LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesman told CNN on Friday. He is one of the frontliners of the no mask campaigners Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result,” the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday. And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said. The outbreak has been surging for weeks…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a brace on his return from coronavirus as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory against promoted Spezia on Sunday. The champions ended a run of three consecutive draws to move third in Serie A, four points behind…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US presidential nominee has never died or had to withdraw from a White House race this close to an election. But President Donald Trump’s hospitalization for coronavirus just a month from the November 3 vote has raised the question of what happens if such an event should occur. Trump is 74…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that there is likely to be an even more devastating second wave of coronavirus in Adamawa and other states in the country due to the non-compliance to COVID-19 health guidelines. A technical adviser in the implementation of NCDC’s action plan in Adamawa State,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second- wave surge of new cases, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. During the lockdown, which comes during the Jewish high-holiday season, Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Premier League terminated a lucrative broadcasting contract with its licensee in China on Thursday, dealing a further blow to the English top-flight as clubs adjust to heavy losses as a result of the coronavirus. Streaming service PPTV agreed a reported $700 million (£524 million) deal for the right to broadcast all…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with a big bash mask-free. Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed late on Monday that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100m and…