North Korean President Kim Jong-un imposed a total lockdown following the discovery of the first case of covid-19 in the country on Thursday. This dreaded first case was detected during tests carried out on Sunday, May 8, in the city of Pyongyang, on sick and feverish people. North Korea’s leader …
Read More »Sheikh Khalifa, President of the United Arab Emirates is dead
The United Arab Emirates is mourning its President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, who died of an illness at the age of 73, authorities said on Friday. The government declared “official mourning and flags lowered” for 40 days, the official WAM news agency said. Note that the late head of …
Read More »Germany: Woman sentenced for poking holes in boyfriend’s condoms to get pregnant
A 39-year-old woman in Germany has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for secretly punching holes in her partner’s condoms to get pregnant, local media reported. A court in western Germany has found a woman guilty of sexual assault after the aggrieved lover, 42, filed a complaint against her. …
Read More »Ukrainian President Zelensky’s special request to African Union
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh request to address African Union (AU) heads of state, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki said. In a tweet, Mr Faki said he received the request during a call with Ukraine’s foreign minister. I received a call from #Ukraine foreign minister @DymytroKuleba. He …
Read More »Schools closed in China after new covid cases
Authorities in the Chinese city of Beijing have closed most schools following the detection of new cases of covid-19 which continues to wreak havoc in the country. After Shanghai, Beijing, the Chinese capital, which is on high alert against the “Omicron” variant. Since the beginning of the week, 22 million …
Read More »Mali accuses France of spying following mass grave video
Mali has accused the French army of “spying” after it used a drone to film footage, which purported to show soldiers burying bodies near a military base that was recently returned by France. The military-dominated government in Mali said the images were false, and intended to accuse the Malian military …
Read More »Tesla boss Elon Musk becomes new owner of Twitter
Tesla Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, becomes the new owner of Twitter after buying the social network for around 44 billion dollars. The billionaire has concluded the agreement with the social network on Monday, April 25. “Free speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital …
Read More »US nun abducted in northern Burkina Faso
Unidentified gunmen abducted an American nun in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the bishop of the local diocese of Kaya said on Tuesday. The West African country faced a spiral of violence since 2015, attributed to jihadist movements affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. More than 2,000 people …
Read More »Oscar 2022: Will Smith apologizes after slapping Chris Rock (video)
American actor Will Smith apologized to the Academy and all the other Oscar nominees, after he slapped comedian Chris Rock, one of the event’s presenters who joked about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. Watch below: "I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees," …
Read More »Oscars 2022: watch Will Smith’s slap to Chris Rock (video)
American actor Will Smith caused amazement on Sunday March 27 by delivering a big slap on stage to one of the presenters of the event, comedian Chris Rock, who made a joke about the wife of M Smith at the Oscars Awards. Watch below: Chris Rock made fun of Jada …
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