Headline: Boston Elects First Woman and Asian American As Mayor
Boston voters for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Tuesday, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office.
Boston voters for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Tuesday, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office.
Late Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti, has been honoured with a blue plaque in Shepherd’s Bush, London by English Heritage — a charity that manages historic monuments. An honourary blue plaque was mounted on the 12 Stanlake Road residence at Shepherd’s Bush, a district of West London, where Fela first lived […]
China’s senior envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun said on Wednesday that tackling global climate change needs more than “empty slogans” and big entourages, amid criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s failure to attend climate talks in Glasgow. “Responding to climate change requires unbending determination and sustained action, not […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has asked residents of Ikeja in Lagos state to avoid open fire due to gas pipeline leakage in the area. The affected areas include Computer Village, Ikeja Underbridge end of Awolowo Way, Oba Akran axis, Anifowose Street, and Medical Road. In a statement issued […]
Lazio fans have been restricted from attending this week’s Europa League match at Marseille, as the French government’s order generated an angry response from the Italian club on Monday. The decree issued Sunday banned supporters of the Serie A side from travelling to Marseille for Thursday’s fixture at the Velodrome […]
The General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, says the owner of the collapsed 21-storey building under construction in Ikoyi was granted approval to construct only 15 floors. Speaking to NAN on Monday, Oki said the owner of the property had been previously arrested, adding that […]
Africa’s ambition of restoring over 100 million hectares of degraded landscape for agricultural production is achievable, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The Nigerian president said this on Monday during a side event on the Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative at the ongoing climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland. The side […]
Tonga’s main island has gone into a week-long lockdown just days after the Pacific nation recorded its first case of Covid-19.
Tottenham are reportedly in advanced talks with Antonio Conte over the manager’s job after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday following a dismal run in the Premier League.