed outrage on his death in custody.
Read More »BELGIUM: EU Raids AstraZeneca Factory Amid Covid Vaccine Row With UK
Following the vaccines row between UK and the EU, Belgian medicines regulators have raided AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine production site near Brussels.
Read More »AFRICA: AU Secures 400M Covid-19 Vaccine Doses From India
The African Union (AU) has secured 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for the continent bringing the total vaccine for Africa to 1.27 billion if added to the 8.7 million doses to be made available through the World Health Organization-backed Covax vaccine scheme.
Read More »UK: Bomb Squad Attend Incident Near Vaccine Production Site In Wales
Police and a bomb disposal unit have been called to an incident on Wrexham Industrial Estate, near the Wockhardt factory plant being used to produce the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.
Read More »NIGERIA: Nollywood Actor Ernest Asuzu Dies @37
Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu is dead. In a statement by his close friend and journalist, Sam Anokam, Asuzu died on Tuesday night. He was 37.
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Google, Facebook Threatens To Shut Down Operations Over Digital News code Payment
Google has threatened to block its search engine in Australia if the company is forced to pay media outlets for their news content.
Read More »SPAIN: Elderly Woman Returned 10 Days After Having Died Of COVID
After a mix-up over names, the family of 85-year-old Rogelia Blanco were informed that the pensioner died of COVID-19 on Jan. 13 and her funeral, which they would not be able to attend due to coronavirus protocols.
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