Former Olympic champion Keller part of U.S. Capitol siege

By Reuters,

American Klete Keller, who won two Olympic gold medals as a relay teammate of Michael Phelps, was identified as being among the Donald Trump supporter...

Donald Trump , Klete Keller , U.S. Capitol

Almost 2.3 million people need aid in Ethiopia’s Tigray – U.N. report

By Reuters,

Fighting is still going on in several parts of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and almost 2.3 million people, or nearly half of the population, ne...

tigray

Twitter permanently suspends Trump account

By Reuters,

Twitter Inc said on Friday that it has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence...

Trump , Twitter

Facebook ordered to pay developer Ksh.514M over copycat feature

By Reuters,

A Milan-based appeals court on Tuesday ordered Facebook to pay 3.83 million euros ($4.70 million) in damages to an Italian software development compan...

facebook , Faround app , Nearby

George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98

By Reuters,

George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet Union humiliat...

Cold War , George Blake , President Vladimir Putin

Facebook removes celebrity chef’s page for COVID-19 conspiracies

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , facebook , Pete Evans

United’s Cavani charged with misconduct by FA over racial term

By Reuters,

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been charged with an aggravated breach of the Football Association’s (FA) rules for using the word “n...

anti-racism , Edinson Cavani , Manchester United , racism

Putin congratulates Joe Biden on U.S. election victory

By Reuters,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-sta...

‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says after U.S. Electoral College confirms his win

By Reuters,

President-elect Joe Biden delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of his victory, hours after wi...

Joe Biden

COVID-19 vaccines: What seniors can expect

By CNN,

Covid-19 vaccines are on the way. What should older adults expect? The first candidates, from Pfizer and Moderna, could arrive before Christmas, ac...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

Hamilton ‘gutted’ after positive Covid-19 test

By Reuters,

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was devastated after testing positive for COVID-19 and being ruled out of Sunday’s pen...

Bahrain , COVID-19 , Formula One , Lewis Hamilton

Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital

By Reuters,

The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official said on Friday. T...

Ethiopia , tigray

African envoys due to meet Ethiopia PM as war ultimatum expires

By Reuters,

African peace envoys were due to meet Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday, a day after he said the military was beginning the “final phase�...

Ethiopia , tigray

Coronavirus vaccines no shot in the arm yet for emerging markets

By Reuters,

Emerging markets have surged on the prospect that coronavirus vaccines will become widely available soon, but analysts think the rally is overplayed g...

coronavirus

Ethiopia war destabilising east Africa, warns EU

By Reuters,

Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilising the East African and Horn region...

Ethiopia , tigray

Trump administration finally gives green light to proceed with Biden transition

By Reuters,

After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White H...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden

As Biden marches forward with Cabinet, Trump hopes likely to fade in key states

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s increasingly tenuous efforts to reverse his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden could be dealt a lethal blow on...

Barack Obama , President Donald Trump , President-elect Joe Biden , U.S elections

Neymar to start for PSG against Leipzig, says Tuchel

By Reuters,

Paris St Germain forward Neymar will start Tuesday’s crucial Champions League game against RB Leipzig after making his comeback from injury, coach T...

neymar , PSG , RB Leipzig

Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys

By Reuters,

Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former pres...

Ethiopia

New York City closes schools amid COVID-19 surge

By VOA,

New York City Wednesday ordered schools to close, as the city recorded a seventh-straight day with a COVID-19 positivity rate of over 3%. Also Read...

coronavirus