It was a case of a ‘real-life movie’ as an AirAsia passenger plane was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a snake was detected in its overhead lights. The incident, which the airline described as “very rare”, took place last week aboard a flight from the capital […]
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The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its seventh year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. The winner will spend three […]
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In the middle of rising tensions over Ukraine, Moscow has reported that a Russian anti-submarine destroyer on Saturday chased off a United States submarine near the Kuril Islands, causing it to leave the county’s territorial waters. According to Russia’s defence ministry, the US Navy Virginia -class submarine was detected by […]
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Russia has all it needs to carry out a minor or complete invasion and occupation of all or parts of Ukraine.This was the view shared by Norway’s head of military intelligence, vice admiral Nils Andreas Stensones at the presentation of the Norwegian intelligence services’ annual threat assessment report on Friday. […]
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Following President Joe Biden’s orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, a few dozen elite U.S. troops and equipment were seen on Sunday landing in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. According to USA Today Online, hundreds more infantry troops of the 82nd […]
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Mali’s junta has called on Denmark to immediately withdraw a contingent of troops deployed to the West African nation as part of an international counter-terrorism force. The junta – which took power in a coup in 2020 – said the deployment of about 90 Danish soldiers had taken place without […]
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Following a recently attempted coup d’etat coup to overthrow Burkina Faso’s President Roch KaboréCiting worsening insecurity and Mr Kaboré’s alleged inability to unite the nation, the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration or MPSR has assured partners and friends of Burkina Faso that it will respect international commitments including respect […]
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At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured onThursday (13th of January) after an explosion in western Ghana. According to the Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the incident occurred after a truck carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle around noon in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso some 300 […]
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A three-eyed cow born in India has been dubbed a “divine miracle” and villagers have been queueing up to worship it after it was claimed to be a reincarnation of Hindu God, Shiva. The rare calf was born with an extra eye on its forehead and four nostrils. Some residents […]
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Local Taliban officials in Badghis province say two earthquakes in the province have killed at least 26 people, including five women.Baz Mohammad Sarwari, the Taliban’s cultural director in Badghis, told the daily Al-Itteha Rooz that only 15 people had been killed in the village of Badruk in Qades district. According […]
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