New Zealand PM Ardern Calls September Election
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called a general election for September, in a vote that will test whether her widespread popularity overseas is matched by support at home. The centre-left leader on Tuesday announced Kiwis would go to the polls on September 19, two months ahead of the last possible date for the […]
Experts Say China Virus Outbreak Will Last For Months
The deadly new coronavirus that has broken out in China, 2019-nCoV, will afflict a minimum of tens of thousands of people and will last at least several months, researchers estimate based on the first available data. “The best case scenario, you would have something… where we go through the spring into the summer, and then […]
Airbus Strikes Anti-Corruption Deals With France, UK, US
European aerospace giant Airbus said on Tuesday it had reached an “agreement in principle” with the French, British and US authorities over corruption investigations. Airbus has been the subject of corruption probes in all three countries in recent years and said it put out the statement in response to press reports. The Financial Times reported […]
Why One Nigeria Cannot Work
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a separatist movement founded in 2012 by Nnamdi Kanu, a British Nigerian. Its purpose seeks to revive, agitate and actualize the sovereign state of Biafra; an old dream of Eastern Nigeria. The contemporary agitation for Biafra republic was reignited in 1999 by Chief Ralph Uwazurike with the formation […]
Foreigners Prepare To Flee As China Virus Toll Tops 100
The United States and other nations raced to get their citizens out of the locked-down Chinese city at ground-zero of a virus epidemic on Tuesday, as the death toll surged to 106 and the number of confirmed infections doubled to over 4,500. The deadly virus, which experts believe emanated from a wild animal market in […]
Trump Defense Lawyers Attack Bidens At Impeachment Trial
US President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday defended his request that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, arguing at his Senate impeachment trial that it was motivated by concerns about corruption. Pam Bondi, the Republican former attorney general of Florida, and another Trump lawyer, Eric Herschmann, launched a concerted attack on the Bidens […]
Kobe Bryant Fans Pay Tribute To The Late Star
An outpouring of grief over the death of Kobe Bryant continued on Monday as thousands of fans gathered by murals of the NBA legend’s face and brought tributes of basketballs, sneakers and candles to the arena where he made his name. “Kobe, Kobe, Kobe!” chanted a crowd milling about in LA Live, an entertainment district […]
Glass Frogs Reappear In Bolivia After 18 Years
A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South American country for the first time in 18 years, the investigation team that made the discovery told AFP. The Bolivian Cochran frog is notable for its transparent belly, leading to its nickname, the “glass frog”. […]
Kobe: Private Helicopters Ferry LA Elite Above Traffic
Police, firefighters, news channels and tourists: helicopters are a constant buzz in the Los Angeles skies, but only a few wealthy people like Kobe Bryant could afford to use them on a daily basis. The expensive, rapid option is restricted to a handful of businessmen and celebrities — including the late basketball legend — seeking […]
The Global Spread Of The Coronavirus: Where Is It?
A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 106 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world. Here are the places that have confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: – CHINA – As of Tuesday, more than 4,000 people have been infected across […]
Johnson Says Can Square Huawei 5G Role With Security
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday insisted the UK can have technological progress while preserving national security, as he prepared to approve a role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in developing its 5G telecoms network despite strong US opposition. Johnson spoke after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday tweeted: “The UK has […]
Feds Probe Helicopter Crash That Killed NBA Legend Kobe
Federal investigators on Monday sifted through the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight other people, hoping to find clues to what caused the accident that stunned the world. Bryant, 41, was traveling Sunday with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers and crew when the Sikorsky S-76 […]