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Netherlands beat USA 3-1 to advance to quarter finals

Netherlands beat USA 3-1 to advance to quarter finals

The Netherlands have qualified to the quarter finals of the World Cup in Qatar following their 3-1 victory over the United States Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) on Saturday. Both sides locked horns in the tournament’s first round of 16 match at Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, the capital of Qatar. Read also: Vanguard World Cup […]
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COVID-19 updates: Over 3 million cases with 228,000 deaths globally

COVID-19 updates: Over 3 million cases with 228,000 deaths globally

Victor Ogunyinka No end in sight as to when the world will finally break even from the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic globally as about 3,232,061 cases have been recorded globally. There have been over 228,504 deaths recorded also as of 10:00 am 30th April 2020. About a third of the COVID-19 cases recorded globally have also […]

United slashes New York-area flights due to coronavirus

United slashes New York-area flights due to coronavirus

United Airlines (UAL.O) said late Saturday it will drastically reduce flights to two New York City airports amid the coronavirus outbreak. United said starting Sunday it will go from 157 daily flights total at Newark and New York LaGuardia to just 17. Newark, the airline’s hub in the New York area, will drop from 139 […]

COVID-19: US entices foreign medical professionals with ‘express’ visa appointment

COVID-19: US entices foreign medical professionals with ‘express’ visa appointment

Victor Ogunyinka The United States of America (USA) has thrown it all open to medical practitioners around the world to request for a visa appointment as it continues to fire all cylinders in its fight against COVID-19. The United States emerged as a hotspot for the ravaging coronavirus as infections and unemployment continue to multiply. […]

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus, after much confusion

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus, after much confusion

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday announced that he has tested negative for the coronavirus, contradicting earlier reports — including from his son — that he’d tested positive. Posts on his official Facebook and Twitter accounts said that “The Armed Forces Hospital and (diagnostic laboratory) Sabin have returned a negative test result for COVID-19,” the […]

Watch live: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus in US

Watch live: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus in US

President Donald Trump said Friday he was declaring a national emergency — “two very big words” — to free up federal resources to combat coronavirus. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said the action would “unleash the full power of the federal government.” Trump is declaring both national emergency and invoking the Stafford […]