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While only 185 kilometers separate Bath from London, it will have taken a little more than a century for a letter posted in this city in the west of the country to arrive in the British capital. As CNN and the Guardian report, an envelope dating back to 1916 was …

Police in Kenya have questioned a member of parliament over claims of funding bandits in the country’s northern Rift Valley region. Pokot South MP David Pkosing was arrested on Thursday evening by officers from the Serious Crimes Unit and released hours after interrogation. His lawyer says the MP will appear …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said his country will not embrace homosexuality and the West should stop seeking to impose its views to compel dissenting countries to “normalise” what he called “deviations”. Officiating at the national celebrations to mark Janani Luwum Day at Wii-Gweng village in Mucwini Sub-County, Kitgum District, Mr …

French authorities have decided to no longer require a negative PCR test less than 48 hours old for travelers coming from China, a measure that was taken in early January in the face of the outbreak of cases in the Asian country. “As of February 16, travelers from China to …

A request by a provincial government for a state funeral to be given to a popular South African rapper murdered last week has been rejected by the president, local media report. Gauteng’s premier Panyaza Lesufi had written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting permission to give slain rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly …

A pastor, founder of the Santa Trindade evangelical church in the central province of Manica, died after fasting for 40 days in an attempt to reach the record set by Jesus on the biblical Mount of Olives in Mozambique. After 25 days of fasting, the pastor had lost a lot …

A man has been arrested in the Turkish province of Hatay as he tried to steal a baby from a hospital, taking advantage of the chaos created by the violent earthquake that devastated the south of the country, press reports Thursday. The 55-year-old man, who came from Ankara, introduced himself …

Lawmakers in Spain definitively adopted this Thursday a law allowing to change gender via a simple administrative declaration from the age of 16. This was the source of heated debates within the ruling left-wing coalition. The text removes the obligation to provide medical reports attesting to gender dysphoria and proof …

A 35-year-old man has been arrested for killing his biological father for challenging his right to marry the woman of his choice in Ghana, according to reports. “The 75-year-old man prevented his son from marrying his cousin, which goes against culture,”according to Adom News. The suspect was adamant on his …

South African new electricity minister will assume full responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the country’s response to crippling power cuts, Reuters agency reported on Thursday, citing President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa said he would appoint the new minister last week during a State of the Nation Address (SONA) in parliament. …