Visitors vanish from Asia’s most visited sites
As dawn breaks the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor Wat emerge from the gloom – but for once there are no tourists jostling on its steps to capture Cambodia’s most famous sunrise. Asia’s most Instagrammable sites – temples, promenades, shopping streets, museums and mausoleums – are empty, victims of a virus keeping visitors at home. […]
Aussie watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica breach
Australia’s privacy watchdog announced legal action against Facebook Monday for alleged “systematic failures” exposing more than 300,000 Australians to a data breach by Cambridge Analytica. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said it had initiated proceedings against the tech giant and that Facebook committed “serious and/or repeated interferences with privacy”. The commission alleges the […]
STATE OF THE NATION: Nigeria’s current challenges not insurmountable ― Fayemi
Says unitary policing under a federal setting an aberration By Dayo Johnson Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, weekend declared that the myriads of challenges bedevilling the country are not insurmountable. The governor urged Nigerians not to despair, but take useful lessons so that the nation does not continue to make the same mistakes over […]
Albania reports first two coronavirus cases
Albania reported its first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, a man who returned from Italy late last month and his father, the health ministry said. “A 54-year-old man and his 28-year-old son who returned by car from Florence tested positive for COVID-19,” a ministry statement said. The two are hospitalised in the […]
Formula One unrest, uncertainty as Hamilton eyes Schumacher record
An air of unrest and uncertainty hangs over Formula One as the global motor racing bandwagon flies to Melbourne for the start of the 71st championship season at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton’s bid to equal Michael Schumacher’s tally of a record seven drivers’ titles, and to overhaul his total of 91 race […]
Uber, delivery services to compensate drivers who catch coronavirus
Multiple rideshare and food delivery companies are following in the footsteps of Uber, which announced it would compensate its drivers who catch the new coronavirus. Uber on Saturday announced that drivers who provided documentation that shown they had been diagnosed with COVID-19 or quarantined by health authorities would “receive compensation for a period of up […]
‘Sad to play’ in empty stadium, says Juventus chief
Aaron Ramsey starred as Juventus beat title rivals Inter Milan 2-0 on Sunday to reclaim top spot in Serie A in a game played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier in the day, Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora called for the league season to be put on hold. His statement caused chaos […]
Egypt records first coronavirus death in Africa
A German tourist who was being treated for coronavirus in Egypt is the first fatality to be recorded in Africa because of the outbreak. The 60-year-old had arrived in Egypt a week ago and complained of a fever. He was taken to a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada for treatment where he […]
North Korea fires multiple projectiles ―South’s military
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, a week after a similar weapons test by Pyongyang. Analysts say the North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities during its long-stalled nuclear discussions with the US, which have been at a standstill since the collapse of the Hanoi […]
Tammy Abraham wants to be among Chelsea’s highest earners
Tammy Abraham has reportedly turned down a contract extension offer from Chelsea because it does not reflect what he feels he should be earning. The 22-year-old who spent the 2018-19 campaign on loan with Aston Villa in the Championship wants parity with the club’s other stars before committing his future to the club, The Mirror […]
Peace guarantees no meal in starving South Sudan
South Sudan villagers hear the distant roar of jet engines before a cargo plane makes a deafening pass over Mogok, dropping sacks of grain from its hold to the marooned dust bowl below. There is no other way to get food to this starving hamlet in South Sudan. There are no roads, and the snaking […]
Volunteers to be paid £3,500 for getting infected with coronavirus
Volunteers willing to risk it all by purposefully getting infected with the coronavirus in a bid to find a cure will reportedly receive payment of £3,500. An experiment will see brave volunteers being paid £3,500 to be infected with a form of coronavirus in a bid to find a vaccine, Daily Star reports A willing […]
Banks lose N725bn deposits to low interest rates
Naira, external reserves maintain downward trend By Babajide Komolafe Indication to this emerged last week, when the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, credited banks with N200 billion for Cash Reserve Ratio, CRR, in February, implying the banks’ recorded decline in a deposit. The CRR represents the portion of deposits banks are requested to keep as […]
Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 110,000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage. DEATHS/INFECTIONS More than 110,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and over 3,800 have died, according to a Reuters tally of government announcements. Mainland China, where the outbreak […]
US coronavirus cases pass 500 as California readies for cruise ship arrival
The number of US coronavirus cases soared past 500 Sunday, including two further deaths, as California braced for the arrival of infected cruise ship passengers and saw a major tennis event canceled. The surge came as President Donald Trump defended his administration’s “perfectly coordinated” response to the epidemic, after heavy criticism over health cuts and […]
What we learned from the women’s Twenty20 World Cup
The Twenty20 World Cup culminated on Sunday with hosts Australia beating India by 85 runs in front of a record crowd for a women’s cricket match in Melbourne. Here are five things we learned from 17 days of pulsating action: – Home heroes deliver – Australia’s star-studded team went into the tournament carrying the weight […]
