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Tears flow as mourners line Tanzania streets at Magufuli’s funeral [Photos]

Thousands of mourners have been filing past the coffin of Tanzania's ex-President John Magufuli, who died on Wednesday aged 61. His coffin, draped in the...

Funeral rites for late Magufuli begin

Mourners line the streets and gather at a church in Dar es Salaam to remember Tanzania's late president John Magufuli, before he is transported...

Kamala Harris congratulates new Tanzania President

United States (US) Vice-President, Kamala Harris, has congratulated Tanzania's new president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, the first woman to hold that office. She said the United...

HIV group in Ghana committed sexual abuse – Exclusive-Global Fund

Executives of a Ghanaian organisation supporting people living with HIV and AIDS demanded sex acts and money in exchange for access to benefits, the...

Twitter on fire after Joe Biden trips and falls while boarding a plane

Joe Biden on Friday managed to bring social media alive with memes after the US President lost his footing and tripped multiple times while...

‘Parties banned’ as Tanzania mourns late president

Residents of Tanzania’s main city of Dar es Salaam have been banned from holding any events or festivities whilst the nation mourns the late...

One-year-old baby shot in the head by Texas police

One-year-old Legend Smalls, who was accidentally shot by a Texas police officer, reportedly had part of his skull removed in order to relieve the swelling...

Artist’s walls capture the passing of time

Award-winning photographer, Eric Pillot, is promoting a solo exhibition at the Galerie DUMONTEIL under the theme of 'Parois,' the French word for walls. The Frenchman...

Justin Bieber features Burna Boy in new song [Listen]

A year after his successful album 'Changes,' Justin Bieber has delivered a new song off his latest 'Justice' album which features the Grammy-award winner,...

Meet the 69-year-old serial stowaway who has taken 30 flights without ticket or passport

Many people say the enjoyment went out of flying long ago, but Marilyn Hartman hasn’t let the nightmare of airports and airlines dampen her...

This country has just been named the happiest in the world

To say the past year has been a difficult one for people across the globe is something of an understatement. Not only has the Covid-19...

The woman set to become Tanzania’s next president

On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and on Thursday Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan...

Scientists want to build huge underground ‘doomsday vault’ on the moon

Scientists want to create an underground structure to store materials that can save us in case of an apocalypse-style situation. Proposed items to go in this bunker...

Man stabs ex-lover to death after stalking her

A man, who murdered his ex-girlfriend who he stabbed to death after stalking her as she went on a Tinder date, has been jailed...

Ban on same-s3x marriage ‘unconstitutional’ – Japan court rules

A Japanese court has ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a landmark decision that could herald a new era for marriage equality...

Church members bow to dead goat nailed to a cross [Video]

Church members were filmed bowing to a goat nailed on a cross in a religious gathering in Malawi. In the video, the members were seen...

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide

Finnish telecoms giant Nokia is to axe between 5,000 and 10,000 jobs worldwide in the next two years as it cuts costs. It is unclear...

Rare ancient Bible scroll, coins found in a cave in Israel [Photos]

Fragments of a Biblical scroll and other relics have been found in what officials call "historic discovery" in desert caves in Israel. The dozens of...

UK’s Prince Philip, 99, leaves hospital after four-week stay

Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, left a London hospital on Tuesday after a four-week stay for treatment for an infection...

Jehovah’s Witnesses using technology to spread God’s word amid COVID-19 restrictions

Jehovah’s Witnesses are advising the public to look out for e-mail, phone calls and even WhatsApp messages, as gathering restrictions due to the novel...

‘Half of US prison staff’ refuse vaccines

You may have read earlier about the call to President Donald Trump to use his influential voice with Republican supporters to urge them to...

2021 Oscar nominations: Full list out!

To cap off an extended and all-around unprecedented awards season, the Academy unveiled the 2021 Oscar nominations on Monday, announced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas via an early...

Nigerian govt congratulates Burna Boy for winning Grammy award

The Federal Government has congratulated Burna Boy who won the Best Global Album award at 2021 Grammy Awards which was held on Sunday, March 14. In...

Prophet goes impotent after he was caught with another man’s wife

A Prophet is now feared impotent after being stabbed with a piece of a broken beer bottle by a gold panner who caught him having...

Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions – Vatican decrees

The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin”. The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the...

Man dies in horror skydiving accident after his parachute fails to open

A skydiver has been killed after his parachute failed to open during a competition, it has been reported. The tragedy was said to have happened...

Let’s applaud Nigeria – Stonebwoy says after Burna & Wizkid’s Grammy win

Ghanaian dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has asked fellow African countries to laud Nigeria for their immense contribution towards music on the global scene. Moments after Burna...

Grammys 2021: 7 things to look out for and how to watch the ceremony

The 63rd Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday night, with performances from Billie Eilish, BTS, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Harry...

$27 million settlement for George Floyd’s family

A $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd has been unanimously approved by Minneapolis' City Council. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after...

AstraZeneca vaccine: WHO allays fears

Countries should not stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over fears it causes blood clots as there is no indication this is true, the World...

Prophet denied visa to Zambia [Video]

Nigerian prophet, Isaac Amata, has threatened the President of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, after the Zambian Immigration Department denied him a visa into the...

Covid pandemic: Biden eyes July 4 as ‘Independence Day’ from virus

President Joe Biden has said he is hopeful that America can “mark independence” from Covid-19 on 4 July if people get vaccinated. In his first...

Prince William breaks silence on Harry and Meghan’s interview

Prince William has said his family is not racist and he has not yet spoken to his brother since Harry and Meghan’s explosive interview. No...

Man, 23, sentenced for filming himself while raping a horse twice

A young man, who had sex with a horse, was accused by the owner of having "raped" her family's pet. The woman emotionally made her...

Audio cassette tape inventor dies at age 94

Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette tape, has died aged 94. An estimated 100 billion cassette tapes have been sold...

He came and held my breast – MP recounts harassment incident

Soroti District Member of Parliament (MP)-elect, Anna Ebaju Adeke, has dropped a bombshell by revealing that she was recently sexually harassed by a fellow...

YouTube to start deducting taxes from creators outside USA

YouTube is set to start deducting taxes from creators outside of United States (US) on the earnings they generate from viewers in the US. The...

Police officers mocked me when I told them a man raped me – Man shares horrific experience

A 28-year-old man from Tembisa, who was allegedly raped in Protea Glen in Soweto on Wednesday, March 3, has shared horrific details of the sad...

Trader gets painted stones instead of $36m of copper

A commodities trader was given painted stones instead of $36m (£26m) of copper from a Turkish supplier in a fraudulent deal last summer. Geneva-based Mercuria...

Top journalist resigns after attacks on him over Meghan and Harry

Piers Morgan, who prompted a backlash and an investigation from the United Kingdom's media regulator over his comments about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will depart...