Two deaths were recorded in the northeastern province of Jilin, the epicentre of an Omicron-fuelled wave of cases that has left millions facing stay-home orders. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1122 EAT on Saturday 19/03/2022. China has announced its first confirmed COVID-19 deaths in more than a year, amid an Omicron-fulled surge of cases…
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Boris Plans Face-To-Face Meeting With Biden To Plot Ukraine Endgame
Updated at 1316 EAT on 18th March 2022. Boris Johnson is planning a face-to-face meeting with Joe Biden to plot the endgame’ in Ukraine after crisis rejuvenated the Special Relationship. The PM is expected to hold talks with the US president at a Nato summit in Brussels next week, amid speculation that Britain could end up acting…
Pakistan vs Australia: Babar Azam’s record-breaking Test heroics.
Azam’s 196 against Australia puts him up there with some greats in the long form of the game. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1403 EAT on Thursday 17/03/2022. Pakistan captain Babar Azam has long established his credentials in limited-overs cricket, but his 196 against Australia has put him up there with some greats in…
Covid-19 Pandemic; South Korea reports record cases as Omicron wave nears peack.
Country long hailed as a pandemic success story reports more than 621,000 cases and 429 deaths. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1058 EAT 0n Thursday 17/03/2022. South Korea has reported new daily records for coronavirus cases and deaths as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly across the country. The Korea Disease Control and…
Judge approves extradition of former Honduras president to US
Juan Orlando Hernandez, who faces drug trafficking and firearms charges, has three days to appeal the decision. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1040 EAT on Thursday 17/03/2022. A Honduran judge has authorised the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States on drug-trafficking and firearms charges. The decision was announced on…
Israeli Jews dress as Muslims to defy Al-Aqsa prayer ban.
Right-wing Israeli Jews dress as Muslims to enter the Al-Aqsa compound in efforts to change the status quo at Islam’s third holiest site. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1338 EAT on Wednesday 16/03/2022. Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli Jewish activist Raphael Morris has a lot to do before his unauthorised visit to pray at the…
Another eighth jounalist shot dead in Mexico this year.
Armando Linares, director of Monitor Michoacan, the latest to be murdered in a spate of killings that has stirred international concern. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1241 EAT on Wednesday 16/03/2022. A journalist has been shot dead in western Mexico, becoming the eighth killed so far this year in an unprecedented spate of killings that has…
Pakistan PM lauds UN for International Day to Combat Islamophonia.
Imran Khan welcomes UNGA’s approval to resolution introduced by Pakistan setting March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1219 EAT on Wednesday 16/03/2022. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed a decision by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to approve a resolution setting March 15 as…
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