Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 8th August 2020
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Ethiopia Protests Spark Internet Shutdown After Popular Singer Died
At least 50 people have been killed in Ethiopia after the death of a popular singer sparked huge protests in the Oromia region, a local official has told the BBC. Thousands of fans had gathered to mourn Hachalu Hundessa, who was shot dead on Monday night while driving. Police say 35 people, including prominent politician …
COVID-19 Claims 156 More Lives In Iran – Report
As many as 156 new coronavirus-related fatalities have raised the death toll in Iran to 18,132, the Health Ministry said on Friday. A total of 2,450 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 322,567, according to ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari. She said more than 279,000 patients have …
Rape Victims Forced To Pay Two Months Wages For Medical Exam In Ghana
Reporting rape is traumatic for anyone, but having to pay two months’ wages to complete the medical form prevents many in Ghana from seeking justice, said a leading actor whose campaign to waive fees has reached the presidential palace. British-Ghanaian actor Ama K. Abebrese – who starred with Idris Elba in the award-winning 2015 drama Beasts of No Nation – started a petition …
27 Dead In Mauritania Migrant Boat Disaster – UN
Twenty-seven people died after the engines on their migrant vessel failed, leaving them stranded off the coast of Mauritania, the United Nations said on Friday. The UN’s refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a joint statement that they were “deeply saddened at the tragic death of 27 people.” A boat en …
Delaware School Boards To Start School Online
Two school boards in Delaware have voted to start the school year with virtual classes. The school boards of the Capital School District in Dover, and the Milford School District in Milford, a city about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Dover, voted in favor of the move Thursday, The Delaware State News reported. The …
Palestinian Woman Killed At Israelis, Palestinians Clash
A Palestinian women was shot dead in the West Bank where Israeli soldiers clashed with Palestinians on Friday, Palestinian medical officials said.Palestinian officials said Israeli troops had shot the 23-year-old. The woman’s family said she was shot while trying to close the window to her house in the town of Jenin because of tear gas …
Alabama High School Football Team, Band Under Quarantine
The entire football team and marching band at a small-town Alabama high school are under quarantine following exposure to the new coronavirus. Oneonta High School coach Phil Phillips told WBRC-TV that a fifth player has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. It’s the second quarantine of the summer for the team. “I looked my wife in …
Iraq To Import Electricity From Turkey To Tackle Deficit
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity yesterday announced its intention to import 200 megawatts of electricity from Turkey to address the severe power shortage it is facing, Anadolu reported. A ministry spokesman, Ahmed Al-Abadi, told the news agency that after obtaining the approval of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, the ministry began negotiations with Turkey to import 200 megawatts …
Belgium Suspends Arms Exports To Saudi National Guard
Belgium’s top legal authority has suspended arms export licences for shipments to Saudi Arabia’s National Guard after a complaint from human rights groups. The Council of State granted an injunction on Friday as the contracts did not meet the standard for “human rights in the end-user country and its respect for international law”. Nevertheless, the …
Mystery Surrounds Whereabouts Of Father Said To Have Been Found Alive At Sea 30 Hours After Explosion
Lebanese ministers have joined the efforts to locate Amine Al Zahid after the family said they still do not know the whereabouts of the father of two who the army said they had rescued at sea 30 hours after the Beirut explosion. His 32-year-old brother Mohammed, speaking to The National by phone, said Amine had …
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