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SAMOSA SENT TO ‘SPACE’ BY BRITISH EATERY CRASH-LANDS IN …

By Delali Kukey January 13, 2021 96 0

A restaurant in Britain attempted to use weather balloons to send a samosa “to space,” but the food item ended up crash-landing in France. Niraj Gadher, owner of the Chai Walla eatery in Bath, England, said he came up with the idea to send the samosa to space as a means of bringing some mirth to what […]Continue Reading

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CORONAVIRUS: SOUTH AFRICA SHUTS LAND BORDERS

By Delali Kukey January 12, 2021 101 0

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that its land borders will be closed to most travellers until 15 February, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. In a televised address on Monday night, President Ramaphosa said the pandemic in South Africa is currently at its most devastating, with infection numbers far exceeding […]Continue Reading

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LAURENT KABILA: DR CONGO FREES SOLDIERS LINKED TO ASSASSINAT …

By Delali Kukey January 11, 2021 153 0

Twenty-three soldiers accused of being behind the assassination of former president of Democratic Republic of Congo have been released after spending nearly two decades behind bars.Laurent Kabila was shot dead by a bodyguard in 2001. A military trial that followed jailed dozens of soldiers, including Col Eddy Kapend, his personal aide.Rights groups criticised the trial. Continue Reading

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ELON MUSK BECOMES WORLD’S RICHEST PERSON AS WEALTH TOP …

By Delali Kukey January 8, 2021 174 0

Elon Musk has become the world’s richest person, as his net worth crossed $185bn (£136bn). The Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur was pushed into the top slot after Tesla’s share price increased on Thursday. He takes the top spot from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who had held it since 2017. Mr Musk’s electric car company Tesla […]Continue Reading

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POLICE OFFICER DIES AMID PRESSURE ON TRUMP OVER INCITING VIO …

By Delali Kukey January 8, 2021 464 0

A US Capitol police officer has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob as top Democrats have called for the president to be removed for “inciting” the riot. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Vice-President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to the Constitution to declare the president unfit for […]Continue Reading

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AFRICA’S SECOND CORONAVIRUS WAVE ‘MORE AGGRESSIVE’

By Delali Kukey January 6, 2021 135 0

The second wave of coronavirus hitting Africa is “more aggressive” than the first, according to the head of the of the African Centres for Disease Control (CDC), John Nkengasong. He told the BBC Newsday programme that the continent was now reporting about 30,000 new cases daily compared to 18,000 new cases in mid July. The […]Continue Reading

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US CUSTOMS SEIZES BUSHMEAT FROM GHANA

By Delali Kukey January 6, 2021 26 0

The United States (US) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized nearly nine pounds of banned “bushmeat” from a passenger who arrived on a flight from Ghana on Sunday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The passenger, a US citizen, declared the bushmeat (a term for a range of wild animals, including primates, bats, […]Continue Reading

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CHINA BLOCKS WHO TEAM FROM ENTERING COUNTRY TO STUDY CORONAV …

By Delali Kukey January 6, 2021 31 0

The head of the World Health Organisation has said he is “very disappointed” China has denied its experts access to investigating the origins of coronavirus. A ten-strong team of international scientists and virologists had been due to set off in early January as part of a long-awaited mission to probe early cases of coronavirus, first reported […]Continue Reading

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CENTRAL AFRICAN PRESIDENT TOUADÉRA WINS RE-ELECTION

By Delali Kukey January 5, 2021 95 0

The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, has been re-elected after securing nearly 54% of the votes. The electoral commission said the results made a second round run-off unnecessary. Former prime minister, Anicet George Pologuele, finished a distant second with just 21% of the votes, while Martin Ziguele finished third with 7% of […]Continue Reading

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COVID-19: ENGLAND, SCOTLAND BEGIN NEW LOCKDOWNS AS CASES RIS …

By Delali Kukey January 5, 2021 110 0

People in all of England and most of Scotland must now stay at home except for a handful of permitted reasons, as new lockdowns begin in both nations. Schools have closed to most pupils in England, Scotland and Wales, while Northern Ireland will have an “extended period of remote learning”. England’s rules are due to last […]Continue Reading