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Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for Covid-19

Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace said the monarch is experiencing mild “cold-like symptoms” but expects to...

Ukraine conflict: Biden says he is convinced Putin has decided to invade

US President Joe Biden has said he is convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch an invasion of Ukraine, and that an...

6 African nations to get mRNA vaccine technology

The World Health Organization has announced that six African countries will be given the revolutionary mRNA technology to set up their own vaccine production...

US woman becomes first female to be cured of HIV

A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of HIV. The patient was being...

Samuel Eto’o declared father of 22-year-old woman

Retired footballer Samuel Eto’o has been declared as the biological father of a 22-year-old woman in Madrid. The former striker has never acknowledged that he...

‘I’ve spent over £73k on plastic surgery and nearly died – but I want more’

A self-proclaimed "plastic surgery fanatic" who has spent over £73,000 ($100,000) on surgeries to date and once nearly died on the operating table has...

The story of Amha Selassie, who is regarded as the last emperor of Ethiopia

Historians say he was proclaimed ruler of Ethiopia three times. The first was in 1960, the second in 1975, and the third in 1989...

Woman, 53, dies after suspected botched butt enlargement surgery

A Connecticut woman has died after she was dumped outside a Bronx hospital, unconscious and partially naked, after she reportedly received botched butt injections. Maxine Messam, of...

Heads of public institutions sacked in Akufo-Addo’s tenure

The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yaw Kwakwa, was dismissed from his job. Journalists broke his dismissal to him while...

Migrants sew mouths shut in quest for Mexico passage to US border

A dozen undocumented migrants on Mexico's southern border sewed their mouths shut on Tuesday in a bid to convince the country's immigration authority to...

Outrage as female Minister advises husbands to beat their ‘stubborn’ wives ‘gently’

A Malaysian female minister has sparked outrage after she advised husbands to beat their 'stubborn' wives 'gently' to discipline them for 'unruly' behaviour. Siti Zailah...

Algeria to give monthly pay to unemployed people

Algeria’s president says the government will introduce unemployment benefits for young adults as the country struggles with high rates of joblessness. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told...

Kenya minister wants gay students to be day scholars

Kenya’s education minister says gay students infringing on the rights of other learners should not be allowed to attend boarding schools. Prof George Magoha advised...

Liberia marks 200-year anniversary amid economic challenges

Year-long celebrations have begun in Liberia to commemorate the time when freed slaves from the US first arrived there two centuries ago. They then went...

Priest quits over baptism rules

A Catholic priest has resigned after the Vatican ruled he bungled thousands of baptisms over 25 years as he used the wrong words. Between 1995 and 2021,...

Man sleeping with his own sister kills her after she had sex with another man

A Texas man, who had been sleeping with his own sister, beat her to death with a baseball bat after he found out she...

CNN’s Anderson Cooper announces birth of second son

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his second son on Thursday's "AC360" broadcast. Cooper said his newborn son's name is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper." "He...

Mother jailed after boyfriend killed her son

A US woman, whose boyfriend killed her son while she was at work, has been sentenced to 16 months in jail. Rebecca Hogue, 29,...

17 celebrity first date stories that range from ‘cute’ to ‘girl, ghost him’

A year after meeting on the set of Green Lantern, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds went on a double date…with other people. 2. When Charlize Theron was in her 20s, she...

Man hammers nail into pregnant woman’s head to ‘enable her birth baby boy’

A woman pregnant with a girl in Pakistan had a nail hammered into her head by a "faith healer" who claimed it would help her...

Women in Kenya celebrate as govt legalizes polygamy

A new law that went into effect in Kenya makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And...

Ukraine tensions: Joe Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now

US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military...

Update: West Ham defender fined £250k and faces possible four year jail term

West Ham has fined defender, Kurt Zouma two weeks wages after he was filmed kicking and hitting his pet cat. The club initially condemned the...

Ghana lifts travel restrictions on South Korea

Ghana has lifted the restriction on all travellers from South Korea, effective 4 February, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The government...

Rare photos of goat born with eyes in the middle of forehead

A mutant goat with eyes in the middle of its forehead has been found on a Turkish farm. Ahmet Kartal, 40, a livestock farmer, said he...

Czech millionaire investigated over alleged 417km/h motorway drive with his Bugatti Chiron [Video]

Germany is famous for having no speed limits on stretches of its motorways, but a Czech millionaire appearing to do 417km/h (260 mph) may...

Cristiano Ronaldo currently scores over €1.7 million per Instagram post

Portugal International, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person to reach 400 million followers on Instagram, making him the most followed profile on the platform. The...

Marry 5 wives or be jailed – Swaziland King orders country men

The King of Swaziland, King Mswati III, has made a declaration in the country that men are required to marry at least five wives...

The English test that ruined thousands of lives

A BBC investigation has raised fresh doubts about the evidence used to throw thousands of people out of the UK for allegedly cheating in...

New porn verification rules – how it works to protect children

New legislation that strengthens the safety of internet users across the UK has been announced by the Government. Marking Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, February 8, the...

Pope Benedict asks for forgiveness but denies wrongdoing over child sex abuse cases

Pope Benedict XVI has pushed back against accusations that he knew in 1980 that a priest under his control was an abuser, while denying he had intentionally...

New plot to Hushpuppi’s case

The Nigerian government has disclosed its intentions to possibly extradite a suspended police officer, Abba Kyari, to the United States for his alleged involvement...

Escaped pet snake called Medusa now at home

Nine days after it went missing, a two-metre (6ft) pet snake called Medusa is now said to be back with its owner. The yellow anaconda...

New rapid test detects Covid-19 in the air in 30 minutes

An American company has announced the launch of a new rapid environmental test to detect Covid-19 in the air. Thermo Fisher Scientific, the company behind...

Report your exes for arrest – Police give special offer ahead of Vals Day

While many think about expressing love on Valentine’s Day, a Georgia police department jokingly encouraged people to turn in their bad exes for Valentine’s...

Horrific Video: Former Chelsea defender caught kicking his pet cat

A truly horrific video has surfaced online showing former Chelsea defender, Kurt Zouma kicking and slapping his cat. The clip makes for pretty disturbing viewing...

Kevin Prince Boateng & Sulley Muntari should be called back to the Black Stars team – Kwaisey Pee [Video]

Highlife musician Kwaisey Pee has charged the next Black Stars coach to call Ghanaian players Kevin Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari back to the...

Police on high alert in Haiti as political uncertainty looms, no President to swear in

Today marks five years since Haitian President Jovenel Moïse came into office in an election that, instead of shoring up democracy in an already volatile Haiti,...

E-Levy: Time is ticking for crisis-ridden Ghanaian economy – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken to social media to express himself on the current state of Ghana's economy and the controversial E-Levy...

Ghanaians would’ve rejected you for your dreadlocks – Ras Kuuku tells Senegal’s coach after AFCON win

Dancehall musician, Ras Kuuku, has taken to social media to praise the coach of Senegal's national football team, Aliou Cisse, following his dramatic penalty...