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COVID-19: New York City to offer residents $100 to get vaccinated

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a free $100 incentive to anyone who goes to a city-run vaccination site for their...

Old man caught raping goat

A Malaysian old man's libido has landed him in police grips, after initially leading him to a loafing shed where he raped a goat. He...

Bizarre: Baby girl born with twins inside her stomach

A baby girl, born in Israel earlier this month, had the embryo of a twin inside her stomach, in what medical officials say was...

Police officer arrested after threat to shoot suspect

A Colorado police officer has been arrested after being filmed threatening to kill a man during an arrest. Body camera footage shows Aurora policeman, John...

40-year-old slice of Prince Charles and Diana’s wedding cake to be auctioned

Forty years after Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer‘s fairytale wedding, a slice of the wedding cake is going up for auction. The large slice of cake icing...

Meet the first visually impaired Asian to climb to the top of Mount Everest [Photos]

Eight million people in China are blind, but opportunities for them remain limited. This year, only 11 in the country took the college entrance exams. Many...

Nasa sends mold that can ‘organise itself and transmit knowledge’

Nasa is sending slime that can learn, adapt, and move to the International Space Station via a mission next month in collaboration with the European Space Agency. The naturally occurring slime...

Barack Obama joins NBA Africa

The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner.President Obama will help advance...

Elderly customary ruler abducted by gang on motorbikes

Police in Nigeria say they are trying to locate and rescue a prominent traditional ruler who has been abducted by gunmen in the north...

Tokyo Olympics: Boxer ‘bites’ opponent’s ear in heavyweight fight

Morocco boxer, Youness Baalla, channeled his inner Mike Tyson as he shockingly attempts to bite New Zealander David Nyika's ear during their heavyweight fight. Baalla somehow avoided being...

Naomi Osaka exits 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Japanese superstar, Naomi Osaka, suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earn a straight-set win in Tokyo. Osaka, 23, has...

Tokyo Olympics: Chinese weightlifter wins gold on one leg

Chinese weightlifter, Li Fabin, broke two Olympic records on Sunday, and he did so with a bit of flair. On his opening clean and jerk...

World Drowning Prevention Day marked

The United Nations (UN) on Sunday, July 25, 2021, marked the world’s first-ever World Drowning Prevention Day. This follows a historic resolution by the UN...

Nigeria school kidnappers abduct man delivering ransom

Kidnappers in Nigeria have seized a man who was sent to deliver a ransom payment to secure the release of dozens of abducted school...

Man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines dies of virus [Photo]

A California man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines on social media has died after a month-long battle with the virus. Stephen Harmon, a member of the...

Promoters of ‘LGBTQ+ bill’ want Ghana blacklisted – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A leading member in the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, says politicians and citizens championing the anti LGBTQ+ bill against those vying for same-sex...

Serial killer on death row dies of natural causes

A man sentenced to death in the US state of California for murdering a 12-year-old girl and four other women has died of natural...

South Sudan names woman to head parliament

Jemma Nunu Kumba, the incumbent secretary-general of the ruling party, will become the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan, the...

Murdered Haiti President laid to rest [Photos]

Haiti's murdered president, Jovenel Moïse, has been laid to rest today, July 23, 2021, more than two weeks after he was assassinated in a...

LeBron James is first active NBA player to become a billionaire

NBA player Lebron James is now the NBA’s first billion-dollar man, having just crossed that hallowed mark in total career earnings.  Although a lot of Michael...

Man stabbed to death while filming a music video [Photos]

A man was fatally stabbed while filming a music video near Brixton Tube station in south London.  The victim, Shane Jerome, in his early 20s,...

Firm fined £2.6m for claiming clothes prevent Covid

An Australian activewear firm has been fined £2.6m (5m Australian dollars) for claiming its clothing “eliminated” and stopped the spread of Covid. Lorna Jane had...

Madagascar ‘foils plot to kill President’

Madagascar says it has thwarted an attempt to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina. The chief prosecutor's office said several Malagasy citizens and foreigners had been arrested...

100,000 will die of Covid-19 globally between now and end of Olympics – WHO

More than 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 around the world between now and the end of the Olympic Games, the head of the...

Man killed during struggle with teen who climbed window to see his 14-year-old daughter

A Louisiana father was killed in a shooting battle with a teenage boy, who sneaked into his house to meet his 14-year-old daughter. Police said...

Former DJ in court for inciting South Africa unrest

A well-known former radio DJ in South Africa has been denied bail after appearing in court on charges of inciting violence that followed the...

Tunisia Health Minister sacked as Covid-19 spirals

Tunisia's Health Minister, Faouzi Mehdi has been sacked as the country struggles to cope with surging numbers of coronavirus cases. He faced criticism for organizing...

Covid: The Mexican villages refusing to vaccinate

In November Pascuala Vázquez Aguilar had a strange dream about her village Coquilteel, nestled among the trees in the mountains of southern Mexico. A...

Watch world’s richest man Jeff Bezos go to space and back in 11 minutes [Video]

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, went to space and back Tuesday morning on an 11-minute, supersonic joy ride aboard the rocket and capsule...

Domestic abuse: ‘I went to prison three times – I’m so ashamed’

Mike acknowledges many people would be able to cope better than him with grief, the stresses of work and financial pressure. Throw in "a toxic...

Watch how brave mother rescues her son from broad daylight kidnapping

A CCTV footage released by police has captured the scary moment a five-year-old was almost kidnapped in broad daylight in Queens, New York. According to...

The MP who was slapped but not beaten

When Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur hit global headlines for becoming the first North African woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, another Tunisian woman...

Oil producing nations agree deal to control prices

Oil producing nations have agreed to increase their output, with the aim of reducing prices and easing pressure on the world economy. The Opec cartel...

Fuel tanker explodes; at least 13 killed

At least 13 people were killed when a petrol tanker overturned and caught fire in western Kenya over the weekend. The truck collided with another...

Man plays ‘football’ with bundles of cash at mother’s funeral [Video]

Nigerian businessman, Obi Cubana, has been trending over the weekend on social media after his friends presented 246 cows to him during his mother's...

Reporters Without Borders calls for prosecution of Kennedy Agyapong

Reporters Without Borders has urged Ghanaian authorities to prosecute Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, for threatening a journalist with The Multimedia...

WhatsApp to let users message without their phones

WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will let people message without using their phone for the first time. At present, WhatsApp is linked to...

Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police

Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint operation...

Pirates on rampage in Gulf of Guinea – Abducts Ghanaian fishing vessel crew

Pirates have abducted nine crew members of Ghanaian-registered fishing vessels in separate attacks off the Gulf of Guinea. Five abductees in the first attack have...

‘Virginity-repair’ surgery set to be banned

Virginity testing, where women are examined to see if their hymen is intact, and repair surgery are set to be outlawed in England and...