LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100km (62-mile) cross-country mountain race in China. The extreme weather struck a high-altitude section of the race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in northwestern Gansu province on Saturday afternoon….
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and China mark their golden jubilee of official relations in 2021, having established diplomatic ties in 1971. And as trade and investment have grown, so has lending, leading to increased focus on the balance of the bilateral relationship. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has at times had to deny that his country…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A U.N. special envoy warned the 15-nation Security Council on Wednesday that “a bloodbath is imminent” in Myanmar if it does not act to curb the violent military crackdown against protesters, according to a copy of her remarks obtained by CBS News. “Looking back ten years from now, how will history judge…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China’s broadcasting regulator has banned the BBC World Service from airing there, according to a report in Chinese state media. The news follows a move by Britain’s communications regulator last week to strip the state-run China global television network of its broadcast license in the U.K. According to the state news agency…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An outbreak of the Nipah virus in China, with a fatality rate of up to 75 percent, could potentially be the next big pandemic risk with giant pharmaceutical companies unprepared while currently focusing COVID-19, according to a report by the Access to Medicine Foundation. “Nipah virus is another emerging infectious disease that…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-China has temporarily banned entry of foreign nationals travelling from Canada, even if they hold valid Chinese residence permits for work, the Chinese consulate in Toronto said. “All foreign nationals who hold valid Chinese residence permits for work, personal matters and reunion are temporarily not allowed to enter China from Canada,” the…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former head of a Chinese state-owned asset management company was executed Friday on charges of taking bribes in an unusually severe penalty for a recent corruption case. Lai Xiaomin of China Huarong Asset Management Co., was among thousands of officials snared in a long-running anti-graft campaign led by President Xi Jinping….
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma made his first appearance since October on Wednesday when he spoke to a group of teachers by video, allaying concerns about his unusual absence from public life and sending shares in the e-commerce giant surging. Speculation over Ma’s whereabouts has swirled in the wake of news this month that he…