Avellon Williams LONDON- Psychedelic compounds in magic mushrooms can help depressed people get out of negative patterns of thinking, a new study suggests. Researchers reported that psilocybin, found in mushrooms, induced a more flexible brain, which worked differently from regular antidepressants, even weeks after taking it. While this is not the first time the drug has […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The United States has approved a nearly $1 billion weapons sale to Nigeria, after lawmakers put the deal on hold due to concerns about possible human rights violations by the Nigerian government. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee both put a halt to the sale of 12 Bell […]
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Lisa Mugo Jonathan Lyndale Kirk professionally known as Dababy was involved in a shooting that happened in his North Carolina compound. According to TMZ, the rapper caught an intruder on his compound and shot him on the leg for trespassing then called 911. The Troutman Police Department revealed that the 26-year-old man climbed the fence surrounding the property. Dababy has not filed any […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Uber, a US-based ride-hailing company has dismissed its operations in Tanzania after six years of operation. Announcing the move through a statement sent to customers nationwide, Uber said it has suspended operations until an agreement is reached with Tanzanian authorities. “Current regulations in the transportation sector have created an environment that is not […]
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Avellon Williams BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – An estimated 15,000 educators from throughout the Caribbean will benefit from professional development training specially designed for them to assist students in recovering from learning losses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This training is part of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Programme called Let’s REAP which was developed cooperatively by the Caribbean […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA- It is time for the Caribbean region and the African continent to establish more direct contacts rather than relying on multilateral organizations for such links, according to Rwandan President Paul Kagame. During an address to a special joint session of the Jamaican Parliament at Gordon House in downtown Kingston on Thursday, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Heavy rains and flooding wreaked havoc on South Africa’s eastern coast, killing hundreds of people and destroying homes and roads. Flooding struck the KwaZulu-Natal province, which includes the coastal city of Durban. Roads cracked and deep fissures formed. A massive stack of shipping containers fell into muddy waters. A bridge was washed away, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta More than four in every 10 women in eastern and central Africa are battered by intimate partners, a new study says. Generally, women in sub-Saharan African nations were the worst off globally. During their lifetime, at least 44 percent of the women in central Africa and 38 percent in eastern Africa among ever-married […]
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Lisa Mugo Rapper Cardi B together with her husband Offset have finally shared images of their baby boy, 8 months after bringing him into the world. The hip-hop parents posted different pictures of their baby boy and revealed that his name is Wave Set Cephus. His middle name could possibly have been derived from his […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Israeli soldiers have killed five Palestinians in the illegally occupied West Bank, including a 14-year-old boy, as part of ongoing raids by Israel’s armed forces in response to a series of deadly attacks inside Israel. According to the Palestinian health ministry, two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid early Thursday, while three […]
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