Pyongyang says drill aimed at ‘checking and judging’ proficiency of the weapons that hit a ‘set target’ in the East Sea. Published On 15 Jan 202215 Jan 2022 North Korea confirmed on Saturday that it test-launched ballistic missiles from a train in what was seen as an apparent retaliation against fresh sanctions imposed by the United States….
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Russia prepares a pretext for invading Ukraine, A Us official says.
The Kremlin says reports that Russia is preparing a provocation are ‘unfounded’, as tensions reach new heights. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2342 EAT On 14 Jan 2022. Russia is preparing to create a pretext for a broader invasion of Ukraine and has already prepositioned operatives to conduct a “false flag operation”, officials in…
Australian government cancels Novak Djokovic’s Visa.
By faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1128 EAT on 4 Jan 2022. Tennis star Novak Djokovic is facing deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. The Australian government cancelled his visa on Friday, saying the world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community….
People dead as train details off the the rail in India.
At least nine dead and 45 others wounded as passenger train derails in the eastern state’s Jalpaiguri district. Rescuers have found four bodies overnight as they clear the 12 mangled coaches of a train that derailed in India’s West Bengal state, raising the death toll to nine, a railroad official said. By Faith Barbara Namagembe…
WHO adds new drugs for COVID treatment.
Latest recommendations prompt new calls for patent waivers to allow more people access to treatments. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0948 EAT on 14 January 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has added two more drugs to its guidelines for recommended treatments for COVID-19, as the more infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus triggers…
NATO and Russia Talks as regards to Ukraine war
NATO warns Russia it will not compromise on the alliance’s principles, but invites Moscow to more talks over Ukraine security fears. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0647 EAT on 13 January 2022. NATO and the United States have rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over Ukraine but left open the possibility of…
South African King arrested for growing marijuana.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2248 EAT on 12 January 2022. What you need to know: Their leader, wearing a traditional loincloth, clung to a shoulder-height plant as police dragged it across the presidential lawn in Pretoria before arresting him. South African police Wednesday uprooted cannabis plants grown by indigenous activists who have camped outside…
COVID boosters not viable strategy: says WHO.
UN health agency calls for new vaccines that better protect against transmission amid emerging coronavirus variants. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 11 Jan 2022 at 2236 EAT Repeating booster doses of the original COVID vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said as it predicts that more than…
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