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For the first time, the most beautiful woman in the “universe” could be Saudi. As she herself announced on Instagram, Saudi model Rumy Alqahtani will represent her country on September 28, 2024, during the next Miss Universe competition. A first. In this ad, spotted by Le Parisien, the candidate appears …

The remains of 16 soldiers killed in an armed attack in Nigeria’s Delta State were laid to rest in the capital Abuja on Wednesday, according to reports. On March 17, 16 soldiers, including two majors and a captain, were killed in an attack on soldiers on a peacekeeping mission in …

The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has warned about outbreaks of measles in South Sudan and Yemen. It said that there had been seven deaths and more than 450 cases among children under-five since February in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state. MSF said that its hospital unit in Taiz …

A Chinese national has been sentenced to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend in kano State, Nigeria. “The suspect was accused of stabbing his 22-year-old girlfriend in self-defense at a residence in Kano,” according to reports. The suspect was convicted by a local court in Kano State, …

The price of cocoa hit a new record fuelled by climate change and adverse weather conditions – impacting a market that has already seen high Easter chocolate prices in Europe. In the latest price hike, the cocoa bean traded above $10,000 per tonne on world commodity markets, $2,000 more than …

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 …

This Wednesday, March 27, a major traffic accident which notably involved a bus occurred on the A9 motorway near Leipzig, in Germany. The vehicle, which was traveling to Munich, was involved in an accident between the municipalities of Wiedemar and SchkeuditzerKreuz, local police said. According to the same source, several …

A man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for defiling his nine-year-old daughter and only child in Anambra State, Nigeria. The judgment was delivered in a three-count brought against the defendant by the state government following compelling evidence proving him guilty as charged. Th suspect was consequently sentenced to …

Residences belonging to American rapper Sean Combs, aka “P. Diddy”, were searched this Monday March 26 by federal agents in the United States, according to a source close to the matter, the hip hop star being at the center of prosecutions for rape and sexual assault. Armed police officers entered …

A 40-year-old man lost his life while trying to retrieve a sum of money from an abandoned well in Adugyama, a farming community in the Ashanti region of Ghana. “The teacher drowned immediately he risked his life and entered the deep well,” reports said. “The money belonged to a neighbour …