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The US Embassy in Tanzania has closed its doors for two days due to an internet outage affecting several East African countries. “Due to degraded network service nationwide, the embassy will remain closed to the public,” the embassy said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. It cancelled …

A couple has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for beating their 5-year-old son to death in their apartment in Lefrak City, USA. “The boy’s mom along with her boyfriend were found responsible for bashing the boy with at least four different instruments in their Lefrak City …

Russian forces entered an air base in Niger where US troops still remain, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed, but said they were at a separate compound. He told a news conference in the US that it was not a significant issue as they did not have access to US …

Three women were diagnosed as HIV positive, that is to say infected with HIV, in the United States, after having undergone a “vampire lift” or “vampire facial”, cosmetic injections to the face which would make the skin younger and more smooth. According to a report from the Centers for Disease …

Somalia’s government said it had suspended and detained several members of an elite, U.S.-trained commando unit for stealing rations donated by the United States, adding that it was taking over responsibility for provisioning the force, Reuters reported. The Danab unit has been a key pillar of U.S.-backed efforts to combat …

The world’s oldest conjoined twins died at the age of 62 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Lori and George Schappell, born as twin girls, they also became the first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders when George announced he was transgender in 2007. Despite …

Two people were recently arrested in Nigeria, after being suspected of having blackmailed a young Australian with sexual photos (also called sextortion) who subsequently committed suicide, the BBC reported. The tragedy occurred at the end of 2023, in the south-east of Australia. The victim, whose identity or age has not …

On Saturday March 30, around 9:30 a.m. (local time), an 80-year-old American woman was killed by an elephant during a safari in Kafue National Park in Zambia, Sky News indicates. The woman was accompanied by a guide and five other tourists when a male elephant suddenly attacked their vehicle. The …

Venezuelan Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, who for two years held the title of oldest man in the world according to Guinness World Records, died Tuesday at the age of 114, authorities and his family announced. “Juan Vicente Pérez Mora entered eternity at the age of 114. This native of El …

The searches carried out in the residences of American rapper Sean Combs, alias “P. Diddy”, are the product of a “witch hunt based on unfounded accusations”, his lawyer reacted this Tuesday March 26. Federal agents raided the rapper’s luxurious villas in Los Angeles and Miami at the beginning of the …