UK: Liz Truss Emerges As Prime Minister, Talks Tough
Liz Truss has beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by 81,326 votes to 60,399, after a summer-long internal contest sparked by Boris Johnson’s resignation in July. After winning the leadership race, she vowed to press ahead with promises…
Gunman Fatally Shoots 3 Family Members At Iowa State Park
Three family members were shot to death while camping in a state park in eastern Iowa Friday, and the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. AP reports that officers responded to reports of the shooting at…
Major Israeli Bank Turns to Stanchion for Secure Payment Environments, HSM Migrations
Stanchion Payment Solutions, which was established in 2001, with offices in Australia, South Africa, the UK, Middle East and the USA, has successfully completed HSM migration for one of Israel’s top three banks. The bank has migrated from ARX hardware…
Day Imo SA Diaspora Moved A Proposal For First Ever Black Deputy Mayor Of Wolverhampton, U.K.
Last Thursday, May 19, 2021, was a historic date. It was the day history was made in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (U. K.) as Honourable Councillor Celia Osakwe-Hibbert who is also the SA on Diaspora Affairs to Governor Hope Uzodinma of…
4 Perish, 17 Others Injured in Car Bomb Attack
No fewer than four people have been reported to have died and 17 others injured in a car bomb attack in the Sadr City area of ​​the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police and medical sources said on Thursday. An Iraqi military…
South Africa COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000, Deaths Near 400
Coronavirus infections in South Africa surged past 20,000 with close to 400 deaths, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday. Channels Television reports that in a statement the ministry confirmed 20,125 coronavirus positive cases, and a total of 397 deaths…
Tanzania’s Handling of COVID19 And President Magufuli’s Relationship With TB Joshua
The respected Pan-African magazine ‘The Africa Report’ has written a detailed report on Tanzania’s unique approach to the coronavirus pandemic, citing the faith of its President John Magufuli and his relationship with Nigerian Pastor, Prophet TB Joshua as a mitigating…
Covid-19: IMF Approves US$650m for Dominican Republic
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the Dominican Republic’s request for emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) equivalent to SDR 477.4 million (about US$650 million, or 100 percent of quota) to meet the…
COVID-19: France’s PM Extends Nationwide Lockdown
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced on Friday a two-week extension of a nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem a surge in coronavirus cases across France. The French PM said in a speech that the government had decided to…
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Tests Positive For COVID-19 Virus
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has said he tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. I a tweet, Johnson said he had mild symptoms and is on self-isolation in Downing Street. “He was tested for coronavirus on the…
China Tests COVID-19 Vaccine on Humans
The Street Reporters Newspaper has gathered that China is advancing in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, after military scientists tested the country’s first candidate on 108 healthy people in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus disease outbreak….
