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Following instructions from US President Donald Trump, Google has announced the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in the Maps application. Google Maps released a statement on Monday regarding Donald Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. In the statement, Google Maps announced …

The Malian artist Rokia Traore, who was detained in Rome last year due to an international child custody battle and subsequently extradited to Belgium, is set to be released from a Belgian prison. The acclaimed musician has been behind bars in Belgium since November after being sent back from Italy …

A 23-year-old Ghanaian man was fatally stabbed at a business in the 3900 block of Millar Avenue around 7 p.m in Saskatoon, Canada. Emergency responders arrived after receiving a distress call at 8 p.m. and found the victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. Despite efforts to save him, he was …

Accused of multiple misdeeds including sexual abuse of minors, the Peruvian religious organization “Sodalicio de vida cristiana” has been dissolved by Pope Francis. The Vatican decided to put an end to the activities of this important Peruvian community after 25 years of complaints on charges including sexual violence, financial embezzlement …

The fires that have been raging in Los Angeles for several days have wiped out entire neighborhoods and claimed the lives of at least 24 people as firefighters continue to battle the flames, the products used to fight the blaze are likely to pollute soil and water with metals. Faced …

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 …