Category: World News

The US Republican Party’s vote to nominate its presidential candidate this month will be held in private, without press in attendance. A Republican National Convention spokeswoman gave coronavirus health guidelines as the reason, the Associated Press reports. Delegates are due to gather in North Carolina to formally renominate President Donald Trump. The 336 delegates will… Continue reading Coronavirus: Media to be Barred From Trump Election Nomination by Raphael Bichene

President Donald Trump said Friday night that he will ban the popular short-form video app TikTok from operating in the United States, rejecting a potential deal for Microsoft to buy the app from its Chinese-owned parent company. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump said to reporters while… Continue reading Trump Says He will Ban TikTok by Raphael Bichene

Herman Cain, a onetime Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show. Cain, 74, was hospitalized earlier this month, and his Twitter account said this week he was being treated with… Continue reading Herman Caine Dies of Corona Virus by Raphael Bichene

The US House of Representatives has ordered all members and staff to wear masks as the nation’s death toll from coronavirus passed 150,000. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned anyone who breaks the new rule faces being removed from the chamber. She took the decision after Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican often seen around the Capitol… Continue reading Maskless Lawmakers Will Be Thrown Out- Pelosi by Raphael Bichene

In a White House briefing, Trump defended his decision to promote a viral video of a group of doctors promoting the use of the drug Monday, even though his own administration withdrew emergency authorization for its use against the coronavirus. “I think they’re very respected doctors,” Trump said, adding they believed in the drug. “There… Continue reading Trump Defends Support for Disproved Covid-19 Treatment by Raphael Bichene

President Donald Trump has warned the US pandemic may “get worse before it gets better”, as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone. Mr Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying “they’ll have an effect” and show “patriotism”. The president, who was not wearing a mask at the briefing,… Continue reading Trump Concedes Pandemic May Get Worse Before it Gets Better by Raphael Bichene

An officer has been suspended after footage emerged that appears to show police kneeling on a man’s neck. Video recorded in Islington, London, shows two officers holding a handcuffed suspect, who is black, on the pavement. A second officer has been removed from operational duty following the arrest on Thursday evening. Deputy Met Police commissioner… Continue reading Police Officer Suspended for Kneeling on Neck During Arrest by Raphael Bichene

When a young tech entrepreneur with a history of doing business in Nigeria and Bangladesh was found dismembered this week in his multimillion dollar Manhattan condominium, the case at first seemed to have all the trappings of an international thriller. Someone in a black suit, a mask and latex gloves had followed the victim, Fahim… Continue reading Gokada Founder’s Personal Assistant Arrested for His Murder by Raphael Bichene