Beyond the Headlines
Sri Lanka’s ousted president did his “utmost” to avoid an economic catastrophe but the coronavirus pandemic derailed his efforts, he said in his resignation letter read out to parliament Saturday. Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s brief note, sent from the safety of a safe haven in Singapore, blamed Covid-19 for the financial meltdown that triggered months of […]
World richest man, Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk has shared a shocking revelation of a having a “secret” second child with his 35-year-old stepdaughter Jana Bezuidenhout. Errol Musk, an engineer in South Africa, said that the second baby was born in 2019, but added that his conception was unplanned, stating he was living with […]
Ivana Trump, the first wife of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, and mother of his three eldest children, has died at the age of 73. Ivana Trump “passed away at her home in New York City,” Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday, without providing […]
Sri Lanka’s president submitted his resignation Thursday shortly after reaching Singapore, the parliamentary speaker’s office said, days after the head of state fled protests triggered by his country’s worst-ever economic crisis. Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned by email, the speaker’s spokesman said hours after he landed in the city-state after protesters overran his palace on the […]
The Chairman, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has berated Nigerian-British Member of Parliament (MP), Kemi Badenoch, over her comments on Nigerian politicians. During an event to mark the commencement of her campaign for the office of the UK prime minister on Tuesday, Badenoch accused Nigerian politicians of converting public funds to personal […]
southwestern Virginia caused by heavy rains in the area on Wednesday. According to local authorities, over 100 houses were also destroyed by the flood, while roads and bridges have been eroded by mudslides and high water according to Virginia state emergency official’s news briefing in a local TV WYCB, based in Bristol. Reuters reported […]
A plane carrying Sri Lanka’s president arrived in Singapore from the Maldives on Thursday, according to AFP reporters, a day after he escaped to the atoll nation.Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife Ioma and their two bodyguards were on board the Saudia airline plane, an airport official earlier told AFP. The aircraft landed at Singapore’s Changi […]
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency Wednesday as thousands of people mobbed the prime minister’s office after the country’s president flew to the Maldives, following months of widespread protests against an economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised at the weekend to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a “peaceful transition […]
Sri Lanka’s embattled president flew out of his country early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests over the island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised at the weekend to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a “peaceful transition of power”, after fleeing his […]
Ukraine will launch its new football season despite Russia’s ongoing invasion, the country’s sports minister said Monday. “The Ukrainian football championship will start on August 23,” Vadym Gutsait said on Facebook. “We agreed to work out… the procedure for organising and holding competitions under martial law,” he added. Ukrainian football clubs decided in April […]
