At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital late on Friday, the health minister Ali Haji said. Al Shabaab Islamist group is blamed for the attack. Ali Haji told a press conference that 11 of those …
Read More »Mali breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine
Malian authorities have announced that they have severed diplomatic relations with Ukraine after a military official suggested that Kyiv played a role in deadly fighting near the Algerian border last month. Dozens of Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group were killed in days of clashes with Tuareg separatist …
Read More »20-year-old student dies after falling 120 meters in park
An American student died, after falling 120 meters from a viewpoint at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Wednesday, July 31, American media including CBS News reported. The 20-year-old was very close to the edge when he accidentally fell. “This individual was walking off trail,” said the head …
Read More »Bola Tinubu calls for end to protests over cost of living
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday called for a suspension of protests over the country’s high cost of living, saying the suspension would create an opportunity for dialogue, local media reported. This is his first public comments since the citizens took on the streets to protest bad governance and the …
Read More »Man spotted protesting naked over cost of living in Nigeria (video)
A man has been spotted walking naked through the streets of Nigeria’s capital Lagos as part of a protest against the high cost of living in the country. Protests against bad governance and high cost of living have taken place in several cities across Nigeria and at least three protesters …
Read More »Six children killed in South Africa train-bus crash
Six children have died and 19 others were seriously injured in an accident that occurred this Wednesday, July 31, in South Africa between a freight train and a school bus, the government said. A previous report stated that five children were killed and 20 injured. The accident occurred in the …
Read More »At least 30 dead and 35 missing after torrential rains
Torrential rains hit China on Monday, July 29, leaving at least 30 dead and 35 missing in a village in the center of the country, state television CCTV reported on Thursday, August 1. The town of Zixing, located some 1,500 km southwest of Beijing, had experienced record rainfall at the …
Read More »Former Guinean military leader sentenced to 20 years in prison
Former Guinean military leader Moussa Dadis Camara has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being accused of crimes against humanity. The charges stemmed from one of the worst massacres in the nation’s history – the killing of more than 156 people after troops opened fire at a rally …
Read More »OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT voice feature
A few weeks after announcing that it was working on developing more advanced voice features for its artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, OpenAI has announced the launch of an alpha version. This is now available to a limited number of users of ChatGPT Plus, the premium version of its conversational agent, accessible …
Read More »Former BBC star pleads guilty to making child pornography
Former BBC star Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making child pornography images on Wednesday, July 31, during a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. This decision allows him to avoid a trial. A star presenter of the 10pm news in the United Kingdom, the 61-year-old journalist, who announced …
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