UK records nearly 400 coronavirus deaths in biggest daily toll since May

Photo: Credit Evening Standard Londoners returning to work today at London Bridge Londoners jog, walk and cycle to work to ease Tube pressure on big return. (Evening Standard / eyevine) By Luke O’Reilly The UK recorded 397 deaths from coronavirus on Monday – the biggest daily toll since May. New cases of the virus also

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UAE minister backs Macron’s remarks on Muslims

Macron triggers world outcry by accusing Muslims of separatism A United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister on Monday called on Muslims to accept the stances of French President Emmanuel Macron on claim of “integration”. “[Muslims] have to listen carefully to what Macron said in his speech, he doesn’t want to isolate Muslims in the West, and

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Saudi refuses to link purchase of F-35 fighter jets with Israel peace deal

The Israeli Air Force F-35l seen in flight on 13 December 13, 2016 [Israeli Air Force / WikiMedia] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has refused to make any political concessions including the signing of a formal normalisation agreement with Israel in return for the kingdom obtaining F-35 fighter jets from the US, informed sources

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Chaos as police, military fire bullets, teargas to disperse Bobi Wine supporters

Chaos has erupted in Magere, Kasangati in Wakiso District as armed forces battle Bobi Wine supporters who had thronged his home to celebrate his nomination to challenge President Museveni in 2021. The military and police on Tuesday fired teargas and live bullets to disperse supporters of the Kyadondo East MP, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, who

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 caseload tops 63,000

Over 70 new COVID-19 cases have taken Nigeria’s tally past 63,000, authorities said on Tuesday. A total of 72 more infections were registered across the country over the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 63,036, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s (NCDC) daily update. One more COVID-19 fatality moved the death

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Broke Kenya eyes extra Covid-19 loan from IMF

Kenya has for the second time in less than six months reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for budget support to weather the coronavirus economic hardships. IMF resident representative Tobias Rasmussen said the government had asked the Brettonwoods institution for another loan following the $739 million (Sh79.3) billion received in May that Kenya

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Vienna shooting: Several people injured in suspected terror attack, Austrian interior minister says

Photo: Credit The Independent By Vincent Wood A large-scale police operation is ongoing in Vienna following gunfire at a synagogue in the Austrian capital, the city’s police said. Officers confirmed several people were injured, with armed police working to secure the streets of the city centre near the Danube river. Interior minister Karl Nehammer said

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Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ claims

US Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London during his case against News Group Newspapers over a story published about his former wife Amber Heard, which branded him a ‘wife beater’. A British judge is set to deliver his judgement in writing on Monday Nov. 2, 2020, deciding whether a tabloid newspaper

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Here’s how Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs built his $885 million empire

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is worth close to $1 billion after building a successful business empire in addition to his music career — Fuse TV Sean “Diddy” Combs, 50, began his career as a newspaper vendor at the age of 12. “Since then, I’ve always understood that if I give the customers my best and service

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In Saudi Arabia, a tweet could land you to prison

Saudi authorities have been using social media platforms mainly to crackdown on opponents and critics of the state and to curtail freedom of expression in the kingdom. AFP reported that the crackdown has included intellectuals as well as senior state officials. According to the agency, in April, Deputy Minister of Finance Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil disappeared after

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