COVID-19: U.S offering free beer, doughnuts as incentives to promote vaccination
May 6, 2021 Free beer, free doughnuts, savings bonds, government officials and businesses are teaming up to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. President Joe Biden wants 70 percent…
U.S pledges support, solidarity to combat insecurity in Lake Chad region
April 28, 2021 The U.S. government has pledged support and absolute solidarity to combat the lingering and growing insecurity in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin Region. Mr. Anthony Blinken,…
Insecurity: Buhari says Nigeria will enhance collaborations in all forms, asks U.S. to relocate AFRICOM hqts to Africa
April 27, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the U.S. to reconsider relocating U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa, nearer the Theatre of Operation. The president made…
White House explains cause of Joe Biden fall on steps of Air Force One
White House has explained cause of President Joe Biden’s tripping and falling three times as he jogged up the steps to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on his…
Saudi crown prince should be punished “without delay” – Khashoggi’s fiancée
The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi called on Monday for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be punished after a U.S. intelligence report found he had approved the…
Biden to announce Friday U.S. release of $4bn for vaccines to poor countries
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States will release $4billion for an international initiative to supply Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to poor…
WHO’s Wuhan probe ends as U.S.-China bickering over COVID-19 continues
China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the…
World shares reach record high as oil tops $60pb
World shares hit a record high on Monday and oil surpassed $60 a barrel for the first time in a year, on hopes that a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package…
Trump Refuses To Testify In ‘Unconstitutional’ Impeachment Trial
Former President Donald Trump refused Thursday to testify in his looming impeachment trial after being called by House prosecutors to give evidence, branding the process “unconstitutional.” Trump’s lawyers ridiculed the…
Biden Ramps Up US Refugee Admissions To 125,000 Annually
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his intention to massively increase the cap on annual refugee admissions to the United States, which fell to a historical low under Donald Trump….