The Vatican has issued a clarification intended to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have balked over last month’s approval of blessings for same-sex couples. The Vatican’s doctrinal office said the blessings should not be seen as an endorsement of the life that lesbian, gay or bisexual people lead. …
Read More »A house help murdered a woman in her sleep
A 22-year-old house help has been arrested for the alleged murder of an 83-year-old woman at Ayigya, in the Oforikrom Municipality, Ghana. The suspect carried out the crime in connivance with her boyfriend, at dawn on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, when the old woman was asleep, reports said. “The old …
Read More »Rwandan authorities recall Kenyan drug over safety concerns
Health authorities in Rwanda have recalled batches of antifungal tablets made in Kenya over safety concerns, local media reported. In a statement, the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (RFDA) instructed importers to return all batches of 200mg Fluconazole tablets manufactured by Univeral Corporation, a Kenyan company. It also ordered all …
Read More »Sheep gives birth to lamb with two heads
A sheep gives birth to a two-headed lamb at Sehwi Wenchi a suburb of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai municipality in the Western North region, Ghana. The newborn lamb exhibited an abnormality with its two heads, two mouths, four eyes, and two ears. The owner of the sheep expressed shock at the …
Read More »Insolite: they are twins but were not born in the same year
They are twin brothers but they were born on different days and especially in different years. Their names are Ezra and Ezekial and they were born in New Jersey, USA, 40 minutes apart. Ezra was born first, at 11:48 p.m. on the night of December 31, 2023 and his brother …
Read More »Imam ‘in critical condition’ after gunshot wound outside mosque
An imam from Newark, near New York, was seriously injured by gunfire this Wednesday morning, January 3, and was hospitalized in critical condition, the police announced. According to an email from the Newark Public Safety Press Office, police responded at dawn after imam Hassan Sharif was shot in one or …
Read More »Woman shot dead on her way home from church
A 22-year-old woman lost her life in a gunshot incident while returning home from the 31st December watch night service in Kenyase-Abrem, located in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head during the journey, and the residue from the gunfire also affected her child,” …
Read More »Opponent in DRC challenges election results in court after obtaining 0.02%
One of the presidential candidates in the DR Congo, Théodore Ngoy, has filed a petition to challenge the re-election of incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi. Théodore Ngoy, who came last with 0.02% of the vote, is the only one to submit a petition for the annulment of the presidential results. He …
Read More »A woman found dead in the Kujose River
A woman drowned in the Kujose River of Lake White Volta while washing with three other women in Daboya in the Savannah region of Ghana. “The group was playfully testing each other’s bravery in the water when the victim accidentally ventured into the deeper part and couldn’t recover,” according to …
Read More »Five dead in plane collision at Tokyo airport
A passenger plane caught fire Tuesday on a runway at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport after colliding with another plane. All 379 passengers and crew members were evacuated, but five of the six occupants of a Japanese coast guard plane died, the Transport Minister announced. Videos posted on X showed passengers escaping …
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