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WHO and Africa CDC launch Covid-19 laboratories network

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) have launched a new laboratory network that will reinforce genome sequencing...

Google and Twitter vow to block voting misinformation

Google and Twitter have said they are clamping down further on misinformation online ahead of the US elections. Messaging platforms expect a flood of false...

Social media users capture red, orange skies in dozen US states [Videos+Photos]

The wildfires raging in more than a dozen western United States (U.S.) states have painted the sky and polluted the air, causing disturbing scenes to unfold in...

Woman banished for allegedly sleeping with neighbours’ teenage sons

A 35-year-old woman from Kenyoni One Village in Kitutu Chache North in Kisii County has been banished from her in-laws’ community after she allegedly...

Doctor shares harrowing account after removing wax and dead skin from man’s ear

An audiologist known as 'the wax whisperer' has said even he was left feeling a little nauseous after removing wax from a man's ear...

4 Nigerians arrested for allegedly hacking, siphoning funds from Philippine bank

The National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) on Tuesday arrested four Nigerian nationals at Muntinlupa City for alleged involvement in an international syndicate that hacks...

White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers

 The U.S. government on Monday will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers on inbound international flights for COVID-19, Yahoo News has learned.  The screening operations have...

Mexican journalist who wrote about crime found beheaded

A Mexican journalist who wrote about crime in the violent Gulf Coast state of Veracruz was found beheaded on Wednesday, local media reported, the...

Scotland’s Covid-19 contact tracing app goes live

Scotland’s new contact tracing app to help combat the spread of coronavirus has gone live. The Scottish government has said the software will support the...

British Airways owner scraps flights after ‘levelling off’ in bookings

The owner of British Airways (BA) has joined rivals by announcing significant cuts to flight schedules, blaming a “levelling off” in passenger demand. International Airlines...

Plans for 10 million Covid-19 tests attacked

The government’s scientific advisory group earlier said mass testing could lead to a large number of false-positive results. The mass testing programme would cost £100bn...

Bizarre: Python bites man’s manh**d[photos]

A man in Thailand is recovering in hospital after a python latched its fangs onto his penis while he was using his toilet earlier...

READ: Trump’s shocking question to Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed what happened when he visited United States President, Donald Trump at the White House in April 2018. According to him, President...

19-year-old COVID-19 patient raped by ambulance driver, suspect arrested!

A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an ambulance driver on her way to hospital after she tested positive for Covid-19. She is said to have...

Trump calls Biden ‘st*pid,’ demands apology for challenging him on vaccines

Republican President Donald Trump, accused by Joe Biden of putting lives at risk in his handling of the coronavirus, on Monday called his Democratic...

Shocking as goat enters police car, chews papers and headbutts female officer

In a bizarre incident, a police officer in Georgia, the United States of America picked up an unwanted passenger after a goat climbed into...

Man live-streams own death

A caring and loyal man tragically live-streamed his own death on Facebook with app TikTok scrambling to remove the clip which is being re-shared by its...

Only Trump can prevent another 9/11 – Osama bin Laden’s niece

Osama Bin Laden's niece has said Donald Trump is the only president who can prevent another 9/11 attack on America. Noor Bin Ladin, who is...

Michael Jackson ranks richest dead star with yearly earning of £46million

Michael Jackson has ranked at the top of a rich list of late stars, with annual earnings coming in at £46million. The Smooth Criminal singer, who...

After Covid-19 then what?

“We are not in normal times, we need a cure, we need a vaccine.” Global institutions such as the WHO, Centre for Disease Control...

3-year-old girl raped and murdered!

A three-year-old girl has been raped and murdered in India as part of an on-going feud between rival families, the victim’s father claims. The child,...

Ghanaian based in UK in trouble for spending money accidentally paid into her account

A cleaner, who accidentally received £90,000 in her bank account but did not tell anyone, is now under investigation. Comfort Konadu, 52, mistakenly received the...

Indian Prime Minister’s Twitter account hacked

Twitter has said that an account for the personal website of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hacked. Series of tweets were sent from...

Coronavirus in Africa: Overcrowding might explain mystery of low death rate

Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa's bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As the number of infections dips...

US black man killed in police ‘spit hood’ restraint

An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police and held face down to the road for two...

Global vaccine supply fears as US rejects coalition

As we mentioned earlier, the Trump administration has indicated it will not be joining a WHO-backed coalition of 172 countries to share equitably any...

Pregnant woman cut open to death at her ‘baby shower’ [Photos]

A young pregnant woman has been found dead with her baby cut out of her body after she was allegedly lured by an old...

UAE implicated in lethal drone strike that killed 26 unarmed cadets in Libya [Video]

The BBC has uncovered new evidence that a drone operated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) killed 26 unarmed cadets at a military academy...

Fatal police shooting of Black man sparks protests in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, during a confrontation Monday afternoon in South LA, sparking protests at...

Burial date for Ghanaian YouTube star announced

Twenty-four-year-old pregnant Ghanaian YouTube star dancer, Nicole Thea, who died along with her unborn son is set to be buried on September 4, 2020. Nicole...

How a child with a fractured skull grew up to become the ‘world’s fastest human calculator’

What’s 869,463,853 times 73? While the average person would still be reaching for their calculator, 20-year-old Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash already has the answer. It’s 63,470,861,269 and...

There’s a legitimate way to end coronavirus vaccine trials early, Fauci says

A COVID-19 vaccine could be available earlier than expected if ongoing clinical trials produce overwhelmingly positive results, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top...

Woman dies during baptism after being grabbed by ‘mermaids’

A 26-year-old woman iidentified as Rutendo Nhemachena has reportedly died while undergoing baptism at Manyame river in Zimbabwe.  Nhemachena is believed to have been possessed by a...

Woman grabbed by ‘mermaids’ during baptism dies [photo]

In a tragic turn of events, a 26-year-old Seke woman drowned in Manyame River in Zimbabwe during a cleansing ceremony. The people, who were with...

COVID-19; AU and Caricom countries to benefit from new deal

African Union (AU) member states and countries in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) are the direct beneficiaries of a new collaboration by...

Two snakes caught fighting over a female snake in man’s kitchen table

A man's peaceful home was shattered when two large snakes smashed through his kitchen ceiling. David Tait was shocked when the carpet snakes tumbled on...

Hundreds of students boycott the start of the school year in Belarus

Hundreds of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday, answering a call from exiled opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to...

Tourist grabs a tiger’s testicles as she poses for a photo

A tourist has been criticised for 'humiliating' a tiger after she fearlessly grabbed its testicles at a zoo in Thailand.   The woman was visiting the Tiger...

US coronavirus cases fast rising among children

There has been an exponential rise in the total number of coronavirus cases, hospitalisation and deaths among children and teenagers in the United States...

Check out how much this sheep was sold (photos)

sheep sold for a record 350,000 guineas -- or around $490,000 in American money -- at an auction in Scotland this week. The lamb, named...