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Bill Gates said he’s stepping down from the board of Microsoft, the company he co-founded in 1975 and built into the world’s largest software maker, to devote more time to philanthropy. Gates, 64, has been scaling back his involvement in the Redmond, Washington-based company for more than a decade. Most …

The Ghana International School (GIS) has shut down after two cases of the deadly coronavirus were confirmed in Ghana. It comes hours after the German Swiss International school also announced closure over the virus. In a statement, the GIS said: “After consultation with the GIS Board of Directors I would …

The People’s Republic of China has accused the United States military of creating the Coronavirus disease to as an act of vengeance to hurt them. Deputy director of Foreign Ministry Information Department of China, Zhao Lijian has said that it might be a US agenda for all we know. He …

A prominent Chinese official claims the United States military could have brought the novel coronavirus to China — and it did not originate in the city of Wuhan, as thought. Posting to his more than 300,000 followers on Twitter, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian republished a video of Robert Redfield, …

Italy’s medical community is mourning the death of the head of the medical association in the northern Italian region of Varese, Italy’s state-run ANSA reported Wednesday. Roberto Stella, president of the Medical Guild of Varese, died Tuesday night in Como, where the 67-year-old was hospitalized for respiratory failure due to …

Prominent Iraqi Shia scholar, Hadi Al-Modarresi, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, weeks after he claimed the deadly disease was undoubted “an act of Allah” against the Chinese for their treatment, mockery, and disrespect towards Muslims and Islam. The  63-year-old cleric, who is one of the most prominent Shia leaders in Iraq …

The first case of the deadly coronavirus has been reported in the Vatican City just days after the Pope tested negative for the bug. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni confirmed the case involves a patient in its health services which tested positive on Thursday. He did not reveal whether the patient …

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside the United States embassy in the Tunisian capital, killing a policeman and injuring six other people, authorities said, in the most serious attack in months. An explosion at around midday on Friday rocked the Berges du Lac district, where the highly fortified …

Policeman in Rivers state was arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead during a custody battle of their 9 children. The Policeman identified as Inspector Tuddy Warebayigha and serving at Kaima Police Division in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State shot his wife, Charity dead after shooting her at …

A 27-year-old Ukrainian chess champion and his girlfriend, 18, have been found dead in their Moscow flat, apparently poisoned by laughing gas. Media reports say Stanislav Bogdanovich and Alexandra Vernigora – also a top chess player – were found with balloons containing the gas, nitrous oxide. The gas is inhaled …