Many Injured In Guinea Fuel Depot Explosion
Guinean authorities closed schools and urged workers to stay home in the capital Monday after a blaze erupted at the country’s main fuel depot, causing a number of injuries. The explosion and accompanying fire in Conakry sent thick black clouds of smoke into the sky early Monday as residents fled the area where the blast occurred, images on social networks...
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...
Somalia Gets W’Bank, IMF $4.5bn Debt Relief
Somalia Prime Minister, Hamza Barre, on Wednesday, disclosed that the country has been granted a debt relief of $4.5 billion by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Barre noted that the relief is “equivalent to relieving every Somali person of a debt of more than $300,” adding that it’s a “testament that our country and our people are...
Pope Says Has Chosen His Tomb In Rome, Not Vatican
Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. “The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,” the pontiff, who turns 87 this weekend, told Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s N+ streaming service. In the same...
Donald Tusk Sworn In As Poland’s New Prime Minister
Poland’s president on Wednesday swore in Donald Tusk as the new pro-EU prime minister, putting an end to eight years of right-wing populist rule. The ministers of the new administration were successively sworn in by the conservative head of state, who is allied with the previous government of the Law and Justice (PiS) party. Tusk, who previously served as prime minister...
Hunger No.1 Issue Facing Children Globally – Survey Reveals
A recent global survey conducted by Save the Children has revealed a disturbing reality, indicating that hunger has become the most pressing issue facing children worldwide. The survey, encompassing over 25,000 respondents across 13 countries, highlights the devastating impact of food insecurity on children’s lives. Hunger emerged as the leading concern for children, with 45% of adults identifying it as the...
Japa: Canada Extends International Students’ Work Hours
Canada’s Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended a policy that permits specific international students to work beyond the standard 20-hour-per-week limit for off-campus employment. The policy, which was initiated in 2022, was initially set to end on December 31, 2023, and has now been extended until April 30, 2024. Before the extension, international students were only allowed to work...
Russia To Hold Presidential Elections In Occupied Ukraine
The Russian election commission has given a hint that the upcoming presidential election would take place in regions of Ukraine that are currently under partial Russian occupation, Interfax reported on Monday, December 11. As the war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary, the Russian news agency Interfax reports that it might be possible to hold elections in the areas currently...
Bethlehem Reduces Christmas Festivities Amid Ongoing Israel-Hamas Conflict
Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, are facing significant limitations this year due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. According to The Times on Monday, Churches in the West Bank, the holy land of Christianity, have called for subdued festivities to acknowledge the suffering experienced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank following...
Former Sierra Leonean President Under House Arrest Amid Coup Investigation
Former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma has been confined to his home, the government said Saturday, after he was questioned over what it calls an attempted coup at the end of November. The office of the former president, who led the West African nation from 2007 to 2018, has said he was not placed under house arrest. Information Minister Chernor...
