Police in India are searching for a teacher accused of beating a Dalit student to death over a spelling mistake, officers said amid violent protests triggered by the incident. Nikhil Dohre was struck with a rod and kicked until he fell unconscious by his high school teacher earlier this month …
Read More »Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19 again
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), Albert Bourla, said on Saturday he tested positive for COVID-19. “I’m feeling well and symptom free,” Bourla said in a statement. Bourla, 60, back in August contracted COVID and started a course on the company’s oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Paxlovid. Paxlovid is …
Read More »Why Biden used a convoy for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral while Akufo-Addo, other world leaders were bussed
It became a big issue that was discussed widely by citizens of countries whose leaders had been directed to use shared buses to attend the funeral of the late British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The funeral service for the late Queen was held at Westminster Abbey in the United Kingdom …
Read More »Women burn headscarves in Iran anti-hijab protests
Female protesters have been at the forefront of escalating protests in Iran and have been burning headscarves, after the death in custody of a woman detained for breaking hijab laws. Demonstrations have continued for five successive nights, and reached several towns and cities. Mahsa Amini died in hospital on Friday …
Read More »Watch the first and last time Queen Elizabeth II ‘wore’ the Crown
Then Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya on official visit when her father died. She arrived in Kenya as a princess but flew back home to become a Queen. Between 1953 and 2022, she clocked a full seven decades on the throne, becoming the longest serving British monarch. Her funeral took …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth funeral: Step-by-step activities that will mark the day
It would be a ceremony of global proportions that will bring to an end more than a week-long celebration to mark the passing of the longest-reigning monarch of Britain, Queen Elizabeth II. Already, the might of the world’s leaders have already landed in London, as they join the rest of the …
Read More »Why a goat led the procession when Charles was officially proclaimed King in Wales
On the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, his status as Prince Charles changed to King Charles III. At the ceremony to proclaim him as King of Wales, the Third Battalion of the Royal Welsh marched through the streets of Cardiff in a procession that was led by a goat, …
Read More »VIDEO: Drama as British Royal Guard collapses near Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin
Of all the scenes, sights, happenings, and news surrounding the funeral plans for the burial of the former monarch of Britain, Queen Elizabeth II, a soldier on guard at one of the events made headlines in a rather awkward way. In a video that has since gone viral, the soldier, who …
Read More »Chinese delegation banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II
A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, BBC News understands. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle refused a request for access to Westminster Hall due to Chinese sanctions against five MPs and two peers, Politico first reported. Queen Elizabeth is set to …
Read More »Public pay respects as Queen’s coffin lies in state
The Queen is lying in state at Westminster Hall upon the catafalque where her coffin will remain until her funeral on Monday and members of the public are filing past to pay their respects. After the procession from Buckingham Palace, the King, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, …
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