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Biden says he agrees Putin is a ‘killer’
President Joe Biden said he agrees with the assessment that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a “killer.”
In an interview with ABC News broadcast on Wednesday, Biden said Putin would “pay a price” for trying to undermine…
France suspends AstraZeneca Covid jabs
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was suspending the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, pending a review of its safety by the European Medicines Agency.
“The decision has been made… to suspend the use of…
UK restricts recruitment of Nigerian doctors, others
The United Kingdom has introduced a new policy in a bid to restrict the recruitment of doctors from Nigeria and other developing countries. The policy does not, however, bar Nigerian doctors from migrating to the UK.
This is…
COVID-19: France eases travel restrictions on seven countries
France on Thursday eased travel restrictions for seven countries outside the European Union, including Britain, saying trips to and from them would no longer need to be justified by essential reasons.
The French government had…
New UK post-study graduate route to open to Nigerian students this summer
The United Kingdom Government has announced that international students who want to work in England following the successful completion of a UK degree at bachelor’s degree-level or above, or an eligible professional qualification,…
Shiite cleric tells pope Iraq Christians should live in peace
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the authority for most of the world’s Shiite Muslims, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in the Iraqi city of Najaf Saturday that the country’s Christians should live in “peace.”
The meeting, on…
Pope meets Iraq Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sistani
Pope Francis extended his hand to the world’s Shiite Muslims on Saturday, meeting top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in a landmark moment in modern religious history.
The two elderly, respected men of religion met at…
Three dead, five critical after Singapore workshop blast
Three workers have died and five others are in critical condition after an explosion at a Singapore workshop that left victims with their clothes torn off and badly burnt, reports said Thursday.
The men were taken to hospital…
Biden revokes Trump’s immigrant visa ban
United States President, Joe Biden has revoked former President Donald Trump’s order that limited the number of new work visas for temporary foreign workers in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“The suspension of entry…
Covax vaccine-sharing scheme delivers first doses to Ghana
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.
A delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Accra on Wednesday. The first recipients are due…