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Kazakhstan adds uncertainty to talks with Russia on Ukraine

Kazakhstan adds uncertainty to talks with Russia on Ukraine

Russia’s decision to send paratroopers into Kazakhstan, where a crackdown on violent anti-government protests has left dozens dead, injects additional uncertainty into upcoming talks over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The question is whether the unrest in Kazakhstan has changed the calculations of Russian President Vladimir Putin as he weighs his options in Ukraine. Some say […]

South Africa’s ruling party must regain support, says President

South Africa’s ruling party must regain support, says President

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ruling party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption scandals and divided by bitter factional rivalries. Marking the ANC’s 110th anniversary Saturday, Ramaphosa struck a somber note, emphasizing that the party of Nelson Mandela which helped South Africa to achieve […]

Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort

Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort

At least 22 people, including 10 children, died in a popular mountain resort town in Pakistan after being stuck in their vehicles overnight during a heavy snowstorm as temperatures plummeted, officials said Saturday. Most of the victims died of hypothermia, officials said. Among them was an Islamabad police officer and seven other members of his […]

UK govt advisers recommend against 4th vaccine dose

UK govt advisers recommend against 4th vaccine dose

United Kingdom (UK) government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital. For people over 65, protection against hospitalization remains at about 90% three months after the third dose, […]

How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that’s not going away. The ultra-contagious omicron mutant is pushing cases to all-time highs and causing chaos as an exhausted world struggles, again, […]

Alleged N100bn Loot: Ayade, PDP lock horns

Alleged N100bn Loot: Ayade, PDP lock horns

Allegations and counter-allegations trailing the alleged looting of  100billion naira by the Ayade led administration published by an online medium  ( not Vanguard ) on Friday took a different dimension as the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and governor Ben Ayade locked horns over facts and figures.