Diasporas

It was good news for Ethiopia at the Dubai Marathon on Sunday as their athletes dominated the leader board. Bute Gemechu secured the men’s title with a time of 02:04:51. The 23-year-old newcomer, has only competed in a handful of international races so far. Meanwhile, in a dramatic women’s finish …

A new strain of the mpox virus, identified as clade Ib, has just been detected in China as the carrier was a foreign national who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), giving rise to four other cases among close contacts. Chinese health authorities report that this new …

Prophet EJ Newton, the leader of the 433 Church in Miami, is trending after officers apparently stormed a live church service to effect his arrest following a report from his ex-wife. The suprised man of God then told his congregation to keep praying and then left the altar to meet …

At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 are injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region of southern China on Tuesday, according to reports. The earthquake struck the town of Xigaze, in the Xizang autonomous region, Tibet’s local name, at 9:05 am local time (01:05 …

Japanese woman, recognized as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116 in a nursing home in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, according to reports. She became the oldest person in the world after Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera passed away in August 2024 at …

179 people died in one of South Korea’s worst air disasters, which occurred at an airport in the southwest of the country on Sunday December 29. Some footage appears to show the aircraft touching down without employing its wheels or landing gear. It then skidded off the runway and crashed …

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, died peacefully on Sunday December 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October. The Democrat served as president from 1977 to …

A least 38 people have died after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed Wednesday near the Kazakh city of Aktau, according to reports. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev visited survivors of the plane crash at the hospital and disclosed the death toll while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, reports said. A survivor at …

NGO Rio de Paz held a protest on Copacabana beach on Wednesday demanding answers from the state government on violent deaths of children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A Christmas tree with red crosses as the ornaments was placed next to the photos of children, in the sand, mostly victims …

At least 14 people were killed by Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip this morning, including 10 when Israeli warplanes bombed a residential building in Gaza City, amid reports that ceasefire talks are moving closer to agreement. The attack in Gaza City targeted the Tabatibi family home in the Daraj …