Category: International

WHO AND MEDICAL BODIES CONFIRM PARACETAMOL SAFE FOR USE IN PREGNANCY.*

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says at the moment there is  no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and the use of tylenol during pregnancy. Tylenol, is a popular brand of pain relief medication sold in the US, Canada, and other countries. Its active ingredient is acetaminophen, better known as paracetamol. The WHO’s statement comes after United States President Donald Trump linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the use of Tylenol by women when pregnant. He said Tylenol “is no good” and that pregnant women should…

FBI investigating after 1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at Dallas ICE facility

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Sooth News has learned that at least one person has died and two others have sustained injuries after being shot by a suspect sniper at an immigration facility in Texas, according to officials. According to the BBC, on Wednesday, ’’the shooter is also dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the incident in Dallas, said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The attack unfolded on Wednesday morning at a detention centre for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The incident follows a string of attacks on ICE facilities across the US…

FULATARI REFUGEE CAMP: UN AID CUT SPARKS SUFFERING, LEADS TO CHILD DEATHS

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The heartless activities of Boko Harm Insurgents in North North-Eastern part of Northern Nigeria have forced some families from their ancestral homes to different refugee camps across the region and some parts of the Country. Fulatari is one of such camps. After reviewing a CNN report on the Fulatari Refugee Camp in Dikwa, Borno State, Sooth News is highlighting the case of Fatima Usman. Usman, a refugee and mother of 13, lost six of her children while living at the camp. She told CNN that one of her twins died…

DISNEY’S ABC YANKS ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE’ OVER KIRK’S DEAD

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Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air, after comments by the late-night show’s host about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk prompted a threat by the head of the top U.S. communications regulator against Disney. Although President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pressured broadcasters to stop airing content he has found objectionable, celebrated the news in a social media post. A number of Democratic lawmakers assailed the decision, saying free speech was under attack. In his monologue on Monday, Kimmel said the “Maga…

PRESIDENT TRUMP’s SECOND STATE VISIT TO BRITAIN

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President Trump is the first second-term U.S. leader to be invited for a second official state visit to the U.K. The trip will be marked by the trademark pomp and circumstance offered by the royal family, with a formal banquet hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla — but Mr. Trump will not be able to avoid the Epstein scandal that has dogged him in recent weeks.  He flew into the U.K. on Tuesday night, just days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired his Ambassador to the United States,…

WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL ADOPTS AI PROGRAM TO COMBAT MISDECLARED DANGEROUS GOODS

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The World Shipping Council (WSC), liner shipping’s lobby group, has announced the launch of its Cargo Safety Program, an industry-led initiative to detect misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods using artificial intelligence in order to prevent ship fires, protect crews, vessels, customers’ cargo, and the marine environment. The program is said to combines AI-powered cargo screening and common inspection standards to identify misdeclared and undeclared high-risk shipments before they are loaded. The World Shipping Council (WSC) has recently adopted an AI-powered Cargo Safety Program to address misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods,…

US RECEIVES FIRST NIGERIA EXPORT GASOLINE

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The first Nigeria cargo of gasoline produced at the Dangote refinery has reportedly arrived at its destination in the United States. Reuters, citing unnamed sources in the know and ship-tracking data, said the gasoline cargo was arranged by Sunoco and commodity trader Vitol. VesselFinder reported that Gemini Pearl, a Panama-flagged oil product carrier, was currently located in the Port of New York, arriving there on Sunday. Most of the cargo, which stands at 320,000 barrels, was sold to Sunoco, with Vitol set to keep the rest for itself. Reuters further…

MAN, STILL IN PRISON 20 YEARS AFTER STEALING PHONE

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Leroy Douglas has been in prison since 2005 after being given an indeterminate SENTENCE. The father of a Cardiff man who has spent 20 years in prison after stealing a mobile phone has said his son has served a “life sentence” behind bars. According to BBC, Leroy Douglas, 44, was handed a minimum term of two-and-a-half years in 2005 for robbery, but remains in custody as he is subject to an indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP). The controversial measure was scrapped in 2012, but campaigners are calling…

COURT EXPOSES LATE EX-FCT MINISTER USENI’s FALSE IDENTITY IN 1993 UK PROPERTY PURCHASE.

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A UK property tribunal has handed down judgment dismissing competing claims over a London house in a case bordering on alleged fraud, forgery and false identities. The suit was filed by “Ms Tali Shani” against Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria. The first-tier tribunal (Property Chamber), presided over by Ewan Paton, ruled that neither the applicant, “Ms Tali Shani”, nor the respondent, Ozekhome, could prove ownership of 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2. Instead, the court concluded that the real owner was Jeremiah Useni, a retired lieutenant-general who served as…

TWO DEADLY BOAT DISASTERS IN CONGO LEFT HUNDREDS OF DEAD, MISSING, MANY STUDENTS WERE VICTIMS

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More than 200 people have died while more than 100 are still missing after two separate boat accidents recently in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to residents of the area, local news reports and International news agencies. One of the boats was carrying mostly students between the ages of 12 and 15, officials and residents said. They said the students had been on their way to a town, Basankusu, for the start of the new school year, after spending their holidays in their home villages. More…