The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Three killed, three injured during stabbing attack in…
Three people were killed and three seriously hurt in a summer-evening stabbing attack in a park in the English town of Reading. Police say it's “not currently" being treated as a terrorism-related offence and the…
The World: Australia hit by ‘sophisticated’ state-sponsored cyber…
Australia has been targeted in a "sophisticated state-based" cyber attack, the country's prime minister has said. Scott Morrison did not name the country responsible, and he said he made the threat public to "raise awareness."…
Trump asked China to help him win 2020…
In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping's help to win re-election. Bolton, a longtime foreign…
The World: China Claims Sovereignty Over Galwan Valley…
The Chinese military’s statement on the violent clash in eastern Ladakh has a claim that China has not made directly for decades – sovereignty over entire the Galwan valley. The Indian Army has stated that…
North Korea studies action plan to reenter DMZ,…
North Korea's army is ready to take action if defector groups push ahead with their campaign to send propaganda leaflets into North Korea, state media said on Tuesday, in the latest warning of retaliatory measures.…
COVID-19 : China locks down 10 more areas…
China on Monday sealed 10 more neighbourhoods in Beijing after a spate of fresh coronavirus cases linked to a food market sparked fears of a new wave of infection, KnowAfrika reported. Authorities on Saturday had…
US: Atlanta police chief resigns hours after US…
Atlanta's police chief resigned today hours after a black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer's Taser, but was…
THE WORLD: Beijing shuts food market after new…
The largest wholesale food market in Beijing has been shut by authorities after a number of coronavirus cases were detected amongst its workers. The Xinfadi market in China’s capital, which has 4,000 tenants, was closed…
THE WORLD: Oil prices fall as US stockpiles…
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Thursday on worries about slow demand growth with coronavirus cases rising, US crude stockpiles hitting an all-time high and the US Federal Reserve projecting recovery from the pandemic…
Pope Francis donates €1m for COVID-19 charity efforts
Pope Francis has offered one million euros for a new charity fund targeting people in Rome left in dire straits by the coronavirus economic crisis. The fund, called “Jesus Divine Worker,” will be managed by…
Treasure chest worth over a million-dollar found after…
A bronze chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables worth more than $US1 million ($A1.4 million) and hidden a decade ago somewhere in the Rocky Mountain wilderness has been found, according to a famed…
THE WORLD: 10-foot shark kills surfer off Australia’s…
A 60-year-old surfer was attacked and killed by a 3-meter (10-foot) shark off the coast of northern New South Wales state on Sunday, Australian police said. Several people tried to help the surfer and fought…
French forces execute al-Qaeda leader in the Islamic…
French forces have killed the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, France's defence minister said. Droukdel was killed on Thursday near the Algerian border, where the group…
THE WORLD: Twitter disables Trump’s campaign video on…
Twitter gunned for U.S. President Donald Trump once again by disabling his campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform. The social media platform cited a copyright complaint, as basis for its action, reports…
The World: Trump to invite Russia and other…
President Trump told reporters on Saturday evening he would postpone the G7 summit to September and expand the meeting to more nations that are not members of the Group of 7. Trump said he would…
Business: Gold rises as investors head to safe…
Gold prices ticked up on Friday as the Sino-US rift deepened over further moves by Beijing to impose a security law on Hong Kong, lifting the allure of safe havens amid market uncertainties caused by…
The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George…
The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd's neck had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department's Internal Affairs, according to the police department.…
The world: Wuhan scientists says new virus is…
A Chinese virologist who researches coronaviruses in bats has warned that new viruses being discovered are "just the tip of the iceberg". Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, said that…
