U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, on Wednesday announced he nominated former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). If confirmed by the Senate, Power, 50, will head the agency, … Continue reading Biden Names Former UN Envoy Samantha Power as USAID Chief

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that a WHO team in China is working with producers of China’s COVID-19 vaccines for potential emergency use listings. “I’m pleased that a WHO team is in China … Continue reading ‘WHO Working with China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Producers’

The funeral of Ghana’s former President, Jerry John Rawlings, has been rescheduled for 27 January, according to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the international community and diplomatic missions. Media reports on Tuesday said Rawlings, who died on … Continue reading Former Ghanaian President Rawlings to be Buried 27 January

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an article of impeachment against outgoing President Donald Trump on Monday, as Republicans blocked a measure calling on Vice President Pence to remove his boss from office. The single impeachment article charges … Continue reading U.S. House Democrats Introduce Article of Impeachment Against Trump

Democrats began the process of impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time on Monday if Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet do not remove him from office. Democrats introduced a resolution calling on Pence to invoke the 25th … Continue reading Democrats Begin Trump Impeachment Process in House

Friends are mourning the death of longtime Olive Branch physician Dr. Edward Gbemudu, who died from COVID-19 while visiting his home country of Nigeria. It’s believed Gbemudu, who was also on the staff at Baptist Hospital DeSoto, contracted the virus … Continue reading How US based Medical Practitioner Died of Covid-19 in Nigeria

Pope Francis’ has lost his personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi to the coronavirus according to the Vatican. The physician, 78, who was being treated for an “oncological pathology,” died at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, according to Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. Pope Francis … Continue reading Pope Francis Loses Personal Doctor to COVID-19

On Friday, Madrid experienced its heaviest snowfalls since 1971 after what the AEMET weather agency described as “exceptional and most likely historic” conditions caused by Storm Filomena. It warned that another 20 centimetres (nearly eight inches) was expected to fall … Continue reading Heavy Snowstorms Shut Down Much of Spain

This was revealed in a tweet on Friday by the Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi. Professor Abayomi made the disclosure while giving an update on the outbreak of the disease in the state, a day when … Continue reading Bed Occupancy in Lagos COVID-19 Care Centres Increases to 51% – Govt