The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook was transferred to another judge on Tuesday so that it and a similar case filed by state attorneys general will be heard by the same person, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Both the FTC and a large group...
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Moussa Diaby scored twice as 10-man Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 in their DFB Pokal second round clash at the BayArena on Tuesday. The victory sets up an away fixture with fourth-tier Rot-Weiss Essen in the next round. But it was delivered...
Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) after a Paul Pogba goal gave them a 1-0 win over Burnley on Tuesday. The victory, in the re-arranged fixture at Turf Moor, put Manchester United on 36 points from 17 games with...
AC Milan goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu celebrated a rare appearance with a penalty kick save to help his side to a 5-4 shootout victory on Tuesday. The feat came following a 0-0 draw with Torino in the Italian Cup. Romanian Tatarusanu saved from Torino’s Tomas Rincon to secure victory for...
Everton claimed a sixth win from nine away games this season as Alex Iwobi’s opener and Michael Keane’s late header earned them a 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The win moved Everton into fourth spot in the English Premier League (EPL) on Tuesday. A lively opening saw Alex Iwobi...
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid proved their title credentials yet again by beating Sevilla 2-0 at home on Tuesday to stride four points clear at the top of the standings. Atletico Madrid got off to an ideal start when Angel Correa received a pass from returning right-back Kieran Trippier....
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he would not seek to invoke the 25th Amendment of the country’s constitution, which would remove President Donald Trump from office by declaring him unfit to perform his duties. In a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Pence slammed...
Almost half of Bulgarians are against getting a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, according to a poll reported by local media on Tuesday. Some 46 per cent of Bulgarians said they were against getting the jab, while 30 per cent said they would like to get vaccinated, according to the Gallup...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 102,601. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday. The public health institute confirmed 12 new deaths in the past 24 hours. This takes the nation’s...
A planned three-day visit to Taiwan, starting Wednesday, by Kelly Craft, the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, has been cancelled as the U.S. State Department announced it has called off all high-level visits scheduled for this week. In a statement on Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said...
Security forces in Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state have “neutralised” 265 suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels, state media outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) reported on Tuesday. The 265 suspected rebels were killed during military operations conducted in the past two months, FBC said. Six suspected OLA rebels and 87...
A prototype train using high-temperature superconducting (HTS) maglev technology was rolled out on Wednesday in southwest China’s city of Chengdu. The domestically developed maglev train boasts a designed speed of 620 kph, according to Southwest Jiaotong University, one of the train’s designers. A 165-meter line to test the new...
Australian Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said on Wednesday that he was “concerned” that the debate around the efficacy of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines could erode public confidence. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology recently called on the Australian government to pause its planned rollout of AstraZeneca’s...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled a final trip to Europe a day after it was announced, citing the transition to a new administration as President Donald Trump’s term in office comes to a close. The State Department had said on Tuesday that all travel would be cancelled...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it was reviewing its adopted technologies for elections, with the view of introducing new ones to improve conduct of the elections ahead of 2023. INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity Department (VEP), Mr Nick Dazang, disclosed this at a...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Joint Action Committee of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities(SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi Branch have joined the three days national protest over its contending issues with the federal government. The JAC Chairman, Comrade Sulisma Jatau,...
The place of research in the quest for national development cannot be overemphasised as development, more often than not, is borne out of constant generation of new knowledge. This is no doubt why scholars are held in high esteem as they are seen as the repositories of knowledge...
Polaris Bank is sparking up positive outlook for the new year as it plans to reveal the first set of winners of its on-going nationwide savings promotional campaign, ‘Save & Win’ in February. A handsome N26million is on offer from the Bank for lucky customers to pocket. Updates from...