Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 5th May 2020
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FINA World Championships Postponed To 2022
FINA have today announced that the World Championships, originally scheduled for the summer of 2021 in Fukuoka, Japan, will now instead take place from May 13th-29th, 2022. The change comes amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which continues to majorly disrupt the international sporting calendar. FINA has made the decision after speaking with the involved parties; TV sponsors, …
Perri Shakes-Drayton Pregnant With First Child
Olympic athlete Perri Shakes-Drayton has announced she and her husband, high-jumper Mike Edwards, are expecting their first child. She announced the news on social media, saying: “Been keeping a secret and pleased to announce, I’m pregnant and expecting my first baby. Me and @aireyys about to me parents” While her husband wrote on Instagram: “Great …
Norway Pledges $1 Billion To Vaccines Against Coronavirus
Norway will give $1 billion to support the distribution worldwide of any vaccine developed against COVID-19 as well as for vaccines against other diseases, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Monday. Oslo made the pledge as part of a donor conference held on Monday by the European Union to raise 7.5 billion euros ($8.23 billion) …
Deloitte UK Scraps Summer Internships
Accountancy firm Deloitte has cancelled its UK summer vacation programme for university students as it battles to offset the cost of the Covid-19 downturn. The Big Four firm offered all students a place on its virtual four-week mentoring scheme and £500 in pay regardless of their participation. Details to follow…
EU Approves 7 billion Euros In Aid To Air France
The European Commission on Monday gave the green light to 7.0 billion euros ($7.7 billion) in French state aid to national carrier Air France to cushion the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. “The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a EUR7 billion French aid measure consisting of a state guarantee on …
NHS To Wind Up Nightingale Hospital
The temporary Nightingale Hospital, opened last month in east London’s ExCeL exhibition centre, is being “stood down”. The BBC reports that the 4,000 bed field hospital, opened on 3 April to provide extra capacity for the capital’s health service, is currently treating just 20 patients. Once they’ve been discharged, staff and some equipment will be redistributed to …
COVID-19: Germany Confirms 679 New Cases In One Day
Germany has confirmed 679 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, which is the lowest number since 12 March, taking the total to 163,175, according to the Robert Koch Institute’s data. Details to follow…
Bomb Attack Kills 5 In Afghanistan
A truck-bomb attack at a military center in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province has killed at least five people and wounded several others. The Taliban on May 4 claimed responsibility for the attack on the center, where at least 150 members of the Afghan army and intelligence services were stationed. “Five members of the Afghan security …
IAC Raises $325,000 For Health Care Workers
The Israeli-American Council’s (IAC) star-studded virtual concert on Sunday night raised $325,000 for personal protective equipment (PPE) and food for health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic continues to devastate communities in the United States and around the world. Even in the face of PPE supply shortages, nurses, doctors and hospital …
Stephenie Meyer Announces New Twilight Book
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has announced she will finally publish Midnight Sun, a retelling of her bestselling series from vampire Edward Cullen’s perspective, 12 years after she abandoned the manuscript following an online leak. Meyer, one of the bestselling authors in the world, has been trailing an announcement on her website since last week, with a timer …
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