Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 20th June 2020
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COVID-19: Infected Delhi Health Minister On Oxygen Support As His Condition Worsens
The condition of Satyendra Jain, Health Minister of Delhi, worsened on Friday. Jain was shifted to a private hospital, where he will be administered plasma therapy. Jain has been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 in Delhi and had attended a high-level meeting on the situation in the national capital on Sunday (14 June), chaired by …
Father, Son Drown While Fishing In Donegal
A father and son have drowned after a family day out turned to tragedy in Co Donegal. The pair died after they went fishing on Lough Keel, between Kilmacrennan and Golan yesterday afternoon. It is understood one of the men fell into the water and a second went in to try and assist him. The …
Indians Vows To Boycott Chinese Goods After Deadly Border Clash
The national railways have joined the campaign, scrapping a 2016 signaling contract with a Beijing-based firm. The government has ordered a state-run telecom utility and other private companies to procure locally-built equipment instead of using Chinese firms, as the border clash took a bizarre turn with Indian citizens smashing household goods with “made in China” tags. The …
US Islamic Scholar Calls On Followers To Rise Up Against ‘Tyrant’ America
An American Shi’ite Islamic scholar has called on the followers of Imam Khomeini, the leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, to follow Khomeini’s example in liberating the globe from America’s tyranny. The riots taking place across America following the death of an African American man, George Floyd, at the hands of a white police officer were …
UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Board Raises Pressure On Iran Over Suspect Sites
The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors called on Iran on Friday to stop denying the agency access to two suspected former sites and to cooperate fully with it, diplomats attending the meeting said. A resolution, adopted in a vote called after China expressed opposition to it, raised pressure on Iran to let inspectors into the sites mentioned …
Iraq Summons Turkey, Iran Ambassadors Over Bombing
Iraq summoned Turkish and Iranian ambassadors on Thursday over their countries’ military operations targeting Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq this week, describing the attacks as violations of its sovereignty, Associated Press said. Turkey launched an airborne-and-land operation in northern Iraq on Wednesday dubbed “Operation Claw-Tiger,” against members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which it says maintains …
COVID-19: Spain Death Toll Increases To Over 28,000
Spain reported on Friday a total of 28,313 coronavirus deaths as of Thursday, after adjusting its database to avoid duplications and errors, a health ministry official said. The death toll series had not been updated since June 7, when Spain reported 27,136 deaths, while the country was implementing a new methodology for logging deaths and …
Disney Cancels Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party In 2020
Walt Disney World canceled it’s annual after-hours Halloween party at Magic Kingdom that typically begins in mid-August, and announced the popular food and wine festival will begin when Epcot reopens in July. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is an extra ticket event that runs a couple of nights per week from August through the beginning of …
COVID-19: Iran Cases Top 200,000
Iran said its novel coronavirus caseload passed the 200,000 mark on Friday, as authorities gave provinces the power to reimpose measures aimed at stemming the spread of the virus. Official figures have shown an upward trajectory in new confirmed COVID-19 cases since early May, when Iran hit a near two-month low in recorded infections. Health …
Clover Launches Sixth Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
China and the United States have faced off over the health crisis and are driving parallel efforts to get vaccines successfully approved and into large-scale production later this year. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for the illness caused by the new coronavirus, but about a dozen vaccines are being trialled globally. The …
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