Denmark now has a new KING King Frederik X has now taken the throne after the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II. For many in Denmark, his mother Margrethe was the only monarch they had ever known. But her ...
Read More »Schools closed, residents warned to stay indoors in Mauritius as Cyclone Belal hits nearby island
Schools closed, residents warned to stay indoors in Mauritius The nearby French island of Rรฉunion was on Monday placed on the highest cyclone alert level after it was hit by the powerfulย Tropical Cyclone Belal. Authorities have warned residents to stay ...
Read More »WHO says COVID-19 not over yet as 10,000 deaths were recorded in December
The World Health Organisation, has warned that the coronavirus disease is still a major threat despite partially passing under the radar. The United Nations agency noted that almost 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in December, saying data from various sources ...
Read More »Massive Tuna Fish is sold for almost $800,000 at Tokyo auction
The most expensive piece of seafood at Tokyoโs largest fish market sold for a ton-a money at auction on the opening day of business. The mammothย bluefin tunaย weighing nearly 525 pounds was purchased byย seafood wholesaler Yamayukiย and a sushi chain for ...
Read More »More than 10 children losing legs in Gaza every day as dire health crisis grows
More than 10 children on average have lost one or both of their legs every day in Gaza since October 7, with many amputations performed without anesthesia, a charity said Sunday Underscoring the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian ...
Read More »Copyright Infringement: New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI
US news organisation the New York Times is suing ChatGPT-owner OpenAI over claims its copyright was infringed to train the system The lawsuit, which also names Microsoft as a defendant, says the firms should be held responsible for โbillions ...
Read More »Apple to appeal US watch ban
Apple (AAPL.O) on Tuesday appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo (MASI.O), after U.S. President Joe Bidenโs administration declined to veto a government tribunal The tech giant ...
Read More »Over 100 people die in China earthquake
At least 118 people have been killed and hundreds injured after an earthquake hit northwestern China in a remote and mountainous region while many were asleep at home The authorities quickly mobilised several emergency responses, but their work was complicated ...
Read More »Canada hikes proof of funds for Nigerians, others by 100%
The Canadian Government has raised its โcost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants,โ basically for international students, to $20,000 from $10,000 starting from January 1, 2024 This was made known by the countryโs Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc ...
Read More »Three killed in Las Vegas university shooting
Three people are dead and one critically injured after a gunman reportedly in his 60s opened fire at the University of Nevadaโs campus, Las Vegas police confirmed Three sources told NBC News that the gunman โ who is also dead ...
Read More »Alcohol, sugary beverages kill 10.6 million yearly – WHO
The World Health Organisation has called for increased taxes on alcohol and Sugary-Sweetened Beverages to reduce deaths from drinking alcohol and unhealthy behaviours Theย WHOย who made this known in a press statement on Tuesday, noted that globally, 2.6 million people die ...
Read More »UK announces limits on regular migration
UK announces limits on regular migration Britainโs embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration โ a key battleground in a general election expected next year. The UK announced it ...
Read More »Prince Harry challenges decision to strip him of security in Britain
Prince Harry challenges decision to strip him of security in Britain Prince Harryย through his lawyer on Tuesday challenged the U.K. governmentโs decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of ...
Read More »Mauritaniaโs former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz sentenced for money laundering
Mauritaniaโs former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and โillicit enrichmentโ Abdel Aziz led the country for a decade after coming to power in a 2008 coup and was an ...
Read More »Kim Jong Un cries in front of thousands of women as he calls on them to have more children
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un cried as he called on women to have more children, saying that it was their duty to halt the countryโs declining birth rate in order to strengthen national power In his seemingly highly choreographed ...
Read More »Mauritania ex-president jailed five years
A court in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania, on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune Mohamed Ould Abdel Azizย had been on trial ...
Read More »Three killed, nine injured as explosion rocks Catholic church during mass in Philippines
Three people have been killed and nine wounded in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines. According to the BBC, the incident occurred in a gymnasium at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi on Sunday morning. ...
Read More »Hostel fire kills 13 people in Kazakhstan
Thirteen people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstanโs biggest city, Almaty, on Thursday, the cityโs emergencies department said in a statement Eleven victims were Kazakhs, one person was from Russia and one from Uzbekistan, local news website ...
Read More »Israel and Hamas extend temporary cease-fire another day in 11th-hour agreement
Israel and Hamas extend temporary cease-fire another day in 11th-hour agreement Israelย andย Hamasย agreed to extend the temporary cease-fire between them another day in an eleventh-hour agreement minutes before the truce was set to expire, Qatari mediators said. The parties came to ...
Read More »WHO request more data from China amid outbreak of pneumonia in children
The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting more data from China amid an outbreak of pneumonia in children Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, a WHO epidemiologist, said the agency was โfollowing up with Chinaโ as hospitals across the country continue to ...
Read More »2023 set to be hottest year ever โ UN
This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. The UNโs World Meteorological Organisation warned that 2023 had shattered ...
Read More »Missing WWII fighter plane is FOUND after 80 years
Missing WWII fighter plane is FOUND after 80 years A fighter plane that vanished in a daring raid on Italy โ just days before the allies invaded โ has been found, solving a mystery thatโs endured since the Second World ...
Read More »41 Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 17 days are finally rescued
Indian workers were greeted with wild cheers and flower garlands as rescuers safely brought out all 41 from the collapsed Himalayan road tunnel where they were trapped after a marathon 17-day engineering operation. With beaming smiles, the rescued men were ...
Read More »Frail Jimmy Carter joins ex-presidents, former first ladies and thousands of Americans to bid Rosalynn Carter farewell
Frail former President Jimmy Carter has joined thousands of people to bid his wife of over 70 years goodbye Though not in the best mood, Carter didnโt miss his late wife Rosalynnโs memorial service on Tuesday โ despite being confined ...
Read More »Wife of Ukraineโs military intelligence chief is poisoned
The wife of Ukraineโs military intelligence chief has been hospitalized after being poisoned with heavy metals that may have been slipped into her food, according to officials. Marianna Budanova, the university professor wife of Lt. Gen.ย Kyrylo Budanovaย who leads Ukraineโs Main ...
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