Reports from South Africa say that the country will on Monday the 15th of January 2021 reopen 20 of its land border crossings that were shut last month to try…
Acquitted: USA Senate fails to impeach Trump
The US Senate has fallen short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement to insurrection over the Capitol riot on 6…
Covid: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to be tested on children
A new trial is to test how well the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine works in children. Some 300 volunteers are expected to take part, with the first vaccinations in the trial…
Retaliation:China bans BBC World News from broadcasting
China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday. China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and…
Victory: Nigerians given green light to sue Shell
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that oil-polluted Nigerian communities can sue Shell in English courts. The decision is a victory for the communities after a five-year battle, and overturns…
Hustled: Kevin Hart crooked of $1million
Kevin Hart’s former personal shopper has been charged with stealing more than $1m (£730,000) from the US star. Dylan Jason Syer, who began working for the Jumanji actor in 2015,…
Tokyo Olympics: Yoshiro Mori to step down over sexism row
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee is set to resign after he was criticised for making “inappropriate” remarks about women. Yoshiro Mori, 83, was quoted as saying women…
No more Fenty: Rihanna’s Fenty fashion label to close down
Luxury goods group LVMH and singer Rihanna have agreed to shut down her Fenty fashion label after less than two years in production. However, the Savage X Fenty lingerie line…
Green Future:Denmark to build energy island in North Sea
A project to build a giant island providing enough energy for three million households has been given the green light by Denmark’s politicians. The world’s first energy island will be…
Crunch: Heineken cuts 8,000 jobs due to low sales
Heineken has announced plans to cut nearly 10% of its workforce after a sharp drop in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic. It said 8,000 jobs would go, some of…