Hudson Meek, a teen actor best known for his work in “Baby Driver,” died after he fell from a moving vehicle in Alabama, officials said. He was 16. Meek sustained blunt force injuries when he fell from the motor vehicle in his hometown, Vestavia Hills, the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s …
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IFA Backs FIRS’ Rejection Of OECD Digital Economy Tax Agreement
The International Fiscal Association (IFA) has thrown its weight behind Nigeria for refusing to endorse the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) G20 inclusive Framework two-pillar solution to the taxation of the digital economy, saying it will be an infringement on Nigeria’s sovereignty. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) …
Read More »Snake Bites American Woman In Eye Socket As She Opens Her Front Door
A middle aged woman in American has been bitten by a snake shortly after she opened her front door. The woman named Mara Jo Thomas opened the door to her Kentucky home and got struck by the snake after it wrapped itself around a “God bless America” hanger. The snake bit her …
Read More »War In Ukraine: ‘America Is Learning The Art Of Humility’
America is learning the art of humility. That’s a good thing for the rest of the world. The country that began this century by invading not one but two countries, has become more modest in the face of the nightmare that is Ukraine. Forget shock and awe, this is the …
Read More »See America’s $200m “Doomsday” Plane That Protects VIPs In Event Of A Nuclear War
America’s $200m ‘Doomsday’ plane that protects VIPs in the event of a nuclear conflict was sent on-four hour training flight hours after Putin’s threats * Military flight tracking sites showed the modified Boeing 747 had departed from US Air Force base in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Monday * The E-4B carried out …
Read More »COVID-19; 200 Dead, 284 Cases reported, as Nigeria’s Total Infections Hit 6,677
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Wednesday with 284 cases reported by the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases, confirmed by the specialist agency the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Twitter took the country’s total infections to 6,677 …
Read More »Pompeo warns against China, Russia on eve of Berlin Wall anniversary
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a stark warning against China and Russia on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, urging Western allies to defend hard-won freedoms. “Western, free nations have a responsibility to deter threats to our people” from governments like …
Read More »Turkey captures sister of dead ISIS leader,Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group who was killed in a US raid, a senior Turkish official said Tuesday. “Turkey has captured Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s sister” in a raid near the town of Azaz, the official, …
Read More »Gun control won’t prevent deadly shootings – Brazil’s Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro argued Sunday for his signature policy of relaxing gun control measures, saying they will not stop mass shootings such as those that left 29 dead in the US over the weekend. “Disarming people isn’t going to keep that from happening,” Bolsonaro said. “Brazil is, on paper, extremely …
Read More »Hong Kong on brink as clashes, travel chaos continue
Hong Kong riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters for a third straight day Monday as the city’s leader warned the global financial hub was nearing a “very dangerous situation”, and a rare strike caused transport chaos. Clouds of tear gas billowed across the working-class district of Wong Tai Sin on …
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