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Former US Senate leader Harry Reid dead at 82
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid, who rose from humble beginnings to lead the upper chamber during the presidencies of George...
Sex-starved, Viagra-induced octogenarian stabs wife to death for refusing him sex
An 80-year-old Italian man has stabbed his wife to death after she promised to have sex with him at Christmas...
Somalia’s president suspends prime minister over land scandal
Somalia’s prime minister has been suspended by the country’s president amid accusations that he interfered with an investigation into a scandal involving...
Extremists behead pastor, force wife to carry his severed remains
Suspected ISIS-linked extremists beheaded a pastor, handed his severed head to his wife and forced her to carry the head to the police...
Anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu dead at 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, has died aged 90, the presidency...
Unknown Mystery disease kills over 100 in South Sudan
As the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to investigate a mystery illness in South Sudan, the disease has claimed another victim. Up until...
Franch force kills ISIS leader Soumana Boura in Niger Republic
French forces has announced the killing of a regional ISIS leader wanted in connection with the killing of French aid workers in Niger...
Chile takes the lead among progressive nations, elects 35-year-old as President
The streets of Santiago erupted in celebration Sunday after leftist millennial Gabriel Boric became Chile’s youngest-ever president-elect with an unexpectedly large victory...
US Congress passes bill to combat global Islamophobia
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill largely along party lines that would create a State Department office given the task...
Intractable lnsecurity: Burkina Faso Prime Minister, Govt Quit
Amid wave of protests mounted against inability to combat ceaseless jihadist attacks that have killed thousands, Burkina Faso’s Premier and government have...
Finland is world’s happiest nation, says Prime Minister
In a rare interview with foreign media and monitored by Persecondnews.com, Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin, disclosed that the Nordic nation is...
Omicron: UK re-introduces pre-departure tests for all arrivals, adds Nigeria to travel red list
In its desperate bid to curtail the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant UK announced that all international arrivals to...
US Customs seizes $30M in fake Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton products from China
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has seized more than $30 million in counterfeit designer products bearing the names of...
Man jailed for threatening to burn down mosque
A United Kingdom man who glorified terror acts by mass murderers online and encouraged terrorism has been jailed for seven and a...
COVID-19 Omicron variant: Travel bans harsh, unfair, says South African President, holds talks with Buhari
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked the leaders of Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal for expressing...
Omicron variant: US set to impose stricter entry rules
Stricter Covid-19 testing rules for air travellers entering the US are being worked on amid concerns about a new Omicron variant, Persecondnews.com gathered...
