Egypt’s media regulator has ordered the closure of an independent news website for six months while it is investigated on suspicion of spreading fake news. Mada Masr is accused of publishing material that damaged national security. The website’s editor, Lina Attallah, has been asked to explain a report that Egypt …
Read More »Man arrested for killing two people following dispute over dog
Manhattan police announced that they had arrested a man suspected of killing a woman, a man and a dog at the end of September amid a neighborhood conflict. After the incident, which took place in the street, the suspect fled, engaging the police in a long chase to find him. …
Read More »South Africa urges UN to protect Gaza
South African authorities have said the UN should deploy “a rapid protection force” to intervene in the Israel-Gaza conflict “to protect the civilian population from further bombardment”. In a hard-hitting statement, the international relations ministry highlighted the number of children who have been killed so far in the conflict and …
Read More »French curriculum banned from private schools in Algeria
In Algeria, the 3rd largest French-speaking country in the world, private Algerian schools are no longer allowed to teach the French curriculum. On September 19, Algerian private schools received a sharp reminder from the Ministry of Education: “only the Algerian national curriculum is authorized”. Failure to comply could result in …
Read More »At least 48 dead and six missing in Mexico after Hurricane Otis
Hurricane Otis, which devastated the Pacific coast of Mexico, including the famous seaside resort of Acapulco, left 48 dead, and six people remain missing. A previous report reported 43 deaths, most of them by drowning, but the deaths of five other people in Coyuca de Benitez, a town neighboring Acapulco, …
Read More »Kenyan President William Ruto announces end of visas for Africans
Kenyan President, William Ruto, announced on Saturday in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, the end of entry visas into his country by the end of the current year for African nationals. Speaking at the summit of the three tropical forest basins, namely the Amazon, the Congo and the …
Read More »Ghana: day-old baby rescued from the bush
An abandoned baby boy has been rescued in the bush near the Bole customs barrier on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Savannah region, Ghana. “The baby was found by a young man who was relaxing in the bush when he heard the cry of a baby,” according to Adom News. …
Read More »Popular South African TikToker claiming to be a doctor arrested
A popular South African TikToker who allegedly claimed to be a doctor has been arrested, nearly three weeks after authorities accused him of being a fraud, local media reported. Matthew Lani was arrested by the security team at Johannesburg’s Helen Joseph Hospital as he allegedly attempted to enter the facility …
Read More »At least 440,000 potential victims of child crime in the Catholic Church in Spain
More than 440,000 minors could have been victims of sexual assault by religious figures in Spain, according to an estimate published this Friday by an independent commission of inquiry into child crime in the Catholic Church. The report does not provide precise figures, but contains a survey carried out at …
Read More »Francis Ngannou meets Cristiano Ronaldo before his fight with Fury
Francis Ngannou, the MMA star who is about to face Tyson Fury in a highly anticipated boxing bout, has expressed his gratitude to the famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. A few days before his fight in Riyadh, Ngannou and his family had the honor of being invited by Ronaldo to attend …
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