Latest News in Nigeria Today Thursday 12th March 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Thursday 12th March 2020 .
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Trump restricts travel from Europe as coronavirus disrupts life in U.S
Travelers scrambled to rebook flights and global markets reeled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe, hitting battered airlines and further straining ties with the continent. Trump ordered travel from Europe to the United States restricted for 30 days, responding to mounting pressure to take action against aRead More
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US Congress votes to restrain Trump on Iran
The US Congress on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bid to restrain President Donald Trump from attacking Iran, a sign of lawmakers’ alarm after soaring tensions. A month after the resolution cleared the key hurdle of the Senate, which is controlled by Trump’s Republican Party, the Democratic-led House of Representatives voted 227-186 toRead More
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Hamilton pinpoints Red Bull as main threat
Mercedes world champion Lewis Hamilton pinpointed Red Bull, and not Ferrari, Thursday as his key early season threat ahead of the opening race of the year in Melbourne. The Briton, who is bidding to equal Michael Schumacher’s record seven world titles, has been the dominant force in recent times, winning five of the last sixRead More
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COVID-19: Why I imposed travel restrictions on Europe — Trump
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night blamed the European Union for his decision to suspend all travels from Europe to the United States over the Coronavirus pandemic. In a televised address at the White House, Trump alleged that the EU failed to take necessary steps to prevent the virus from entering its territory. As aRead More
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Google advises all employees to work from home due to coronavirus
Google has advised all employees in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to work from home starting March 12th, expanding a recommendation sent Tuesday to North America-based employees to work from home until at least April 10th, Business Insider reported. Google confirmed to The Verge that it has indeed sent this recommendation to its employees.Read More
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20 bag first class as Ondo Varsity holds maiden convocation
Twenty graduating students of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, will bag First Class honours during its maiden convocation slated for March 21. The convocation is for the 2014/2019 session. Prof. Sunday Ogunduyile, Vice-Chancellor, OAUTECH formerly Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), made this known at a mediaRead More
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NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice” after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league’s owners were leaning toward playing games without fans in arenas. Now there will be no games at all, at least for the timeRead More
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Juventus player Rugani tests positive for coronavirus
Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has become the first Serie A player to test positive for coronavirus, the Turin side said on Wednesday. Juventus said in a statement that the 26-year-old Italy international, who played in matches against Brescia and SPAL in February, had not shown any symptoms of the virus He was on the benchRead More
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In battle against coronavirus, Trump restricts travel from Europe
Taking dramatic action against Coronavirus, President Donald Trump sharply restricted passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moved to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans. Trump, in a rare Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday night,Read More
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Coronavirus: Rapid test kits to be made in Senegal
Rapid test kits that scientists say will diagnose coronavirus within 10 minutes are being developed in a laboratory in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, and are expected to be available from June. The project at the custom-built DiaTropix facility is a collaboration between British biotech firm Mologic and Senegal’s renowned Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Some 2 millionRead More
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