(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns. This is in the run-up to Christmas and stirring debate over whether vaccines alone are enough to tame COVID-19. Europe accounts for more than half of the average seven-day infections globally and about half of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 15 people have been wounded in an explosion inside a mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, an official said on Friday. The Taliban’s local director of information and culture, Hanif Nangarhari, said the blast happened during Friday prayers in the province’s Spin Ghar district. Initial information indicated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The EU General Court on Wednesday upheld on a 2.4-billion-euro (2.8-billion-dollar) European Commission competition fine from 2017 against Google for abusing its market dominance by promoting its own shopping service. Dismissing the U.S. tech giant’s appeal, the European Union’s second highest court backed the conclusions drawn by the EU executive branch. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World Health Organisation (WHO) says shortage of at least one billion syringes “could occur”, if manufacturing does not pick up based on global demand for syringes. WHO said that based on a scenario where around seven billion people would need two doses of Coronavirus vaccine between now and 2023, a shortage of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid mounting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has harped on the need for all the children to have access to quality education. The ECW said school should be reopened for all the children, particularly girls, adding they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged young people to continue to agitate and canvass for climate protection. Merkel said the protests of young people for more ambition in climate protection are justified. She made the observation during an interview with Deutsche Welle on Sunday, ahead of the start of the hot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A search team has found the bodies of three French climbers who had been missing near Mount Everest, police said on Monday. The bodies were found midday on Sunday by a team of the Nepal National Mountain Guides Association on Mingbo Eiger, a peak where the French climbers went missing before they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Indian paramilitary soldier shot dead four of his colleagues and injured three more in the central Chhattisgarh state, authorities said on Monday. The shooter and the victims were from India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the incident took place at a camp in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, some 400 kilometers (248 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has announced its resolve to become the 32nd charter member of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use. The GLF is dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rappers Travis Scott and Drake have been sued for having “incited mayhem” after eight people were killed and dozens injured in a crush during a Texas concert, the law firm confirmed on Sunday. Texas firm Thomas J. Henry Law on Sunday tweeted a story published by the Daily Mail on the suit, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two suspects in the mysterious killing of four women in Afghanistan’s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city have been arrested, the Taliban’s interior ministry spokesperson Qari Saeed Khosty said Saturday. The suspects had confessed during initial interrogation that they had invited the victims to a house before the killings, Khosty said, but declined to give […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday, called on the international community to raise awareness about tsunami threats and share innovative approaches to decreasing risks. The UN chief said this in a message marking World Tsunami Awareness Day. “We can build on the progress achieved, ranging from better outreach to tsunami-exposed communities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eighteen infants in Hanoi were mistakenly injected with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine instead of other immunisation shots, but no adverse effects have been reported. The city’s health authority made the disclosure on Friday. The rare event occurred on Wednesday at the Yen Son Commune Medical Centre in the Quoc Oai District of Hanoi, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fifteen people were killed and 10 others seriously injured when a passenger van fell into a ravine in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, the Police said. Rizwan Younus, a policeman in the district, who was dispatched to the accident site, told Xinhua. He said the van carrying 25 people fell into a deep […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has announced its plan to invest €700 million (810 million dollars) to support the phase-out of coal-fired power stations in South Africa. The funds are part of a new partnership with South Africa, which also includes Britain, the US, France and the European Union (EU). A total of 8.5 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will receive treatment in the United States, his aides said on Tuesday. Yudhoyono, who served two terms from 2004-2014, is suffering from an early stage of the disease, said his spokesperson, Ossy Darmawan. “Mr SBY requests prayers that his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged global leaders to back the UN strategy to make vaccine equity a reality by accelerating efforts and ensuring maximum vigilance to defeat the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Guterres made the call in a statement just as the world passed yet another milestone of five million lives lost to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin has called on the military to build more medical facilities for the rapidly growing number of Covid-19 patients. Putin said at a meeting with Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu on Monday, that the additional facilities should relieve the burden on the health system. The number of new coronavirus infections […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German economy continued on its upward path in the third quarter, posting quarter-on-quarter Gross Domestic Product(GDP) growth of 1.8 per cent based largely on consumer spending. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on Friday. According to the latest figures from Destatis, German GDP grew by 1.9 per cent in the second […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six people were found dead after a mudslide buried workers at an illegal gold mining site in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province, an official said on Friday. Two other miners survived the accident in Kutawaringin Timur district on Thursday, said Rihel Magat, the head of the local civil protection agency. “We suspect that […]
