March 18, 2021
Tanzania’s president dies aged 61 after Covid rumours
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television. Magufuli had…
March 16, 2021
Biden, Fauci appear at odds over calling on Trump to urge supporters get vaccinated
President Joe Biden appeared to be at odds with his top scientist in the pandemic fight, Dr. Anthony Fauci, about whether former president Donald Trump should urge his supporters to get vaccinated, given a poll that shows they are the Americans most…
March 15, 2021
Putin keeps his grip over Russia, even with support waning
When the Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny returned to Russia in January, he threw down a gauntlet to president Vladimir Putin’s authority. It was challenge watched by the world as Navalny—having survived a nerve agent poisoning months…
March 12, 2021
Merrick Garland confirmed as attorney general
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general was confirmed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate. His confirmation comes nearly five years to the day since he was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace the late Justice…
March 10, 2021
US visa applicants denied under Trump’s travel ban can reapply
U.S. visa applicants whose requests were denied under former President Donald Trump's controversial ban on travelers from 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African nations can now seek new decisions or submit new applications, the U.S. Department of…
March 8, 2021
15 Dead & 400 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 400 others, state television reported. State television TGVE read out a statement from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema which said the…
March 5, 2021
Pope Francis to become first pontiff to visit Iraq
When the pontiff touches down in Baghdad on Friday, it will be the culmination of a Vatican trip decades in the planning. Pope Francis will be the first pope to ever visit this area of great biblical importance -- home to ancient civilizations. His…
March 3, 2021
Biden says there will be enough vaccine for American adults by end of May
President Joe Biden announced a major partnership Tuesday afternoon between pharmaceutical giants Merck & Co. and Johnson & Johnson to help produce J&J's newly authorized vaccine and changed the vaccine timeline, saying there would be…
March 3, 2021
FBI director says Capitol seige was “domestic terrorism,” not antifa
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before Congress Tuesday regarding the January 6 seige of the U.S. Capitol to deliver his findings, saying he was "appalled" by the violence. In Wray's opening statement, he said, "That siege was criminal…
March 1, 2021
Prince Philip transferred to second hospital for heart condition tests
The Duke of Edinburgh has been transferred to St Bartholomew's Hospital for continued treatment, after 13 nights at another London hospital. Doctors are treating Prince Philip, 99, for an infection. They will also undertake testing and observation…