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Mother rescues son from baboon’s mouth
A Zimbabwean mother saved her son from the grips of a baboon’s mouth after the animal tried to snatch him away.Speaking to Voice of America (VOA), Petronella Moyo...
Isaac Adongo reacts after Maguire accepted his apology
Bolgatanga Central MP, Isaac Adongo is a happy man after Manchester United's defender, Harry Maguire, accepted his apology over his disparaging comments on his...
More than 50 from same family killed in Gaza, says Palestinian Authority
The agreed pause in fighting is yet to begin - and Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported dozens of people killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday....
Overloaded truck kills 25 in Nigeria
Twenty-five people have died in Nigeria's Niger state after the truck they were travelling in lost control and crashed on a busy expressway.The truck,...
Huawei unveils joint fellowship with ITU to promote digital inclusion
Huawei Technologies Ghana has announced a partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to promote digital inclusion.The initiative which was launched on Monday...
Uganda probes unidentified illness as 12 die
Ugandan health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease outbreak that has killed at least 12 people in a span of two weeks in Kyotera...
Israel and Hamas agree to pause fighting
Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fightingThe start of the...
Israeli Ambassador to Ghana makes shocking revelation about Hamas
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Shlomit Sufa, has asserted that Hamas is a terrorist group that is bent on killing people.Speaking on Adom FM's morning...
200 sentenced to 2,200 years for mafia links
More than 200 defendants in one of Italy's biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years...
Seer who accurately predicted Queen Elizabeth’s death strikes with another prophesy
Athos Salome the future seer nicknamed "Living Nostradamus" has predicted that catastrophic floods and earthquakes are set to roll through the world over the...
World’s ‘most sought-after’ whisky sells for $2.7 million
For those who appreciate the finer tipples in life, a bottle of the world’s “most sought-after Scotch whisky” sold for more than £2.1 million ($2.7...
Israel-Hamas war: Premature babies safely evacuated from Gaza
Thirty-one premature Palestinian babies have been successfully evacuated from Gaza city's Al-Shifa hospital.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the babies were relocated to...
Dominican Republic: At least 21 dead after storm brings torrential rain
At least 21 people have died in the Dominican Republic after heavy rain over the weekend which displaced thousands of residents, officials say.An...
Nigeria frees 4,000 inmates
The Nigerian government has announced that more than 4,000 prisoners have been released to ease overcrowding in jails.Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said those freed...
US ex-President Jimmy Carter’s wife Rosalynn dies aged 96
Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96.The Carter Center confirmed in a...
First Ghanaian elected to US Congress sworn in
Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.) was sworn into the House, officially cementing him as the first Black individual to represent Rhode Island in Congress.Amo, a...
WHO declares loneliness a ‘global public health concern’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared loneliness to be a pressing global health threat, with the US surgeon general saying that its mortality...
Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons
The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and...
Myanmar: Eight children killed in military strike
Eleven people, including eight children, have been killed in Myanmar's Chin State after a military jet bombed a school, villagers say.Locals say the strike...
Liberia election result: George Weah and Joseph Boakai in neck and neck race
With results in from more than 85% of polling stations in Liberia's run-off election, opposition candidate Joseph Boakai is slightly ahead of President George...
10 African countries with the best road infrastructure
The World Bank calls roads the arteries through which the economy pulses. Roads link up producers with markets, get workers to their jobs, help...
Malawi’s President bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel for himself and his government in a bid to save money.The measure...
Vatican reacts to ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons
The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and...
Ghanaian man that killed mother-of-three in accident in UK indicted
Samuel Ankrah, the Ghanaian man accused of causing a deadly motorcycle crash that killed a West Chester mother of three has been indicted.The crash...
Remains of missing lady found in boyfriend’s refrigerator
A tip from a Texas man’s ex-wife led police to discover the remains of a woman missing for over a year in his refrigerator, according to...
Togolese journalists jailed for defaming Minister
Two journalists in Togo have been sent to prison for defaming a Minister on social media.Newspaper Editor, Loic Lawson and Freelance reporter, Anani Sossou...
Liberia run-off poll results point to tight race
Initial results from the presidential run-off election in Liberia point to an extremely tight race.With almost a quarter of the results in, President George...
Israeli envoy dismisses UN Security Council resolution
We've got some reaction coming in after the UN Security Council backed a resolution calling for "extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza.It passed with 12...
Israeli Defense Forces raid Gaza hospital on 40th day of war
It is hard to know what is going on in Gaza City tonight but we are hearing occasional explosions over a live video feed...
National Geographic announces 2024 ‘cool list’
National Geographic Traveller has published a roster of 30 places and experiences comprising its 2024 ‘cool list.’About half the list is in Europe, including...
Landlord murders 3 tenants over late rent
A Queens landlord stabbed his girlfriend and two tenants to death — then walked into an NYPD stationhouse and confessed he “did something bad”...
Israel says it is carrying out an operation against Hamas in Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military says it is carrying out a "precise and targeted operation against Hamas" in part of Al-Shifa Hospital "based on intelligence information...
US stamp sells for a record-breaking $2m
A rare US postage stamp has sold for $2m (£1.63m) in a New York auction, setting the record for the most expensive single US...
Mass grave being dug at Gaza hospital, as Israel confirms hostage death
Mass grave is being dug at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, a witness tells a BBC reporter in Gaza.The witness says he saw...
Shared parental leave to be introduced in South Africa
South Africa is set to become the first country in Africa to introduce a shared parental leave after a High Court decided that both...
Nigeria to withdraw police from VIP security duty
Nigeria will withdraw police officers from VIP security duties in line with a presidential directive, a minister has said.State Minister of Police Affairs Hajia...
Abducted Zimbabwe opposition activist found dead
A Zimbabwe opposition activist who was abducted at the weekend while campaigning ahead of key by-elections has been found dead.Tapfumanei Masaya's body was found...
Bodies of 16 migrants found on Mauritania coast
The authorities in Mauritania say the bodies of 16 people thought to be migrants have been found on the country's northern coast.The discovery on...
WHO says Gaza hospital unable to bury dead bodies
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Gaza's largest hospital as "nearly a cemetery."Al-Shifa hospital - which is located in the north of Gaza...
Kenyans get tree-planting holiday
Kenyans have been given a special holiday to plant 100 million trees as part of the government's goal to plant 15 billion trees in...