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    The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice bans child marriages

    The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice has banned the marriage of persons under 18 years. It also set 18 years as the minimum age for marriage. The Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Sheikh Walid Al-Samaani, issued the new directive in a circular sent to all...

    China jails journalist for 4 years for reporting on coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan

    A Chinese court has sentenced a  journalist who reported from Wuhan, the city in which the Covid-19 pandemic started, to four years in jail on charges of "picking fights and provoking trouble," one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area People's Court in the financial hub of Shanghai sentenced...

    Lin Qi,CEO of Yoozoo Group has died after he was allegedly poisoned

    Lin Qi, chairman and CEO of the Chinese entertainment company Yoozoo Group and a producer on Netflix's upcoming series  The Three-Body Problem, has died after he was allegedly poisoned by a co-worker amid fights among his company's executives' His company, Yoozoo Group confirmed that Lin died on Christmas Day after having...

    Pakistan court orders release of British-born militant, Omar Sheikh

    A Pakistani court has ordered the release of the British-born militant, Omar Sheikh who was accused of killing an American journalist, Daniel Pearl in 2002. Omar Sheikh was acquitted of Daniel Pearl's murder earlier this year but had remained in jail after an appeal against that decision began. The Sindh High...

    France gives COVID-19 frontline migrant workers french citizenship

    Hundreds of immigrants in France who are working on the coronavirus frontline have had their citizenship applications fastracked with 74 people already granted permanent stay. Back in September, the interior ministry invited people who "actively contributed” to the fight against the novel coronavirus, such as healthcare professionals, cleaners, childcare, and shop...

    Vatican supports coronavirus vaccine administration

    The Catholic Church announced on Monday, Dec 21, that the use of Covid-19 vaccines is "morally acceptable". The Covid-19 vaccines are developed using cell lines derived from aborted foetuses. But the Vatican said that in the absence of any alternative, such vaccines "can be used in good conscience." It added that this...

    Germany gunman who attacked a synagogue jailed for life

    A German court has jailed a far-right gunman for life for his deadly attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle last year, 2019. Stephan Balliet, 28, shot and killed a female passer-by and a man at a kebab shop after failing to break into the synagogue which...

    Forbes’ highest-paid YouTube kid stars of 2020, one earned over $29m a year

    The highest-paid YouTube stars of 2020 have been revealed, and a 9-year-old boy holds the title of highest-paid YouTuber for the third year running. Child influencer, Ryan Kaji, from Texas racked in nearly $30m in a year from “unboxing” and reviewing toys and games on YouTube, nabbing 12.2 billion views. According...

    Joselyn Cano, Colombia -Mexican Kim Kardashian dies aged 29

    Instagram model, Joselyn Cano, has reportedly died at the age of 29 after a botched butt-lift surgery in Colombia.  The news of her death was announced by fellow model and Influencer Lira Mercer on Twitter yesterday. She wrote: 'Omg Joselyn Cano died in Colombia getting surgery. That’s wild.' The model, dubbed...

    A Parisian court finds 14 people guilty in 2015 Paris terror attacks

    A Paris court has found 14 people guilty of involvement in the three days deadly militant Islamist attacks infamously known as the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015 that involved attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, a policewoman and a Jewish supermarket that killed 17 people. On 7 January 2015 at...

    Suicide bomber blows himself up in FSS headquarters in Russia (photos)

    A suicide bomber 'screaming Allahu Akbar' blew himself up and injured six people in an attack on Federal Security Service headquarters in southern Russia on Friday, December 11.  The country's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said an unidentified person tried to break into an area where police were conducting searches. The person then...

    Antoinne Griezmann terminates contract with Huawei Over Surveillance Of Uighur Muslims

    France and Barcelona forward, Antoine Griezmann on Thursday, December 10, ended his business affiliation and endorsements with Mobile Phone giants, Huawei, saying there are “strong suspicions” that the Chinese owned company has contributed to the repression of the mostly Muslim minority Uighurs.  It comes after a report in the Washington...

    Interpol made over 20,000 arrests worldwide

    The International Criminal Police Organization has announced that it has arrested a total of over 20,000 people in an Interpol-coordinated blow against online and telephone fraudsters since September 2019.  The international organization said 35 countries participated in the operation dubbed “First Light" and this led to 21,549 arrests in more than 10,000 raids, as...

    China claims CoronaVirus may have been imported to China through frozen food imports

    Chinese authorities have made an astonishing claim that coronavirus may have arrived via imported frozen food from countries including Australia. An article in the Global Times over the weekend argued that Western countries had attempted to “shift the narrative from their own shortcomings” by accusing Wuhan of being “where the coronavirus began”. “As the mounting...

    Nigeria against the removal of Cannabis from the list of world’s most dangerous drugs – UN

    The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Wednesday November 2, voted to remove cannabis from the list of the world's most dangerous drugs.  The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that out of its 53 member states, 27 voted in support and 25 against the reclassification of the...

    Iran rejects Joe Biden’s terms for reviving nuclear deal

    Iran has announced it will not accept preconditions from a new Joe Biden administration over its nuclear programme unless the US returns to it's 2015 deal signed by the Obama administration but discarded by Trump in 2018. After Trump scrapped the deal, he then reimposed strict economic sanctions against Iran,...

    Some criminal network planning to sell fake COVID19 vaccines – INTERPOL alerts

    As the world continues to await a cure for the novel Coronavirus, the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL has alleged that some criminal minds have concluded plans to sell fake COVID19 vaccines to Nigeria and other countries in search for the treatment of the viral disease. The need for a COVID19 vaccine has...

    Jimmy Lai, Media guru, jailed for fraud in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, was remanded into custody on Thursday December 3, after being charged with fraud over a charge relating to the illegal use of his company's premises. Lai is the owner of Hong Kong tabloid and founder of Next Digital Media which publishes Apple Daily, a...

    Maradona’s Surgeon Responds Tearfully To Investigation Into Star’s Death

    Diego Maradona’s surgeon responded to the launch of an investigation for involuntary manslaughter by saying he did “everything he could, up to the impossible” for an “unmanageable” patient. Earlier in the day prosecutors in San Isidro, near Buenos Aires, said they were investigating Leopoldo Luque while Argentine television showed police...

    Iranian chief nuclear scientist was killed with a remote-controlled machine gun- New report says

    The Iranian chief nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, assassinated last week Friday, November 27, 2020, in Tehran, was shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, Iran's Fars News Agency has stated. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, dubbed by Israel as the father of Iran’s nuclear program, died on Friday after...

    United Kingdom plans to regulate Google and Facebook

    The U.K. government said Friday, Nov 27, that it plans to create a Digital Markets Unit (DMU) to enforce "a new code to govern the behavior of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook." The aim is to protect smaller competitors and give consumers more control over personal data. Under the new code, some...

    600-year old artifact stolen from Nigeria to the Netherlands, is recovered

    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has formally received the repatriated Ife Terracotta from Foreign Affairs minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in the company of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Nigeria, Mr. Harry van Dijk. While receiving the artifact in his office in Abuja...

    Nigeria becomes third most terrorized country in the world

    A new report released by the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has ranked Nigeria, for the sixth consecutive year, as the third most terrorized country in the world. The report which was released on Wednesday, November 25, ranked Afghanistan as the number one most terrorized country in the world, followed by Iraq. Syria,...

    The winners @ American Music Awards 2020

    The 2020 American Music Awards aired on Sunday night from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater with Hollywood actress Taraji P. Henson as the host.  The event kicked off with Covid-19 protocols in place and had multiple live performances, as well as in-person presenters, and even a small audience. Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes...

    President Macron gives French Muslim ‘Imans’ 15 days ultimatum to sign and accept the ‘French values

    President Emmanuel Macron of France has issued a 15-day ultimatum Muslim leaders in the country.  Macron gave French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) a 15-day ultimatum to accept "charter of republican values" which is part of a broad clampdown on radical Islam. He said the charter should include an affirmation of French...

    Vince Reffet, a famous jetwing guru, dies in training accident in Dubai

    Vince Reffet, the Jetwing pioneer famous for flying above city skyscrapers with jet engines strapped to his back has died in a training accident in Dubai.  The French stuntman, 36, was killed in the deserts of the Arabian sheikhdom, Jetman Dubai said in a statement, adding the company is "working...

    Israel asks CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to apologize for demeaning Trump

    Israel has demanded that CNN and it's International anchor, Christiane Amanpour apologize after she compared US President Trump’s four years in the White House to Kristallnacht - the deadly night at the start of the Holocaust . During Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and...

    Trump finally admits Biden won US election the first time

    The  US President made the admission in a tweet along with more unfounded claims the vote was unfairly and deliberately stacked against him. Donald Trump wrote of his soon-to-be successor: “He won because the election was rigged. “NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a radical left privately owned...

    Fox News’ reveals list of ’25 dead people’ that voted in the US presidential election (photos)

    Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday night, November 11, alleged that voter fraud had occurred in the 2020 presidential election after Donald Trump made similar claims without providing strong evidence to back up the allegations. Carlson, 51, showed his prime-time audience names and pictures of 25 deceased people he...

    Kim Jong Un threatens to punish North Koreans wasting food amid famine

    Kim Jong Un has threatened North Koreans with punishment if they are caught wasting food as the country struggles to feed its population amid famine. An official from the country’s North Hamgyong province told Radio Free Asia on condition of anonymity while speaking about the country's crisis.  The official said: “At the...

    EU reacts to US electoral dilemma while UK stays silent

    As threats of legal challenges from Donald Trump mount against Joe Biden's campaign due to the US president's perceived allegations of 'electoral fraud' in states like Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the German governmen  has urged the US leader to refrain from pouring oil on the fire of an already...

    The International Criminal Court opens inquiry into ‘crimes’ committed against #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has opened a preliminary inquiry into the "crimes" committed during the widespread #EndSARS protest in the country.  Recall that an ICC prosecutor had earlier said the international agency had received information on alleged crimes committed during the protest against police harassment and brutality.  BBC has...

    Grammy awards to change ‘World Music’ category to ‘Global Music’ as from 2021

    The Grammys have announced its decision to change the name of their  World Music Album category to Global Music Album to avoid “connotations of colonialism”. The world music album category was first introduced in 1991 to highlight "international non-Western classical music, international non-American and non-British traditional folk music, international cross-cultural...

    Gunman on the run after Vienna ‘terror attack

    A huge manhunt was under way Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at multiple locations across central Vienna, killing at least three people and wounding several more in what Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz describes as a "repulsive terror attack". One of the gunmen was shot dead by police who said they...

    Two female military officers became the first to have same sex marriage in Taiwan (photos)

    Two women have made history in Taiwan as they have become the first military officers to marry their same-sex civilian partners at a mass military wedding which held over the weekend. Taiwan's Defence Ministry called it an "open and progressive" move and gave its blessings to all 188 couples married...

    3 year old girl rescued alive after 65 hours trapped under rubble in Turkey earthquake (Photos)

    A three-year-old girl has been rescued alive from a collapsed apartment building in Izmir, Turkey, following Friday's devastating earthquake, according to reports by Turkish media on Tuesday morning, November 2. Dozens of people died and hundreds more were injured after the earthquake, measured as magnitude-7.0 by the US Geological Survey,...

    See the first couple in the world to get legally married over Zoom while in different countries (Photos)

    A couple have become the first in the world to get married over Zoom from different countries after they were separated for 10 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Scott Marmon, 32, from New York, and Augustina Montefiori, 28, from Argentina, have been together since meeting in Denver in May 2017,...

    Canada plans to bring in more than 1.2M immigrants in the next 3 years

    The Canadian Government has announced plans to bring in more than 1.2 million immigrants over the next three years in an effort to use immigration to boost the country's economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.  The announcement was made on Friday, October 30, by Immigration Minister, Marco Mendicino in...

    Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: French consulate worker stabbed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia police have arrested a man outside the French consulate in Jeddah for allegedly stabbing a guard in Jeddah on Thursday, October 29, state media and the French embassy said. The Saudi national used a “sharp tool” to injure the guard, who is receiving treatment in hospital, the Saudi Press...

    Three people die in ‘terrorist’ knife attack during morning mass at a Catholic church in Nice, France

    At least three people have been killed with two of them beheaded in a 'terrorist' knife attack at a catholic cathedral in Nice, France. According to reports, the attack began around 9 am just as mass at the Notre Dame basilica - the largest Roman Catholic church in Nice started. Among the...

    President of Turkey Seen Lifting the Woman’s Burqa in Charlie Hebdo’s Cartoon, Sparked Anger in Turkey

    Turkey has flared up once again on a new cartoon published by France’s popular magazine Charlie Hebdo. The cartoon published in Charlie Hebdo shows the Turkish President lifting the woman’s burqa to see her naked body. A teacher was strangled to death on 16 October in Paris because of...

    France locks down, Germany closes down, as virus cases hit record

    France announced a new month-long national lockdown and Germany imposed drastic new curbs on people’s daily lives as the EU’s biggest countries admitted that hospitals would soon be overwhelmed by patients suffering from coronavirus. The dramatic lockdown decision from French President Emmanuel Macron came after weeks of exponentially rising new...

    Thailand’s Prime Minister refuses to resign O, after months of protests

    Thai Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha has dismissed calls from opposition parties to resignduring a special two-day session of parliament, saying he will 'not run away from problems' . Prayuth instead called for a two day session to discuss months of protests demanding his departure and reforms to the powerful monarchy. “I...

    World’s oldest husband dies at 110 years leaving behind 104-year-old widow

    A man who together with his wife, achieved the Guinness World Record for the world's oldest married couple has died at the age of 110. Julio Cesar Mora Tapia died at his home in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, at around 11pm on October 22, leaving behind his 104-year-old wife who he...

    France urges Arab nations to stop boycotts of French products over Macron’s defence of prophet cartoons

    France on Sunday urged Arab countries to stop calls for boycott of French products. “These calls for boycotts and attacks on our country pushed by a radical minority are baseless and must be stopped immediately,” French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll said in a statement. Earlier, several Arab trade...

    France: Teacher beheaded, suspect shot dead by police

    A French teacher, who had recently shown students cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed, was beheaded outside his school on Friday. The man suspected of the beheading was an 18-year-old born in Moscow and originating from Russia’s southern region of Chechnya, a judicial source said on Saturday. Five more people have been...

    “Hacktivist” group, Anonymous hacks National Broadcasting Commission’s Twitter account, CBN and Police Websites #EndSARS campaign

    International hacktivist" group, Anonymous have hacked the Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission in support of the ongoing #EndSARS EndSWAT protests against police brutality in Nigeria. CBN Website: "We #Anonymous have taken over all the NG Official Twitter's Account to support #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY, ” the hackers said in a message posted...

    Beirut rocked by second ‘explosion’ leaving two dead and multiple injured (photos/video)

    A reported gas tank explosion has rocked the city of Beirut, Lebanon, with two confirmed dead and several injured. Military and emergency services arrived at the Tawik Jdide area of Beirut, Lebanon, following reports of an explosion on Friday evening, October 9. The Secretary-General of the Lebanese Red Cross, George Kittana, confirmed...

    Vietnam: Conjoined twins discharged from hospital

    A pair of formerly conjoined twins were discharged from HCMC Children's Hospital in Vietnam on Wednesday morning, 7 October, 85 days after their separation. 16 months old Hoang Truc Nhi and Hoang Dieu Nhi were decked in matching pink alongside their parents during the farewell ceremony held in the hospital. Truc Nhi...

    Derek Chauvin, the officer charged in George Floyd’s death, has been released

    Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, has been released from prison after posting $1 million bond.  The 44-year-old is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death after he was captured in a video with his knee...

    EU launches legal action against UK for breaching Brexit deal

    The European Union (EU) has announced it has launched legal proceedings against the United Kingdom (UK) after the UK failed to withdraw legislation that would break international law by breaching the Brexit deal both sides signed last year. The announcement by the EU comes after weeks of controversy since the...

    Chinese property mogul, a critic of President Xi is jailed for 18 years

    A Chinese property mogul and critic of President Xi Jinping, has been jailed for corruption after calling the president a clown. Ren Zhiqiang, the former chairman of Huayuan, a state-owned real estate group, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption, bribery, and embezzlement of public funds. He was also...

    Letter containing lethal poison was sent to Donald Trump at White House

    A package containing ricin poison that was addressed to US President Donald Trump was reportedly intercepted by law enforcement this week.  The letter was discovered at a screening facility for White House mail earlier this week, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said on Saturday, September 19.  The official said...

    North Korea set to unveil submarine launched nuclear weapon

    North Korea dictator, Kim Jong-un, is set to unveil new weapons including a submarine-launched ballistic nuclear missile in the coming weeks, according to military and weapons analysts. There have been fears within the US and ally South Korea that North Korean troops have been practising for a military parade to...

    The family of late Breonna Taylor shot by the police will be paid $12M

    The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12m to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was fatally shot by police in her apartment six months ago.  Taylor's family sued the city after Louisville Metro Police officers broke down the door to Taylor's apartment and fatally shot the...

    22 year girl recovers after jumping from 8-floor balcony

    A 22 year old girl dancer, Georgia Brodrick, has miraculously recovered after she hurled herself off an eighth-storey balcony in a desperate attempt to escape her abusive boyfriend. According to the Daily Mail Australia, Brodrick called her dad on the morning of July 17 from her apartment in Melbourne, Australia, begging...