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Zambian rights activists, on Saturday, hailed as a ‘huge milestone’ a decision to scrap two British colonial-era laws: the death penalty and making criticism of the country’s leader a punishable offence. President Hakainde Hichilema,…

Authorities in The Gambia say they have arrested four people for an alleged failed coup against the administration of President Adama Barrow, the first such defiance to his government since he defeated long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh, MSN…

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run education ministry has suspended university education for female students until further notice. A letter published Tuesday, Dec. 20, by the higher education ministry instructed Afghan public and private…

A criminal court, in Tripoli, in Libya, on Monday, sentenced 17 people to death for belonging to the jihadist group Islamic State (IE) and committing deadly violence on its behalf in Libya, according to the Prosecutor General’s office.…

Father Frank Pavone, a well-known pro-life activist and national director of the organisation Priests for Life, has been dismissed from the clerical state for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of the…

Czech-born Nigerian artiste, Yemi Akinyemi Dele, 41, will be among the eight crew members to join Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa’s crew on a trip around the Moon next year on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets. This was coming four…

Twitter owner, Mr. Elon Musk, has disclosed Apple intends to ban the social network from all its devices without reasons, thereby denying users access to the platform. “Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store,…

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world’s eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations (UN), AFP reports. AP quoted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as saying, “The milestone is an occasion to…

Less than three months before the Opening Ceremony, an international group of officials are in Lake Placid, N.Y. through Monday, October 24, for a final check of venues and operations for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games.…

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