Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalizing LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction, Reuters agency reported. Pope Francis, who made his remarks in response to a reporter’s question aboard the plane returning from a two-country trip to Africa, …
Read More »Thousands demonstrate against abolition of a public holiday
Danish government’s project to abolish a public holiday does not pass with many inhabitants of the country, who have decided to take to the streets this Sunday. This is a rare fact that is not in their habits. The movement is led by the Confederation of Danish Trade Unions (FH), …
Read More »Robber kills resident for raising the alarm
Police have arrested a 27-year-old suspected robber who allegedly stabbed a resident to death in the Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The deceased raised the alarm when he saw the suspect loosening a car silencer and trying to steal the catalyst,” report said. In order …
Read More »3-year-old boy died after nurses refused to attend to him
A three-year-old child died as nurses refused to attend to him when he was seriously sick at the Breman Brakwa Polyclinic in the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The grandmother of the deceased brought him to the hospital for treatment but the nurses said they were having a staff …
Read More »South Africa: President Ramaphosa asks deputy to delay resignation
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked his deputy, David Mabuza, to remain in his position until a transition is finalized. Mr Mabuza is reported to have told a funeral gathering on Saturday that the president had “accepted” his resignation and that an announcement on his departure was coming. He …
Read More »Few days to change the old bills in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is giving Nigerian citizens until February 10, 2023 as a deadline to the old 200, 500 and 1,000 naira bills for the new models. “The new bills are being created to combat counterfeit currency and reduce the amount of money circulating outside the banking …
Read More »Russia preparing offensive to conquer eastern Ukraine, observers say
According to an American think tank following the evolution of the conflict on a daily basis, the Institute For the Study of War (ISW), the Russian president ordered Army Chief of Staff, Valéri Guerassimov to prepare a major offensive in Ukraine without delay. The instructions addressed to the general-in-chief of …
Read More »Two men remanded for exhuming a corpse
The New Edubiase Magistrate Court has remanded two persons into police custody for exhuming a corpse at the New Edubiase cemetery in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. The suspects were 56 and 39 years old, according to reports. The police was alerted by a fetish priest …
Read More »This dog is the oldest in the world; discover its age
Guinness World Records announced on Friday that it had received evidence of the existence of a canine over 30 years old, Bobi, residing in Portugal. It is the oldest known dog in the world, according to a record recorded on January 9. Born on May 11, 1992, the dog was …
Read More »Qatar bans food containing insects
Qatar, a Gulf country with a Muslim majority, reaffirmed this Thursday evening the prohibition by religion to consume insects, after the addition in early January by the European Union to its list of authorized foods of new products containing them. The insect-based products do not meet “the requirements of the …
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