Topline: President Trump said in a Thursday press briefing that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, drugs used to treat malaria and severe arthritis, were approved by the Food and Drug Administration to test as a COVID-19 coronavirus treatment, as the number of cases nationwide continues to increase. The drugs will be used […]
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Iranian lawmaker Abdolreza Mesri said today that 23 members of parliament have been infected, according to state TV. There are only 290 members of the legislative body, meaning that 7.9 per cent of them have now come down with the virus. One top official has already been killed by the […]
The founder and leader of International Godsway Ministries Bishop Daniel Obinim popularly referred to as Angel Obinim last Sunday has launched an Anointing Oil that is said to safeguard Ghana from the Coronavirus. According to the controversial Bishop, the widespread of the Coronavirus gives him sleepless nights as he fears […]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said on Friday it had detected three cases of coronavirus infection in three men who had all recently traveled to Italy, making the country the second in Latin America to register the fast- spreading virus. The first case is a 35-year-old man who showed […]
Iran’s deputy health minister has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15 people. A health ministry spokesman confirmed that Iraj Harirchi was infected with Covid-19 and under quarantine. President Hassan Rouhani meanwhile urged Iranians not to panic, saying: “We […]
The European Union is planning to soon tighten the procedures for getting a Schengen Visa for the nationals of Nigeria, as the latter is failing to play its part in the return and readmission of its nationals staying illegally in Europe. According to the EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and […]
The U.S. is opposing plans by Nigeria’s government to hand about $100 million the American authorities say was stolen by deceased former dictator Sani Abacha to a top ruling party official. The disagreement may hamper future cooperation between the two nations to recover state money moved offshore by Abacha, who […]
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Wednesday voted to acquit President Donald Trump of both counts in his impeachment trial. Forty-eight senators, including one Republican, found Trump guilty of abuse of power, while 52, all Republicans, voted to acquit him. The president was also impeached on the charge of obstruction […]
Washington(CNN) President Donald Trump ignored — or didn’t see — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s attempt to shake his hand before Tuesday’s State of the Union address in an apparent snub that comes more than a month after House Democrats impeached Trump. Immediately after Trump finished his speech, the California Democrat […]
