Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 6th September 2020
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Luis Enrique Picks Out Ferran Torres Quality That Man City Need
Spain coach Luis Enrique praised Ferran Torres after the Manchester City signing made his debut for the national team. In a competitive match with Germany, 20-year-old Torres gave an accomplished performance and worked some space in the final minute to cross into the box for what would prove to be the equalising goal. Sergio Ramos praised the hunger and desire …
Biden Puts Two Feet In The Ring As Trump Wobbles
Joe Biden’s do-no-harm campaign is taking a sharper edge as his race with President Donald Trump enters the home stretch and the incumbent, now a week removed from the Republican convention’s sugar high, is again lashing out in response to a new series of self-made controversies.On the eve of Labor Day weekend, Biden, in his second press conference of …
RAF Jets Involved In IS Mission Sent To Black Sea Amid Russia Tensions
British fighter jets based in Cyprus as part of a mission to counter Islamic State in Syria and Iraq have instead been flying in the Black Sea region amid tensions with Russia, Sky News understands. A military source said the Royal Air Force Typhoons, supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker aircraft, were deployed on Friday …
Prison Program Helps Inmates Connect With Their Children
Montana State Prison inmate Jesse Harrison smiled under his face mask as he showed the small clay pot he was painting to fellow inmate Jeramie Carr, who was in the midst of some beadwork. At first glance, the two burly men might have seemed out of place in the private, home-like interior of a former …
Biden Claims A Black Man Invented Light Bulb
During his visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday, Democratic candidate Joe Biden claimed that a “black guy invented the lightbulb, not a white guy named Edison”. Mr Biden made the claim in a section of a speech delivered at the Grace Lutheran Church following his meeting with the family of Jacob Blake, the black man shot seven times …
Facebook Takes Down Patriot Prayer To Stop ‘Violent Social Militias’
Facebook has removed an American far right organisation called Patriot Prayer which is based in Portland and its founder Joey Gibson from its platform. The group has organised pro-gun rallies in support of Donald Trump and far right protests in liberal areas which have been attended by both far right groups such as Proud Boys and counter-protesters. Members of Patriot Prayer have …
Jakarta Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases
Jakarta continues to see daily increases in the number of COVID-19 cases although the Indonesian capital city administration has extended the transitional period of the large-scale social restrictions, also known as a partial lockdown for five times. The number of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta has been surging in the past two weeks, making the region …
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Clash With Secular Israeli Officials Over COVID-19 Measures
Israel’s rapidly escalating coronavirus crisis is aggravating a religious divide in the Jewish state, with ultra-Orthodox leaders accusing mostly secular health officials of discrimination and fostering anti-Semitism by focusing on outbreaks in highly observant communities. As the government struggles to contain the outbreak, ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbis, cabinet ministers and parliament members have resisted attempts to curtail …
UK Government Suspends Military Training To Belarus Dictatorship After Outcry
The British government has suspended the provision of military training to Belarus’ army, amid accusations that the UK has been “strengthening and legitimising” the country’s dictatorship. The Independent reported last month that UK military instructors had been teaching Belarusian troops as recently as March this year, despite the country being widely regarded as a dictatorship. Following the revelations, ministers …
Pope Set To Make First Trip Since Pandemic To Saint’s Town
Pope Francis is next month set to make what would be his first visit outside Rome since Italy was put under lockdown in early March when it became the first country in Europe to feel the full brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. The pope is to journey to Assisi, the birthplace in the central Italian …
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