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Kai McKenzie a 23-year-old surfer, was attacked on Tuesday by a white shark measuring just over three meters in length while he was at near a beach in Port Macquarie in the Australian state of New South Wales, several media reported. The young man, who had his leg torn off …

A decree from the Minister of Higher Education announces a reduction in special registration fees at public universities this year in Chad. For the 2024-2025 academic year, students enrolled in the special Bachelor’s program will pay 100,000F CFA, compared with 150,000F CFA in the past. Master’s students will pay 200,000F …

The Nigerian government could temporarily suspend the 10 naira ($0.006) tax currently levied on every liter of sweetened beverage produced and imported into the country, Finance Minister Wale Edun announced on July 17. The decision is part of a six-month economic stabilization plan. “The temporary suspension of the tax on …

Five people died on Tuesday, after an explosion in a tequila production factory of the José Cuervo company in the town of Tequila, in western Mexico, according to local authorities. “So far, the death of 5 people, employees of the company, has been confirmed,” as well as two injuries, one …

Chris Brown, the American singer, is once again facing US justice as he is accused by four men of planning their assault during his tour in the US state of Texas. The singer is accused of physically assaulting four individuals during his 11:11 tour in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday …

A magistrate court in Uganda charged at least 42 youths for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption protest on Tuesday, and remanded them in custody, local media reported. Protesters marched on different streets in the capital Kampala on Tuesday shouting slogans and holding placards denouncing corruption by lawmakers. According …

Six TikTok influencers have been arrested by the police and senteenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The defendants were found guilty of conspiracy, murder, kidnapping and several other crimes. This decision came after long hours of investigation, during which the court questioned the defendants and confronted them …

Mohamed Ziane, the 81-year-old former Moroccan Minister for Human Rights, was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption. His lawyer described the sentence as retribution for his outspokenness and defense of political prisoners. The court had found him and two colleagues guilty of corruption and embezzlement during the 2015 …

While the Gaza Strip is deprived of the internet due to Israeli bombing following the October 7 attacks, a hospital in the enclave benefits from humanitarian internet access thanks to Starlink, Elon Musk’s company. Starlink continues to expand around the world, especially when telecom networks are destroyed. Elon Musk has …

The monkeypox virus variant has hit displacement camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo, affecting children, local media reported. Local doctors say they have seen 130 suspected mpox cases, almost entirely in children and adolescents, in the last four weeks at a nearby facility that treats displaced people from the …