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Rapidly rising water overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in the central part of the US state of Michigan, where flooding struck communities along rain-swollen waterways and the governor said one downtown could be “under approximately 9 feet [2.7 metres] of water” by Wednesday. For the …

Loveworld Television Network, a TV stationed owned by popular Nigerian Christian preacher Chris Oyakhilome, has been sanctioned by the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom, for “potentially harmful claims” regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Ofcom, in a statement on Monday, said its investigations found that Loveworld News, the network’s flagship news program, made among others, …

The boss of the UK’s national tourism agency has thrown her weight behind setting up so-called air bridges with countries with low coronavirus rates. Visit Britain chief executive Patricia Yates told MPs it was an “interesting” idea and indicated the US could be open to agreeing a deal. Air bridges …

US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19. The letter outlines a 30-day deadline for the body to commit to “substantive improvements” or risk losing millions and US membership altogether. Addressed to WHO …

South Korean football club, FC Seoul have been forced to apologise after using sex dolls to fill their empty stadium as stand-in fans for a match on Sunday. The K-League resumed earlier this month with matches being played behind closed doors without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since the …

The Chinese ambassador to Israel has been found dead in his Tel Aviv flat, Israeli media reports. Du Wei, 58, had been appointed as China’s envoy to Israel in February, having previously been the country’s ambassador in Ukraine. He previously discussed undergoing 14 days of quarantine after his arrival, and …

Kyle Ayisi, a Ghanaian-American teenager, has every right to be in a celebratory mood, after being accepted into 14 colleges and universities in the United States, including five Ivy League Schools. Some of the schools Ayisi gained admission into were Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, …

The Republican chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee will resign from the post amid an insider trading investigation. Richard Burr of North Carolina would step down on 15 May, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. It has emerged on Thursday that Mr Burr’s phone has been seized by the …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah has fully recovered from the deadly Coronavirus disease. Mr Owusu Ankomah was in April 2020 diagnosed with the virus which has killed almost 300, 000 people globally. In a statement to announce his recovery, the diplomat said he is now …

US president, Donald Trump, during a Monday press briefing clashed with reporters and then stormed out when questioned about the Coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 80,000 Americans. The press briefing which was held in the White House rose garden was flanked by testing equipment, swabs and signs that proclaimed: …