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After spending nearly half a century in prison for a murder he didn’t commit in Oklahoma, Glynn Simmons, a 71-year-old African-American, will receive $7.15 million in restitution Before he was exonerated last year, Glynn Simmons had become the longest-serving inmate in U.S. history, according to the U.S. National Registry of …

A three-year-old girl has been hospitalized in the United States after being attacked by a female black bear, CNN reported. Around 10 p.m., she was attacked and injured by a female black bear while she was in a tent at a private campsite south of the town of Red Lodge, …

At least 18 persons died in three separate road crashes within five days on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has said. The accidents have been attributed to speeding, wrongful overtaking, and the lack of adequate rest, leading to fatigue, among other factors.The command’s Spokesperson, Florence …

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared a state of health emergency following the increase in Mpox cases on the continent. Since the beginning of the year, more than 13,700 cases and 450 deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus, …

The Ukrainian embassy in Mexico on Wednesday, August 8, asked the Mexican government to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), if he attends the inauguration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. “We trust the Mexican government to respect the international arrest warrant against …

At least nine people were killed and twenty-six injured on Friday, August 9, in a bus crash that hit a bridge in Ankara, according to an initial report from the governor of the Turkish capital. The accident occurred around 5 a.m. in Turkey (local time) when the passenger bus from …

Malian authorities have announced that they have given Swedish Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel, 72 hours to leave the country, the Foreign Ministry said. This comes after Malian authorities accused the ambassador of making a hostile statement from her Minister of International Cooperation and Trade on Mali. “The Swedish Ambassador to Bamako, …

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has announced it is set to declare a health emergency as monkeypox cases surge across the continent. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), made the announcement during a webinar on Thursday on the Mpox outbreak situation …

American tech giant Google began rolling out an update to its Chrome browser on August 6 to fix several security flaws. Available in the coming days, or even weeks on Windows, Mac and Linux, it is important in terms of security. It fixes several security flaws. Google does not provide …

The High Court in Koforidua, Ghana, has sentenced a 53-year-old man to life in prison after he was charged with triple murder, local media reported. The man known as Musa Maliki, is involved in the murder of three invididuals including a 12-year-old girl in Ayenasu, a village in the Eastern …