In recent years Nigeria's retail sector has been faced with currency depreciation, economic recession and the on-going Covid-19 pandemic all of which have left their mark on the industry.
Two people are dead and police officer was wounded after a traffic stop ended in gunfire, according to the San Antonio, Texas, police chief.
A collection of Medieval hand painted prayer books are on display at Christie's New York ahead of an auction that will benefit the rare book departments of museums. The sale will also include a complete first edition of the works of Plato. (April 16)
Country stars Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton are hosting the ACM Awards this year in front of a small crowd of medical workers. The hosts said there was no one more deserving to get a special seat for the show airing on CBS. (April 16)
The military flyover, scheduled as part of the dedication of a new World War I memorial, was heard throughout Washington, DC.
Pakistan has briefly blocked access to all social media platforms, after days of anti-French protests. In a notice to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority , the interior ministry said it would restrict all social network and messaging platforms for 4 hours on Friday.
Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough play lovers in Greece who try to turn a fling into a relationship. David Daniel talks with them about the romantic drama.
A leading Chinese diplomat says his country, the world's largest carbon emitter, plans to to send a “positive message” at a climate change meeting called by U.S. President Joe Biden for next week. (April 16)
Police are trying to determine a gunman's motive for killing eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. Investigators say the shooter killed himself. (April 16)
Russia will ask 10 US diplomats to leave the country in a "tit-for-tat response" to the Biden administration expelling 10 Russian diplomats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow. The Biden administration targeted Russia with sanctions and diplomatic expulsions for its interference in the 2020 US election, its SolarWinds cyberattack and its ongoing occupation and "severe human rights abuses" in Crimea.
A high-level Japanese official did not rule out the cancellation of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The country has been battling a surge in Covid-19 cases in several regions amid a stalling vaccine rollout. CNN's Selina Wang reports.
Legalisation of the use of cannabis both for medical and recreational purposes picked up steam at the final end of the last decade.
