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Jay-Z, Meek Mill team up to block rap lyrics from being used in court

Jay-Z is leading a list of music industry titans throwing their support behind a proposed New York state law that aims to stop prosecutors from...

Father on the run with 7-year-old daughter to stop her from getting Covid-19 vaccine

A Canadian man admitted on a right-wing talk show that he is keeping his daughter away from her mother and is staying in an...

Shoot-to-kill order given to Nigeria prison guards

Nigeria’s Interior Minister has ordered prison guards across the country to shoot and kill anyone who attempts a jailbreak. Over the last year, armed groups...

Schoolboy, 12, killed in crash on his way to play football

A brilliant schoolboy was on his way to play Sunday League football when he died in a crash - with his family paying a heartbreaking tribute....

COVID-19: Man ‘paralysed’ in car crash claims he can walk and talk after taking vaccine

Dularchand Munda, 55, from India, has regained the ability to walk and talk for the first time since a car crash in 2017 after...

Pensioner unable to shut his eyes for 3 years after ‘botched’ cosmetic surgery

A pensioner claims botched surgery means he hasn't been able to close his eyes - for nearly three years. Pete Broadhurst, 79, splashed out £11,000...

WhatsApp announces major update to service – here’s how to try it out first

WhatsApp has announced a major change to the service which will give friends and family the chance to react to what you say. In plans...

Wealth of world’s 10 richest men doubled in pandemic – Oxfam

The pandemic has made the world’s wealthiest far richer but has led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam. Lower incomes...

Woman, 74 exonerated after spending 27 years in prison for murder she didn’t commit

A Tennessee woman who was wrongfully convicted of murdering her great-niece and spent 27 years in prison, was exonerated this week. On June 26, 1987, Joyce Watkins,...

Tennis star, Novak Djokovic loses Australian visa appeal

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his last-ditch court bid to stay in Australia and is set to be deported. The Federal Court upheld a...

5 men arrested for stealing maize

Twenty-seven tonnes of maize were reportedly stolen from the port of the Angolan city of Benguela. The goods, bought for Angola’s Strategic Food Reserve,...

Ghana removed from EU’s money laundering list – Akufo-Addo

Ghana has officially been removed from the European Union’s list of money laundering and terrorist financing countries, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The European...

Man, 34, who faked own death to evade charges caught by police after catching Covid

A fugitive who faked his own death to escape charges in the US was caught when he was admitted to a hospital in Scotland...

Tiktok star dead in fight with boyfriend over video game

A Tiktok creator has died after his boyfriend allegedly strangled him in a fight over a video game, according to reports. Rory Teasley, 28, was...

Govt sponsors 8 engineering lecturers for oil and gas training in Canada

The government's Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity (AOGC) programme has selected eight (8) engineering lecturers from various Technical Institutions to go for training at...

Teacher, 23, killed during jogging

A 23-year-old primary school teacher killed while jogging along a canal path was murdered by stranger police believe. Ashling Murphy was attacked while...

COVID-19: Woman stuck in blind date’s house by sudden lockdown

It was supposed to be a quick get-to-know-you — but a snap Covid lockdown forced a Chinese woman to stay with her blind date at his...

AstraZeneca says early trial data indicates third dose helps against Omicron

AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated an increase in antibodies against the Omicron and...

‘Poisonous’ woman creates 30 fake Instagram accounts to get ex-boyfriend jailed

A "poisonous" ex-girlfriend sent herself threats from a fake Instagram account to try and get an innocent man sent to jail. Courtney Ireland-Ainsworth, who was...

Ghana’s Cardinal Turkson breaks on Vatican resignation [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Didn't Resign From Vatican - Ghana’s Cardinal Turkson Breaks Silence Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become...

I was sexually abused by a priest, then I became a priest

In November, a report from the Nebraska attorney general’s office identified hundreds of victims who’d made “credible allegations of sexual abuse against 57 Catholic Church officials in...

Woman, 22, mortified realising belly button was incorrectly pierced 8 years ago

A woman was left mortified when she realised she had her belly button incorrectly pierced eight years after getting it done. Faith Kelly, 22,...

Cervical Cancer: WHO aims at vaccinating 90% of girls globally against HPV by 2030

The World Health Organisation (WHO) through the Cervical Cancer elimination initiative is aiming at vaccinating 90% of girls globally with the human papillomavirus, or...

Horrifying moment 18-year-old dumped her newborn baby in dustbin

An 18-year-old New Mexico mother who was caught on video throwing her newborn child into a dumpster told police she did not know she...

Surgeons successfully transplant pig’s heart into human for the first time in history

Surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human being for the first time ever offering hope to thousands in need of organs....

Canada deemed ‘very high’ risk for travel

Canada was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s highest-risk category for travel on Monday. The world’s second-largest country by total area,...

Man drowns 3 daughters after row with wife

A father in eastern Pakistan killed his three daughters, after a fight with his wife, police said on Monday. The girls, aged 9, 8, and...

Mali ‘strongly condemns’ ECOWAS sanctions; closes land borders

The Malian government slammed regional sanctions, imposed after the ruling military junta failed to bring forward elections to introduce democratic rule, as “illegal” on...

Girl just three weeks into job shot dead during late shift

A teenage girl was shot and killed during a robbery as she worked a shift at a Burger King. Chilling footage of the shooting appeared...

Popular comedian found dead in hotel while on tour

Bob Saget has died at the age of 65, it has been reported. The comedian and actor passed away last night in a hotel in Orlando,...

At least 6 dead, 32 injured after huge rock falls on boats

At least six people were killed and dozens injured after a massive rock formation collapsed on top of three boats in Brazil  in...

UN holds flag installation ceremony for members on Security Council

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday held a flag installation ceremony for countries of the newly elected non-permanent members to serve from 2022...

Google Map assists in arrest of Italian mafia fugitive

An Italian mafia boss who has been on the run for decades has been arrested after he was spotted on Google Maps. Gioacchino Gammino, 61,...

10,000 bees join protest in Chile, 7 police officers stung

Four beekeepers were detained after protesting in front of Chile’s presidential palace in Santiago on Monday, according to local officials, with seven police officers...

World’s oldest living person, turns 119

Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest living person, turned 119 years old on Sunday, according to a Twitter post published by her great-granddaughter, Junko Tanaka. "Great...

COVID-19: Mum woke from 28-day coma after being treated with Viagra

A nurse fighting for her life in a 28-day Covid coma was saved after colleagues used Viagra to treat her. Monica Almeida, 37, was just...

Covid-19: UAE bans foreign travel for citizens without booster jab

The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will ban citizens who have not had three doses of a vaccine against Covid-19 from travelling...

Desmond Tutu: Body of South African hero to be aquamated

The late anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to be aquamated - a process using water that is described as an environmentally friendly alternative...

Man saves lady from falling off train while recording TikTok challenge

A TikTok skit almost turned fatal for an Indonesian lady who tripped and fell off a moving train. The Tiktoker who was participating in the...

Ghanaian officials can be corrupt – Family of IG model found dead says amid demands for autopsy in US [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Ghanaian Officials Can Be Corrupt’ – Family Of IG Model Found Dead The family of the X-rated American model, Tyger Booty, who was...