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At least one person died and eight were injured on Friday June 28 in the partial collapse of the roof of a recently renovated terminal at New Delhi airport, India, local firefighters announced. “Eight people were injured, one person died. Rescue operations have been completed,” Atul Gard, director of the …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted a Malian Islamist on Wednesday of war crimes and crimes against humanity for being a central figure in the Islamic police of Timbuktu during a 2012 rebel takeover. In a summary of their verdict, the judges said Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz played an …

An officer died in a robbery incident in Ahodwo, a suburb of Kumasi in Ghana’s Ashanti region, according to reports. In a statement, the Service said the incident occurred around 1 am Thursday, June 27. The death of the officer has been announced by the Ghana Police Service. The identity …

A letter signed by physicist Albert Einstein, in which he urged US President Franklin Roosevelt to draw up a program to develop the nuclear bomb, will be auctioned next September, the BBC reported. In this letter dated August 2, 1939, a month before the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany …

Six teenagers drowned in the Mbang river while returning from a Junior WAEC exam in Ribang (Mbang) village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The victims were students of Government Secondary School Fadan Chawai writing the West African Junior School Examination. The National Public Relations Officer of Ribang Development …

The US presidency condemned on Wednesday the reported violence in Kenya where at least 23 people had died this week after violent clashes between police and protesters. “The United States is deeply concerned about and we condemn the reported violence in all its forms,” White House national security spokesman John …

The Kremlin reacted after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday against Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for war crimes and crimes against alleged humanity in Ukraine. “We do not recognize the jurisdiction of this court,” Russian presidency spokesperson Dmitry …

The World Health Organization said Tuesday there is an urgent need to combat the spread of monkeypox in Africa, shortly after scientists separately warned of a dangerous strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “There is a critical need to address the recent surge in mpox cases in Africa,” Rosamund …

A 39-year-old woman passed away shortly after receiving an injection in the Ita Baale area of Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. The deceased woman had been receiving treatment at the house of someone, who claimed to be a native doctor, following a brief illness. Suspecting that he could …

A 37-year-old man is battling for his life over his swollen testicles after having sex in a bush with an ex-girlfriend at Gomoa Dawurampong in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident happened while his wife had given birth to a newborn baby,” Adom News said. …