Ukrainian Civilian Death Toll Reaches 1,119 – U.N
March 27, 2022 The United Nations human rights office said on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had so far been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began its attack on Ukraine….
Kremlin Says ‘Nothing Terrible Will Happen’ if Russia Is Expelled From G20
March 25, 2022 The Kremlin said on Friday that nothing terrible will happen if the United States and its allies succeed in expelling Russia from the Group of Twenty (G20)…
New bed nets that ‘ground’ mosquitoes could boost malaria fight
March 25, 2022 Bed nets treated with a new kind of insecticide cut malaria cases in children by almost half in a large trial in Tanzania, according to a study…
Western leaders discuss tougher action on Russia
March 24, 2022 Western leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will agree to strengthen their forces in Eastern Europe and increase military aid to Ukraine as the Russian assault on…
Plane, a Boeing 737-800NG, with 132 persons on board crashes
March 21, 2022 No fewer than 132 persons were feared dead as a China Eastern Airlines plane crashed near the city of Wuzhou in the southern Chinese region of Guangxi…
Pressed To Choose Sides On Ukraine, China Trade Favors The West
March 21, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden’s warning of “consequences” for any aid China may give to Russia’s Ukraine war effort could force Chinese President Xi Jinping to choose between…
Ukraine defies Russian demand to lay down arms in Mariupol
March 21, 2022 Ukraine defied a Russian demand that its forces lay down arms before dawn on Monday in Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have been trapped in…
EU foreign ministers consider new sanctions on Russia, some push for oil embargo
March 21, 2022 EU foreign and defence ministers meet on Monday to discuss imposing further sanctions on Moscow, especially whether to introduce an oil embargo. Trying to force a Russian…
Oil theft: Navy arrests vessel with 13 Nigerians
March 21, 2022 The Nigerian Navy has arrested a vessel named “Motor Tanker Harbor Spirit” and 13 Nigerians on board conveying a fortified and auctioned crude oil from MV KOME…
Cases are increasing, WHO warns against relaxing COVID-19 protocol
March 17, 2022 World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against relaxing COVID-19 protocol, noting that the pandemic is not over as cases are increasing globally. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus…