Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style "community notes" where commenting on the accuracy...
Macron accused of ‘contempt’ over Africa remarks
Senegal and Chad have reacted strongly to remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about African countries being ungrateful over France's role in helping fight...
Search goes into night for survivors of Tibet quake
Rescuers searched into the night for survivors after a major earthquake killed at least 126 people and damaged more than 3,000 buildings in a...
HMPV: All you need to know about new virus outbreak in China
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms, but can increase risks or lead to more serious complications like...
USA: Nurse arrested for breaking bones of newborn babies in hospital NICU
A registered nurse has been arrested and charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse in the USA.
Henrico County Police announced Friday that Erin...
7-year-old boy rescued after five days in lion-infested Zimbabwean park
A young boy in Zimbabwe was rescued from a “lion-infested” national park after going missing for five days.
Tinotenda Pudu, 7, went missing from his village in...
Woman had eight organs removed in cancer treatment
A woman who had eight organs removed after being diagnosed with a rare cancer has returned to work.
Faye Louise, from Horsham, West Sussex, began...
Several US states declare emergencies as millions hit by huge winter storm
More than 60 million Americans are in the grips of a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over...
Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m
Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid GHC 19,079,359 ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight of...
World’s oldest person dies aged 116
A Japanese woman, recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116.
Tomiko Itooka died in a nursing home in...
Zambian officer claims drunkenness after freeing 13 detainees to celebrate New Year
A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say.Detective inspector...
Mystery virus breaks out in China, sparks fear of another pandemic
China is reportedly being ravaged by a mysterious viral outbreak that is overwhelming some hospitals.
Videos on social media appear to show hospital units overrun with...
Cybertruck blowing up near Trump hotel in Vegas an act of terrorism – Elon Musk
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and seven others with minor injuries.The...
Cybertruck filled with fuel and fireworks explodes at Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The driver...
Smoking one cigarette takes 20 minutes off a person’s life; study finds
Smokers are being urged to kick the habit for 2025 after a fresh assessment of the harms of cigarettes found they shorten life expectancy...
No more Gen Z, Alpha: A new generation of humanity starts in 2025
As we head into the new year, we’ll also be meeting a new generation: Generation Beta.You’re likely familiar with the generations that have come before this:...
Akufo-Addo mourns Jimmy Carter
President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to former United States(U.S) President Jimmy Carter following his death.In a statement, Akufo-Addo eulogised Mr Carter as...
Teen sentenced to life in prison for classmate’s death
A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the deathly of their classmate in March.The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames...
Biden and Trump lead tributes to ‘extraordinary’ Jimmy Carter after death
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have led tributes to former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100.Carter,...
South Korea plane crash kills 179 with investigation into cause under way
All passengers and most of the crew onboard a Jeju Air flight have died after the plane crash-landed at an airport in South Korea...
Former US President, Jimmy Carter dies aged 100
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed.
The former peanut farmer lived longer than any President in...
Man planning to propose to girlfriend dies in Christmas Day house fire while searching for the ring
A California man who was planning to propose to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve died during a Christmas Day house fire after searching...
Three migrants die attempting to cross Channel
Three people have died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat on Sunday morning, the French coastguard says.People ended up in...
Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning
Arsenic has been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in...
Georgia’s outgoing President refuses to quit as successor sworn in
Thousands of Georgians are protesting in the capital Tbilisi as a new President allied with the ruling Georgian Dream party was inaugurated.Mikheil Kavelashvili, a...
Trump sides with tech bosses in Maga fight over immigrant visas
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to side with technology bosses, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in a row over a visa programme that brings skilled...
Thousands protest in Georgia as new president sworn in
Thousands of Georgians are protesting in the capital Tbilisi as a new President allied with the ruling Georgian Dream party was inaugurated.Mikheil Kavelashvili, a...
Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey dies aged 73
Actress Olivia Hussey, who shot to international prominence as a teenager for her role in the acclaimed 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet,...
Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the President of neighbouring Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which...
Apple cancels iPhone 14 and iPhone SE for millions of users in 29 countries
Apple currently offers three iPhones with a Lightning connector: the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE 3rd generation.All three have just been...
Azerbaijan says plane hit by ‘external interference’ over Russia before crash
Azerbaijan's transport minister has said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on 25 December was subjected to "external interference" and damaged inside and out,...
At least 69 migrants dead after boat sank off Morocco, Mali says
At least 69 people died, including 25 Malian nationals, after a boat headed from West Africa to Spain capsized off Morocco on Dec. 19,...
South Korea MPs file motion to impeach acting President
South Korea's opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country's prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after...
Mozambique’s opposition leader vows to install himself as President
Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after rejecting his defeat in presidential...
Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas
The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an...
Passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashes with many feared dead
An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 67 passengers and five...
Three shot dead as gunmen attack Haiti hospital
At least three people have been killed when armed men in Haiti opened fire at medical staff, police and journalists during a briefing to...
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever
Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to a hospital after developing a fever, according to a spokesman for the Democrat."He remains in...
Anything, everything I can do; I’ll do for God – Denzel Washington after baptism
Denzel Washington is celebrating a big moment for him and his faith.The Oscar-winning actor, 69, was baptised and received a minister's license at the...
Trump wants mass deportations; a ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, and then an officer’s voice...