US Scientists Want To Build Underground Moon Vault To Provide Genetic Backup For Earth’s Species
Engineers want to build an underground lunar ark, filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth’s species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon to provide a genetic backup for the planet in the event of a doomsday scenario. Scientists from the University of Arizona have proposed an ark, […]
Brazil Divided On Renaming Maracanã Stadium After Pelé
Brazilians would agree that Pelé is the greatest soccer player ever, but they differ on renaming the historic Maracanã stadium in his honor. The stadium’s name could soon change if Rio de Janeiro Gov. Cláudio Castro agrees to honor the three-time World Cup winner. He has until next week to decide after being authorized by […]
Police Arrest 50 Suspects, Recover 10 Firearms, Others
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 50 criminal suspects who are members of various notorious criminal gangs and networks across the country. The arrests were carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team and the Special Tactical Squad of the Force attached to the Operation Puff Adder II, a series of tweets […]
Kwara: Government Orders 10 Schools To Reopen Over Hijab Controversy
The Kwara State Government has announced the reopening of the 10 schools shut last month over the use of hijab by Muslim female students. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday night She said the government […]
In About An Hour, 8 People Were Killed At 3 Atlanta-area Spas. One Person Is In Custody
Eight people were killed at three metro Atlanta massage parlors on Tuesday, and the prime suspect was arrested 150 miles away after a dramatic car chase, according to police. The bloody attacks — which happened within the space of about an hour — occurred at two parlors in northeast Atlanta and one about 30 miles northwest of […]
Trump Urges Americans To Get Covid-19 vaccine: ‘I would recommend it’
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Americans to get vaccinated to help curb the Covid-19 pandemic, calling it “safe” and “something that works.” “I would recommend it and I would recommend it to a lot of people that don’t want to get it and a lot of those people voted for me, frankly,” Trump told […]
WHO Experts To Review AstraZeneca Vaccine Tuesday As Germany, France, Italy, Spain Halt Rollout
Vaccine safety experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are meeting on Tuesday to review the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, after several European countries halted their roll-outs. There have been a number of cases in Europe of blood clots developing after the vaccine was administered. However, experts say the number of incidents matches the rate typically reported […]
One Of Governor Cuomo’s Accusers Speaks Out On Radio Show
One of Andrew Cuomo’s accusers appeared on a radio show to talk about her accusations against the governor. Former aide Karen Hinton spoke out on WNYC radio. “He approached me and embraced me too tightly, too long, and was aroused, and I felt extremely uncomfortable and actually shocked by it,” she said. Meantime, another former […]
China To Issue Visas To Foreigners Who Have Taken Chinese Jab
China is poised to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners — including from the US, India and Pakistan — back in, provided they have taken a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine. The country has been closed to most foreigners since last March to stem the spread of coronavirus which it has largely brought under control at […]
Nigeria: Unemployment Rate Rises To 33.3%
Nigeria’s unemployment rate has increased from 27.1% to 33.3% in the fourth quarter of 2020. According to the Labour Statistics Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, the figure is 6.1% higher when compared to the 27.1% recorded in the second quarter last year. “The number of persons in the economically […]
