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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Ekeomah Atuonwu WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature dubbed Communities, which allows users to organize groups into larger structures that could be used in workplaces or schools. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, the parent company, announced this in a Facebook post, saying that the new WhatsApp feature will allow for deeper […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Police in Michigan have released video of a black man being shot in the back of the head by a white cop during a struggle over the officer’s Taser following a traffic stop, prompting calls for justice as the family’s high-profile attorney claimed ‘unnecessary, excessive use of force was used.’ Police released footage […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The death of a pregnant woman in Senegal after she was denied a caesarean section in a hospital has sparked outrage in the West African country, where the president has promised an investigation. According to local press, Astou Sokhna died nine months pregnant on April 7 in a public hospital in the northern town of Louga, after […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Malian army said on Tuesday that three Europeans suspected of “terrorism” were apprehended in central Mali during operations against jihadists. “On April 10, 2022, a Malian military detachment from Diabaly arrested five suspects, including three European nationals,” the general staff said in a statement. The suspects were arrested in Diabaly, about 300 kilometers (185 […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The use of physical cash has been declining for years, but this trend only accelerated during the pandemic when contactless transactions became the name of the game. Hundreds of people are going much further than simply foregoing chip and pin—by having a microchip implanted into their skin that can be used in place […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The European Union is attempting to strengthen ties with Nigeria as it seeks to diversify its natural gas import sources in an effort to reduce reliance on Russian energy. Nigeria is Europe’s fourth largest supplier of liquefied natural gas. Currently, at least 40% of Nigeria’s gas is exported to Europe. In response to […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to the African Union (AU) for assistance in dealing with Russia’s aggression and has requested to address the continental body. Mr Zelensky spoke with Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday, and they discussed an AU statement issued in February calling for an immediate ceasefire and a return to negotiations. In response to Russia’s invasion of […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Elon Musk will not be joining Twitter’s board of directors, the social media company’s CEO announced late Sunday, in a reversal less than a week after announcing the Tesla CEO’s appointment. Musk was appointed to the Twitter board of directors after acquiring a 9.2% significant stake in the company and becoming its largest […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Michael Tetteh, Ghana’s sole professional glassblower, clenched his teeth as he gripped a red-hot ball of molten glass, his burned and blistered hands exposed against the steaming stack of wet newspaper he used to protect them. The 44-year-old toiled in the sweltering heat of scrap-metal kilns that reached nearly 1,500 degrees Celsius (2,700 degrees […]
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