Usain Bolt Welcomes A Baby Girl With His Partner, Kasi Bennett
Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt has become a father for the first time after welcoming the birth of a baby girl with partner Kasi Bennett. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness appeared to confirm the birth of Bolt’s daughter in a social media post. “Congratulations to our sprint legend Usain Bolt and Kasi Bennett on the arrival of their baby girl!” Holness...
Catholic Bishops Decline To Bless Same-Sex Marriages
Senegal’s Catholic bishops have said they refuse to bless same-sex couples, the latest outcry following the Vatican’s recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples in certain contexts. Last month, the Catholic Church said priests could bless “irregular” and same-sex couples as long as they were not in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. The declaration, published by the Vatican’s faith department...
William Ruto Wins Kenyan Presidential Election
Kenya's electoral umpire, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced the deputy president, William Ruto as the fifth president of the East African nation. Ruto led a tight presidential race against opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. There was chaos just before the declaration when the electoral commission’s vice chair and three other commissioners told journalists they...
COVID-19: South African President Ramaphosa Appoints Okonjo-Iweala As Special Envoy Of African Union
The Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Republic of South Africa His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr Trevor Manuel as Special Envoys of the African Union to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges African countries will face as a result of...
Judge Seats Jury In Young Thug Case After Nearly 10-Month Selection
The judge in the sprawling US gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug and several others on Wednesday seated a jury after a glacial selection that lasted nearly 10 months, local media said. Atlanta Judge Ural Glanville swore in 12 jurors and six alternates in the case whose opening arguments are now scheduled to begin November 27. Five men and 13...
Mom-of-two Dies From Drinking Too Much Water
A mother-of-two from Indiana died after consuming 64 ounces of water in only 20 minutes. Ashley Summers, 35, died from water toxicity shortly after enjoying a peaceful day at Lake Freeman over the long Fourth of July weekend. On the last day of her vacation, she had felt lightheaded and had a headache, both of which were indicators of dehydration, yet...
Wrestling Coach Fired For Mocking George Floyd’s Murder
A Washington state high school wrestling coach has been fired for mocking the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer. Dave Hollenbeck, the first-year Wrestling Coach at Bethel High School posted a photo of himself on the floor, with a knee to the back of his neck as he smiles. The photo was similar to the images seen...
Boris Johnson Eases Lockdown Measures In The UK
The UK government has announced June 15 for the reopening of all non-essential retail stores as part of plans to further ease the lockdown measures. ABN TV reports that the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday night disclosed this at the daily Downing Street press conference. He said some easing of Lockdown Measures will begin along with primary school openings...
South Korea Deploys Fighter Jets As Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach
South Korea’s military said Thursday it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defence zone, an area wider than the country’s airspace. The Chinese and Russian planes entered and exited the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, from 11.53am (0253 GMT) to...
NBC New York Reporter, Katherine Creag, Dies At 47
Katherine Creag, a popular television news anchor with NBC New York, has died. She was 47. Ms. Creag, who was among the presenters on NBC’s “New York Today” morning show, was said to have died unexpectedly on Wednesday evening January 10. Her death “was unexpected”, NBC New York said, and “she had not been ill and was working as recently as...
