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US President Donald Trump has said the US is 'terminating' its relationship with the WHO, saying group hasn't made coronavirus reforms. "Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs," Trump told reporters at a Rose Garden event. Trump earlier, in April, had frozen WHO funding. Says money/funding will be directed to other groups. Trump has been a vocal critic of the WHO's handling of the pandemic, freezing funding in April. He said the funding would diverted to other groups. In the course of the same statement, Trump announced a number of measures aimed primarily at China in response to its conduct on a number of fronts including trade, the coronavirus and its recent crackdown on Hongkong. The U.S. has raised concerns about WHO officials' praise of Chines...

The ex-police officer (Derek Chauvin) who knelt on George Floyd's knelt for several minutes as Floyd pleaded, "I can't breathe", has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Protests erupted in cities across the US over the deadly arrest of Floyd, an unarmed black man, who was pinned to the ground by the knee of a white officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Protesters rallied in Minneapolis for a third night on Thursday into Friday, with some demonstrators overtaking a police building and setting it on fire.  Former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for several minutes before the black man went motionless, a video of the incident showed.  Minneapolis residents called the arrest a good "first step" but demanded the three other officers involved to be arrested and charged as well.  Freeman said those officers are still under investigation. Protesters rallied in Minneapolis for a third night on Thursday into Friday, with some demonstr...

As reported by CNN.... One their crew was arrested by police Friday morning while giving a live television report in Minneapolis, where the crew was covering ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd. The crew, including correspondent Omar Jimenez, were handcuffed and detained as Jimenez gave a live report on a Minneapolis street shortly after 5 a.m. CT (6 a.m. ET). Police told the crew they were being detained because they were told to move, and didn't, one member of the CNN crew relayed to the network. "A CNN reporter and his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves -- a clear violation of their First Amendment rights.  

On Thursday, a popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky was arrested by the Operatives of the Inspector General Police Monitoring Unit. Bobrisky was arrested around Lekki by a team of policemen from Abuja over alleged money issues with a woman. The arrest is coming months after the cross-dresser was detained by the police over his disagreement with an Abuja public official. It was gathered that the policemen who entered Okuneye’s white Sport Utility Vehicle had made their mission known to the Lagos State police command before proceeding. The popular cross-dresser recently had an altarcation with a Nigerian woman in diaspora over sales and sponsorship for an artificial eyelash brand. Policemen first took Okuneye to a police station on the island where he was reportedly detained for a while and later granted bail. Force spokesman DCP Frank Mba said, “Yes, Bobrisky was arrested in the early hours of today following a petition by a Nigerian woman that the cross-dresser collected...

A date has now been agreed for England's top flight to get back underway f ollowing Thursday's meeting regarding 'Project Restart', The Premier League season will resume on June 17 with the match between Manchester city and Arsenal, while all remaining 92 matches will be broadcast live. Aston villa's home clash with Sheffield United is another that will mark the return of the English top flight, with both games, it now matches the two games in hand that were left unplayed prior to the coronavirus pandemic halting football. A full fixture list will then be played on the weekend of June 19 to 21, with the agreement coming after Premier League clubs met on Thursday to continue discussions over 'Project Restart'.

The incident took place in Bura, Garissa County, Kenya, after two Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers and a police officer shot and seriously wounded each other after they mistook themselves for terrorists.  The police officer identified as Constable Emmanuel Ngao reportedly felt challenged by the two KDF soldiers, Senior Private David Mbugua and Jeremy Malusi who were on patrol and shot them during the confrontation. They also shot him in the process. Confirming the incident, Fafi sub-county police boss George Sangalo said the three security operatives sustained gunshot injuries and were rushed to Bura East Sub-County hospital in critical condition.    Below is the police report;    “Constable Emmanuel Ngao was challenged by KDF soldiers, Senior Private Jeremy Malusi and David Mbugua. He mistook the officers to be militants, he shot and seriously injured them. The soldiers fired back and the policeman was injured on his l...

Africa has recorded over 3,400 deaths due to complications arising from COVID-19. According to the latest number released by the World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, there are 3,453 deaths recorded in the continent. The continent has also recorded 115,237 coronavirus cases and 46,000 recoveries in 54 countries. As of Tuesday morning, Egypt has 735 reported deaths, the highest on the continent, followed by Algeria with 609 fatalities and South Africa with 481 deaths. Other countries are Nigeria (233 deaths), Morocco (198 deaths), Cameroon (165 deaths), Sudan (146 deaths), Mali (67 deaths), DR Congo (66 deaths), Niger (62 deaths), Chad (61 deaths), and Somalia (61 deaths).

UBER Uber has furloughed 25% of its workforce in India, as it looks to cut costs to steer through the coronavirus pandemic. The job cuts, which affect teams across customer and driver support, business development, legal, policy, marketing, and finance, are part of the company’s global restructuring that eliminated 6,700 jobs this month.

Asia's  biggest drug bust  in decades, made possible by the  Myanmar police,  seizing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contraband including  "unprecedented"   amounts of methylfentanyl, a dangerously potent synthetic opioid. The seizures announced Monday were conducted during a three-month operation that centered around Lwe Kham village in Kutkhai Township in Myanmar's northeast Shan state. Thirty-three suspects were arrested. Jeremy Douglas, the regional coordinator for the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said the scale of the seizure was "truly off-the-charts."

Covid-Organics, a herbal tea presented by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, is made from artemisia, a green fern with an appearance similar to cannabis. Its proponents tout it as the first effective treatment against the coronavirus. Its detractors have dismissed it as an overly hyped magic potion, at best useless, at worst dangerous. Artemisia annua has a long history in its native China, where scientists discovered an active ingredient that made the plant a front-line weapon in the fight against malaria . However, the drink is being promoted in some African countries as a cure. Rajoelina is the promoter-in-chief of the mixture, marketed as Covid-Organics and administered in the form of a herbal infusion. Asserting that the Madagascan brew has the potential to “change history,” Rajoelina has widely distributed it in his Indian Ocean island nation and donated supplies it to many parts of Africa. The East African ...

The English Premier League has confirmed that there were six (6) positive Covid-19 results returned from a total of ​748 tests administered to players and club staff on Sunday and Monday. The tests came from a total of six teams, with the league unable to identify the individuals who tested positive. As part of the league's effort to return to the pitch, it is administering tests on all players and staff with an eye towards a resumption of group training. The Premier League on Monday, announced that teams can return to training in "small groups" as of Tuesdayafter a meeting of shareholders approved the plans. "The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday 17 May and Monday 18 May, 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19," a statement read. And that out of those tested, six have tested positive from three clubs. "Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days.  "The Premier League is pr...

Virginia Tech's College of Veterinary Medicine included a  Labrador retriever, an 8-year-old therapy dog  in the graduating class of 2020 with an online commencement ceremony.  The Labrador retriever at the Cook Counseling Center, received an honorary doctorate in veterinary medicine on Friday. The dog which goes by the name Moose, who has been with Virginia Tech since 2014, is one of the school's four therapy animals and ambassadors for mental health awareness. According to his owner, licensed counselor Trent Davis, apart from attending football games, club events, and new student orientations, Moose also helps students cope with anxiety, trauma and other mental health issues.

A black woman who works at the British railway, has died from corona virus    after being spat on while she was working at Victoria station in central London. In a statement on Tuesday, her union, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), said that Mujinga, 47, was working with a colleague when a member of the public assaulted them, spat and coughed over them and said he had the novel corona virus. Mujinga, who had an underlying health condition, was working for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) on the station concourse at the time of the incident on March 22. An investigation into the incident had been launched, British Transport Police said in a statement to CNN.

Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga has been arrested near Paris after 25 years on the run, according to the French justice ministry. The 84-year-old, who is Rwanda's most-wanted man and had a $5m bounty on his head, was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, the ministry said. The French ministry said he had been living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, a commune just north of Paris. French gendarmes arrested him at 05:30 GMT on Saturday, the ministry added. A Hutu businessman, Kabuga is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus over 100 days in 1994.

GIPHY is a top source for the best and newest GIFs and animated stickers online, ranging from funny GIFs, reaction GIFs, unique GIFs and what have you. Giphy already powers many of the GIFs you can post on Facebook. But now the social network wants to invest more in the platform. “Giphy makes everyday conversations more entertaining, and so we plan to further integrate their GIF library into Instagram and our other apps so that people can find just the right way to express themselves,” Facebook’s VP of product, Vishal Shah, said in today’s announcement.  According to Axios, the social network is spending $400 million to buy Giphy. But naturally, many people have questions about acquisition. Will Facebook start using Giphy for data collection and ads? What about access? Will the service remain open to other social media services including Twitter? 

A  San Francisco church has filed a class-action lawsuit against zoom, for  zoom-bombing of an online Bible study session. The church claims that the video conferencing company has failed to protect it's users.  Saint Paulus Lutheran Church o n Wednesday  filed the class-action lawsuit after a hijacker infiltrated a church Bible study session last week to show child porn to attendees, many of whom were senior citizens.  The church had been hosting the Bible study session on Zoom in the wake of COVID-19. And according to the lawsuit, the session held last week on the 6th of May was password-protected. Yet, an intruder named “Christine (iPad)” still managed to break into the meeting. 

 About 11 sex workers have been arrested by the Asokwa District Police Command in Ghanaone for the death of a client who was pushed by one of them from the hotel window.   The incident took place on the 10th of May, at Anidaso Hotel in the Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti Region.   The victim who was believed to be in his 30s was alleged to have been pushed from the hotel window, where he had gone to enjoy the services of one of the sex workers.    An eyewitness said the man was naked and was still wearing a condom when he landed to death. The onlooker said they first heard loud voices at the hotel, and taught it was the usual altercation between the prostitutes until they confirmed that somebody had died.    Initial investigation by the police revealed that the man who wasn't a regular customer at the hotel, had threatened to kill the sex worker.   Speaking with Joy News, Superintendent Christopher Owusu Mpianin, the Asokwa District Police Comman...

"Judge not and you shall not be judged,  condemn not and you shall not be condemned,  forgive and you shall be forgiven." Unforgiveness is a very dangerous thing to toy with, like pride, it is usually subtle and it takes conscious effort for people to identify it in their lives. Even when people around us identify it and point it out. Some hide in denial and cover up by saying "i have forgiven," but forgiveness goes far beyond words. Unforgiveness is simply the opposite of forgiveness, so when we lack true forgiveness, we have unforgiveness. DANGERS OF UNFORGIVENESS 1. UNFORGIVENESS HINDERS OUR FORGIVENESS : We retain forgiveness in the same measure that we forgive others. so, when we withhold forgiveness from those who offend us, forgiveness will also be withheld from us. It's simple, when you fail to forgive, you will also fail to receive forgiveness. 2. UNFORGIVENESS HINDERS OUR PRAYERS : It is a must that we should forgive first  before coming to your creato...

The 28 year old sumo wrestler died from health complications after contracting corona virus, and he is the first in the sport to fall victim to Covid-19. Shobushi, whose real name was Kiyotaka Suetake, died from multiple organ failure after a bout of pneumonia, as announced by  Japan's Sumo Association (JSA). The wrestler first developed a fever on April 4 but struggled to get treatment at hospital because of a deluge of similar complaints from other potential patients.

Nineteen sailors lost their  lives and fifteen others injured in the Gulf of Oman as a n Iranian naval vessel was hit by a missile fired from another ship during a military exercise in the Sea of Oman on Sunday, an apparent friendly-fire episode that left at least 19 people dead, said Iran’s Navy. Iranian state television reported that the vessel had been putting targets out for other ships when it was hit, saying it had been too close to a target. Official details of the incident were scant, and the navy said that 15 other people were injured. But four people with knowledge of the incident said that the ship, identified as the missile boat Konarak, was hit and sunk by a missile from the frigate Jamaran by mistake. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisal from Iranian officials.

The ex-super eagles striker, Yakubu Ayegbeni says Nigerians are yet to forgive him for his miss against South  korea  at the 2010 Fifa World Cup in  South Africa. The major talking point of the game was Ayegbeni’s unbelievable miss from three yards into an open goal, after rolling the effort wide with goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong completely beaten. Luckily for him, he redeemed himself after slotting in the Super Eagles’ leveller from the penalty spot after Kim Nam-Il’s clumsy tackle on Chinedu Obasi.

A policeman who tested positive for COVID-19  in Abeokuta, Ogun State, is dead as confirmed by  The  Federal Medical Centre (FMC). This was contained in a statement issued by the Head, Public Relations and Information of the hospital, Segun Orisajo, on Sunday in Abeokuta. He also confirmed that two other members of staff of the hospital had tested positive for the virus. Orisajo, however, dispelled the report that a medical doctor in the facility had contracted the deadly virus. “The centre hereby confirms the case of three other patients, whose test results just returned positive. “Two of them are members of staff of this centre, that is, a nurse and an administrative staff, which brings the total number to five. “Meanwhile, no doctor in the medical centre has tested positive for coronavirus, contrary to some media reports. “The deceased, a policeman, presented himself to the general outpatient's department of the hospital about three days ag...

A Video footage from inside a Christian church in China shows officials raiding, violently dragging out members mid-service. ChinaAid, a Christian watchdog group on persecution in the most populous nation, posted the story this week from the church in the southeastern Fujian province. Xingguang Church attendees were seen in the video, attempting to block the entrance as police "officers confiscated phones and used brutal force against some Christian women as well," the group reports.

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Both the Edge Plus and S20 Plus have massive displays, top-tier Snapdragon 865 processors with 5G modems, sophisticated quad-lens rear cameras, big batteries and oodles of RAM. But it’s the execution of these oft-requested features that separates these two handsets, and leads us to a clear winner. The Edge Plus has no resistance against submersion, which is pretty disappointing for a device that costs so much. Additionally, the Edge Plus’ nearly 2 millimeters of added thickness makes it pretty chunky compared to Samsung’s offering, and that will only be exacerbated once you slap a case on Motorola’s phone. Continue reading..

The singer, who last posted on Instagram in December 2019, shared a new photo now to thank those who wished her well on her birthday, and also to thank those on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. Adele has lost even more weight and looks unrecognizable in a new photo shared to Instagram, which also happens to be her first photo for the year. Wearing a little black dress, Adele, who turned 32 on May 5, showed off her much slimmer physique, revealing she has lost even more weight since she last posted. She's looking so gorgeous, isn't she?

The shooting occurred in February but the video was posted online Tuesday, May 5, by a local radio station host. The fatal shooting of a 25-year-old unarmed Black man by name Ahmaud Arbery, who was out for a jog when he was chased and killed, was caught on video, prompting a call for a grand jury to review the case as the shooter has not been arrested or charged. Arbery's death is being referred to as a modern-day lynching, as he was unarmed when he was gunned down in Brunswick, Georgia on February 23 by a white citizen named Travis McMichael. He also happens to be the son of a former district attorney investigator, Gregory McMichael, who was present during the shooting.

As reported by CNN , a 5-year-old boy with $3 in his pocket was pulled over by Utah police while driving his parent's car to California to buy a Lamborghini. The boy left in the SUV after arguing with his mother, who said she would not buy the luxury car for him, Utah Highway Patrol said on Twitter. A trooper spotted the vehicle weaving on Interstate 15 at 30 mph, the Utah Highway Patrol said.