A study published by the scientific journal Nature Sustainability reveals that the increase in global temperature due to climate change could become unbearable, and even potentially deadly, by the end of the 21st century. “Two billion people will find their lives threatened because they will be exposed to extreme heat …
Read More »African-American announces candidacy for US presidency
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the United States on Monday, and will face former President Donald Trump. He was immediately congratulated by Donald Trump, who does not seem to take a dim view of this candidacy. Raised by a single mother and …
Read More »Ghanaian peacekeeper named winner of UN gender equality award
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region of Abyei has won the 2022 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her efforts in promoting peace for women. Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in Abyei since March 2022 as the commander of the …
Read More »Nigeria: several people beheaded in an attack
Suspected armed herdsmen killed about 18 people in another attack on the Iye community in Uvir Ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. “The assailants have stormed the community when the residents were transacting business on the market day,” reports said. “Women and children were beheaded and …
Read More »Beach access restricted in Mozambique capital for this reason
Authorities in the Mozambican capital Maputo have announced that all beaches in the city will be closed between 19:00 and 05:00 local time in order to combat crime. Increasing acts of violence including rapes and murder in Maputo especially at night and often on beaches, have prompted the measure. Leonel …
Read More »Pregnant woman arrested for stabbing her maid
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old pregnant woman who stabbed her teenage maid for not washing her bag in Lagos, Nigeria. Policemen arrested the suspect following a video on the plight of the maid recorded by one of her neighbors which went viral. The state Police Public …
Read More »Father arrested for injuring his two-month-old son
A 33-year-old man was arrested for causing a serious brain injury to his 2-month-old baby by violently shaking him in Incheon, South Korea, according to reports. The man who is the father of the child is suspected of injuring his son at their home. He admitted to shaking the baby …
Read More »Ten fire incidents recorded in Accra
Ten fire incidents were recorded by the Ghana National Fire Service on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra, Ghana. This comes after a bakery and some shops were burnt at Kotobabi Abavanna Down and a similar incident at Circle Tiptoe Lane which also led to the destruction of several shops. …
Read More »Woman arrested for burning her niece with an iron
A nine-year-old girl was burnt with a hot-pressing iron by her aunt with whom she lived for two years at Ho New Housing, Ghana, reports said. “The victim was asked to sell soya kebab on the street every morning before going to school,” reports said. “She was subjected to various …
Read More »Brazilian President’s daring statement on Vladimir Putin and Zelensky
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky are talking about peace at the moment. On Twitter, the President of Brazil deplores the position of his Ukrainian counterpart. The latter would have refused to meet him on the sidelines …
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