France’s Ex-President Sentenced To Jail Over Illegal Campaign Financing
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid. The...
South African Airways Resumes Flights After Bankruptcy
South Africa’s embattled national airline on Thursday flew its first plane since March 2020 after emerging from bankruptcy proceedings. Passengers on the South African Airways...
Brazil’s Health Minister Tests Positive For Covid At UN General Assembly
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The...
New Zealand Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions In Auckland
New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland is moving out of a strict COVID-19 lockdown, as the country contained a Delta variant outbreak. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
Taliban Govt Says Girls No More Allowed In Afghan Schools, Closes Down Ministry Of Women Affairs
Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday, after the country’s new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers...
Russia Calls For Immediate Release Of Guinea’s President Conde
Russia on Monday called for the immediate release of Guinean President Alpha Conde, who was ousted by soldiers on Sunday following a coup. Moscow has a...
No American Will Be Left Behind In Afghanistan – Joe Biden
President of United States, Joe Biden has stated that US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond his withdrawal deadline. Biden also vowed that no American will...
Maki Kaji ‘Godfather Of Sudoku’, Dies Aged 69
Maki Kaji, a Japanese publisher dubbed the "father of Sudoku" for his role in popularizing the numbers puzzle Sudoku, has died of cancer at 69,...
Woman Wins £23,000 Payout After Being Demoted While On Maternity Leave
Dr. Katie Lidster, 38, was demoted from her position at the Government-backed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) while caring for her second child, Daisy,...
Kenyan Woman Strangles Her Two Children To Death After Disagreement With Her Husband
A Kenyan woman, Diana Nasimiyu Kibisi has been arrested for allegedly strangling her two children to death in Jerusalem-Waithaka, Dagorreti sub-county, Nairobi. Dagoretti sub-county Commander...
