The U.S. government has confirmed that 13 of its military personnel were killed in the bomb explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Apart from the U.S. soldiers, about 77 people were killed in the explosion, AlJazeera reports. More than 150 wounded persons are being treated at the emergency hospital in Kabul and other locations. […]
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Canada government has closed its borders to nationals from all countries except the United States in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This is coming after reports that 26 African countries have now recorded at least one case of the virus. Benin, Liberia, Somalia and Tanzania are the latest African countries to hit […]
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The commander of the Guards in the southern province of Kerman in Iran, Gholamali Abuhamzeh, says his country has identified at least 35 US targets for retaliatory strikes over the death of Qassem Soleimani. According to Reuters, Abuhamzeh said Iran would soon hit and destroy American warships. “The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point […]
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American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, is recalling batches of its Xalatan 0.005%w/v eye drops solution used in treating glaucoma. As stated in a notice sent to doctors, the company said the decision to recall was reached after some counterfeit products were found within the legitimate supply chain. “Please be advised that Pfizer is recalling, at the […]
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Mexican mobster and drug baron Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury of crimes spanning a quarter of a century as head of one of the world’s most powerful drugs gangs. The 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel — famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons — […]
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Childish Gambino, also known as Donald Glover, shone in absentia at the 61st Grammy awards on Sunday. The creator of ‘This is America’ won four awards — including record and song of the year — but failed to attend the award ceremony. ‘This Is America’ also became the first hip-hop recording to win the song […]
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US rapper Cardi B on Wednesday announced the end of her 15-month marriage to Offset, the rapper and father of her daughter, dropping a video with the news on Instagram. “It’s nobody’s fault it’s just like I guess we grew out of love,” says the 26-year-old, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar. “We’re not together […]
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President Donald Trump has disclosed his plan to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorised immigrants born on US soil. In an interview with Axios, an American newspaper, the US president said the process to end birthright citizenship by executive order is underway. If Trump […]
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, is testing a number of envelopes sent to the Pentagon in Washington after a “suspicious substance’’ was found, a U.S. Department of Defence spokesman said on Tuesday. “On Monday, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency detected a suspicious substance during mail screening at the Pentagon’s remote screening facility,’’ Rob Manning […]
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Late US senator John McCain will receive his final public sendoff Saturday in a nationally televised ceremony featuring eulogies from two ex-presidents, but with current commander in chief Donald Trump conspicuously absent from the proceedings. Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Barack Obama will deliver remarks honoring their friend and former White House challenger, at […]
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