The US is relaxing its Covid travel restrictions, ending an 18-month ban on UK and EU passengers. From November, passengers will be allowed to travel to the US if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing, the…
New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case
New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in Auckland, which will be in lockdown for a week, while the rest of the country…
Can we learn anything from the Olympics? – Gbubemi Atimomo
…Thoughts on the Olympic Games and our world today The Olympic games began last week Friday and will run for about two weeks. This is one event that almost didn’t hold as the coronavirus pandemic tried to throw a spanner…
Covid: Woman aged 90 died with double variant infection
It is possible to catch two Covid variants at the same time, experts are warning after seeing a double infection in a 90-year-old woman who became sick with the Alpha and Beta types first identified in the UK and South…
Japan e-commerce CEO calls Olympics ‘suicide mission’
Holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer would be a “suicide mission” as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten has warned. “It’s dangerous to host the big international event from all…
70k Muslim worshipers flock to Jerusalem for 1st Friday prayers of Ramadan
Tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers attended the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, in the largest such gathering since the coronavirus pandemic began. Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, head of the Waqf Islamic affairs…
MP caught naked on Zoom is told ‘we’ve seen a member who’s in very good shape’
After more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic, most of us have become used to working from home by now. That’s more than 12 months of video calls, being told you’re not on mute, and out-of-control arguments such as…
Manchester City post £126m loss for disrupted 2019-20 season
Premier League leaders Manchester City have reported a loss of £126m for the 2019-20 season which was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The club posted an 11% reduction in revenue to £478.4m but the figure does not include delayed income…
Number of people in UK feeling lonely doubles- report
The number of people in the United Kingdom (UK) experiencing loneliness during the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has more than doubled since March 2020 in spite of an overall reduction in anxiety levels, a new study has revealed. A survey conducted…
COVID-19: 2021 Lagos polo tourney put on hold
The prestigious Lagos international tournament has become the second major polo tournament in the country to be put on hold this year, due to the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, Port Harcourt Polo Club was forced to call off…