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    Facebook: Zuckerberg threatens to shut down Instagram and Facebook and Instagram in Europe

    Meta-owned social media apps, including Facebook and Instagram, could be banned in the UK and in Europe as a whole. Mark Zuckerberg has threatened to pull "core services" from the region following a dispute over data protection laws with Europe. Meta has quietly issued a warning saying that it could shut down the services if Europe...

    Hackers in North Korea stole millions in cryptocurrency, UN says

    North Korea hackers have stolen more than £37million worth of cryptocurrency to finance and develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, UN experts have said in a new report. The annual report, by independent sanctions monitors, said there was 'a marked acceleration' of Pyongyang's testing and demonstration of new short-range and...

    Ukrainian kids currently trained by military on how to defend their homeland from Russian invasion (photos)

    Children as young as four have been pictured receiving military training at an intensive volunteer boot camp as Ukraine’s military intensifies its defensive efforts in anticipation of a Russian military invasion. The volunteer boot camp in snow-covered woods outside the capital, Kiev saw young and old people taught the rudiments of...

    Pedro Castillo, Peru’s President sacks Prime Minister accused of domestic violence

    Peru's President Pedro Castillo has sacked Prime Minister Hector Valer Pinto three days after appointing him, following allegations of domestic violence.  The leftist Castillo announced the change in a brief television address in which he did not mention Valer Pinto by name. "I have decided to recompose the cabinet," the president said, meaning...

    “Consider the cause of Biafra agitation & render solution to it” – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra tells UN

    The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Damondardas has told The United Nations General Assemblies to look into the problem affecting the residents of the old eastern region of Nigeria widely known as BIAFRA which is propelling them to push for the separate independent state away from Nigeria. He maintained that Nigeria...

    A lone US hacker takes down North Korea’s internet in revenge for cyber attack carried out against him

    An American hacker 'in his pyjamas' has taken down North Korea's internet in revenge for a cyber attack carried out against him by North Korea's hackers. The hacker named only as P4x, launched repeated 'distributed denial of service' (DDoS) attacks against North Korea, crippling the country's government-operated public-access websites and...

    International Space Station to crash down to Earth in 2031

    The International Space Station (ISS) will continue working until 2030, before plunging into the Pacific Ocean in early 2031,  National Space Agency (NASA) has revealed . In a new report, the US space agency said the ISS will crash into a part of the ocean known as Point Nemo, which...

    South African tax authorities uncovers $1.8bn gold scam – Report

    South Africa’s tax authority has exposed a $1.8billion gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally smelted into gold bars for sale overseas, a watchdog said on Thursday. Between 2012 and 2020, the scammers bilked the government for 24.4 billion rand (1.8 billion dollars, 1.4 billion euros) by defrauding...

    Catholic priest, who said that Covid jabs contained the cells of aborted embryos dies from coronavirus

    An anti-vax priest in Italy who said Covid jabs contained the cells of aborted embryos has died from coronavirus.  Rev. Don Paolo Romeo, 51, was a parish priest at Santo Stefano Abbey in Genoa, northern Italy.  He died of complications from the virus after a month in hospital. Before his death, he...

    Yasmeena Ali, Afghan’s porn star, slams Taliban after coercing her father to kill her

    28-year-old Yasmeena Ali, a top porn star from Afghanistan has opened up about the risks she’s taken to pursue sex work after leaving behind her religion and family. The former muslim said in an interview with The Post that she feels empowered by her kinky occupation, despite her own father purportedly trying...

    Malicious Cyber Activities Alert: FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal phones at home before heading for Beijing games

    The FBI has told Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for "malicious cyber activities." "The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and use a temporary...

    Amnesty International calls Israel ‘an apartheid state,’ Israel responds

    Israel has responded after Amnesty International called it 'an apartheid state'. In a new report, Human Rights group, Amnesty International said "Israel enforces a system of oppression and domination against Palestinians. Israeli laws, policies and practices against Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories amount to apartheid" The report calls Israel's act...

    Ukraine has also been training its civilians on military warfare incase of an invasion (photos)

    About 200 U.S troops have been pictured in Kiev, Ukraine, after they were sent to train the country's military against an expected Russian invasion. The troops from the Florida National Guard are training Ukrainian forces to use 'bunker buster' rocket launchers amid fears Russia's President Putin is about to invade...

    Beijing: Free condoms given to athletes for 2022 Winter Olympics, no hugs and handshakes

    Free condoms will be handed to athletes at next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, but competitors have been discouraged from shaking hands and hugging in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Olympics Committee revealed in the events playbook that athletes were required to minimise interaction, and stay within their ‘close loop’ due to...

    Mali’s military Govt. expels its French ambassador – he has 3 days to leave the country

    Mali's military leaders have expelled the French ambassador to the country over what they called "outrageous" comments made by the French foreign minister about the transitional government. Relations between France and Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa which is one of the world's poorest nations, have deteriorated since the...

    North Korea Launches the most Powerful Missile Since 2017

    North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next, Tori Media reports. Pyongyang has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week...

    Indian family found frozen to death near US-Canada border

    The Canadian authorities have confirmed the identity of the family of four found frozen to death in a field at Emerson, Manitoba, near the US-Canada border.  Bodies of Jagdishkumar Patel, 39; his wife Vaishaliben Patel, 37 and their children, Vihangi Patel, 11; and Dharmik Patel, 3, were discovered in the field on January...

    Ozzie, The world’s oldest gorilla dies @ 61

    Ozzie, the world's oldest male Gorilla is dead.  The western lowland silverback was found dead by his "heartbroken" care team at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia, US, on Tuesday morning, January 25. The gorilla who died at the age of 61, is said to have lost his appetite since last week and was...

    Over 105 Catholic priests officially declare their status as gay in Germany

    More than 100 Catholic church officials in Germany came out as LGBT, queer or non-binary, adding to calls for reform within the crisis-hit church. Demands for a more liberal attitude to homosexuality within the German church have coincided with uproar over reports of widespread child sex abuse by Catholic clergymen...

    “We will deploy 8500 soldiers to Ukraine if Russia invades” – US Govt. says

    The Pentagon has said 8500 US troops are on standby to deploy at short notice to Europe, should Russia invade Ukraine. Russia continues to deny planning military action against Ukraine, despite massing 100,000 troops at the border saying it sees Nato as a security threat, and is demanding legal guarantees...

    The United Arab Emirates intercepts ballistic missiles fired by Houthis terror group over Abu Dhabi

    The United Arab Emirates intercepted two missiles launched by the Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen, its official news agency said on Monday, one week after a deadly strike by the group killed three people in Abu Dhabi. Parts of the missiles fell over Abu Dhabi and did not cause any...

    Armenian President resigns over lack of power

    Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned from office on Sunday January 23, complaining that he did not have enough power under the country's constitution to implement necessary changes.   In a statement posted on the presidential website, he attributed his resignation to “a paradoxical situation when the President has to be a guarantor of...

    ‘Stowaway Man’ Survives 11-Hour Flight from South Africa to the Netherlands

    A stowaway who hid in the front wheel section of a cargo plane miraculously survived an 11-hour flight from South Africa to the Netherlands. Dutch military police said that man was found after he had squeezed into the wheel section below the fuselage. He was found "doing well" despite the arduous journey after arriving at...

    Oh no! Over $1 Trillion Lost as Crypto Crash Continues

    Investors are counting their losses this weekend as Crypto crash erases more than $1 Trillion in market value. For Bitcoin, there’s only been one constant recently: decline after decline after decline. And the superlatives have piled up really quickly. With the Federal Reserve intending to withdraw stimulus from the market, riskier...

    Pamela Anderson kicks away her 6th husband away after one year of marriage – divorce

    Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson, 54, has reportedly filed for divorce from her sixth husband Dan Hayhurst, after one year of marriage. In January last year, Pamela made news headlines when it was announced that she had married her bodyguard in Dec. 2020 after a whirlwind romance of just a few months of dating...

    US surgeons perform second successful pig-to-human kidney transplant

    It marks the second successful transplant of pig kidneys into a human in the United States, following a similar achievement by surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City last October in a procedure that also involved a brain-dead recipient, the researchers said in an article published Thursday...

    Agressive US Policeman shoved his female colleague into their patrol car after she tried to pull him off suspect (video)

    A police sergeant in Florida, US has been demoted to office work after he was seen on video grabbing a fellow officer by her throat and shoving her into patrol car. Police in Sunrise, Florida have shared body camera footage of an incident that took place November 19.  Everyone in the...

    Suspected Iranian drone attacks near Abu Dhabi’s Airport (Photos)

    Three people have been killed with six wounded in Abu Dhabi following suspected drone attacks carried out by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.  A fire broke out at an extension of Abu Dhabi's main international airport and three fuel tanker trucks exploded in the Musaffah area near the storage facilities of ADNOC, Abu...

    North Korean Cyber criminals stole over $400M in cryptocurrency last year – Report claims

    North Korean hackers reportedly stole nearly $400 million worth of cryptocurrency in 2021, making it one of the most lucrative years for cybercriminals in the impoverished and severely isolated country. According to a new report by Chainalysis, a firm that tracks cryptocurrency, hackers launched at least seven different attacks in...

    Update: Novak Djokovic has been deported

    Tennis star, Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia after he lost his appeal to convince three senior judges of his right to stay in Melbourne to compete in the Australian Open. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had his appeal heard in the Federal Court on Sunday Jan 16th in a last-ditch attempt to...

    Hillsong Church under fire for flouting COVID rules with ‘singing and dancing’

    Hillsong Church has been accused of exploiting a COVID exemption for Australian religious institutions.  While singing and dancing are currently banned in public venues in New South Wales as a Covid precaution, the megachurch has been reprimanded by regional government department the New South Wales Ministry of Health for allowing young parishioners...

    Microsoft resumes with fresh investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Bill Gates

    Microsoft announced on Thursday January 13, that it has hired a law firm to review how the company handled sexual harassment allegations against some of its top executives including founder Bill Gates. According to Mail Online, the review will be conducted by Washington, D.C.-based Arent Fox LLP, which the board of directors...

    Afghan Asylum seeker in the UK to be extradited back to Austria after he raped and killed his victim there

    Rasuili Zubaidullah, an Afghan migrant accused of raping and killing a 13-year-old schoolgirl, Leonie Walner in Vienna, will be extradited back to Austria. The crime came to light after Walner's corpse was found wrapped in a roll of carpet that was dumped under a tree in the centre of the city in 2020. Leonie Walner...

    Britain’s ‘longest married couple’ celebrate 81st wedding anniversary

    Ron and Joyce Bond have just celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary and are thought to be Britain’s "longest married couple." Ron and Joyce, aged 102 and 100 respectively, got married in 1941 after a "love at first sight" meeting. On their wedding day  The duo, from Milton Keynes, then went on to...

    Novak Djokovic admits breaching isolation rules after testing positive for Covid-19

    Tennis star, Novak Djokovic has admitted breaching isolation rules after testing positive for Covid-19 in December 2021 and acknowledged he made errors in his travel form before entering Australia. In an Instagram post on Wednesday morning, January 12, the Serbian athlete admitted meeting a journalist for an interview two days...

    Man charged for threatening to kidnap and kill Donald Trump

    A New York man was charged on Monday, January 10 with threatening to kill, kidnap, and inflict bodily harm on former U.S. President Donald Trump. The defendant, Thomas Welnicki, 72, of Rockaway Beach, threatened to do "everything I can" to ensure Trump's death, and once inquired about Secret Service protection...

    Myanmar Court sentenced its former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to 4 more years in prison

    A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday January 10, after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a...

    See the 2022 Golden Globes Winners

    The Golden Globes award took place Sunday, Jan. 9  despite being pulled by NBC following a controversy surrounding the voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Last year, the organization’s voting membership faced a Hollywood boycott after it was revealed there were no Black members. Many studios and celebrities openly criticised the HFPA,...

    Ahmaud Arbery killers have been sentenced to life in prison

    The 3 white men found guilty of felony murder in November in the fatal shooting of Arbery, a Black Georgia man who was jogging in their neighborhood when they confronted him, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for their crime. The sentences for Travis McMichael, who shot Arbery; and his...

    World Super Powers pledge to never enter into a nuclear war

    The world's largest nuclear powers, US, Russia, China, France and the UK have pledged to never enter into a nuclear war, in a rare statement of unity amid rising tensions between the East-West . Russia is believed to have the world's biggest stockpile of nuclear warheads, with 6,255, followed closely...

    Russian spacecraft is falling back down to Earth, its destination is still unknown – European Space Agency says

    A part from a Russian rocket is falling back to Earth in the next 24 hours, but its landing spot is unknown, the European Space Agency has announced. Russian rocket, Angara-A5 was launched from Russia on Dec. 27, however, according to new reporting by CNN, a large part of it...

    US dogs trained to sniff out those infected with COVID-19 in schools

    Two dogs trained to detect an odor from people who are sick with COVID-19 will visit three school districts in Bristol County this week. According to US News, a black Labrador named Huntah and a golden Lab called Duke can detect the smell of the virus on surfaces and will...

    Pakistani husband accused of strangling his wife after she asked for a divorce

    A husband accused of choking his wife to death has denied killing her after she asked for a divorce 20 years ago. Zafar Iqbal, 61, allegedly strangled Naziat Khan, 38, with a scarf at their home in Norbury, southwest London, in August 2001. Iqbal appeared in a prison tracksuit at the Old Bailey...

    “I will make life difficult for the unvaccinated” – French President, Macron says

    President of France, Emmanuel  Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.  Macron says he wants to limit access to public space and access to activities "as much as possible" for the unvaccinated. In his interview with Le Parisien...

    Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns after mass protests and Sudan coup

    Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands reportedly marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October.  Taking to the streets, chanting "power to the people", protesters called for a return...

    Women accused of witchcraft and executed 300 years ago set to receive official pardon from Scottish Govt

    Thousands of women accused of witchcraft in the 16th-18th centuries which led to their executions are set to receive official apology and pardons from the Scottish government. The people accused of witchcraft were mostly women and were leveled with allegations from cursing the king’s ships, to shape-shifting into animals and...

    5 missing teenage girls found with sex offenders in New Orleans

    A law enforcement operation in the New Orleans area in the United States, led to the discovery of five missing teenagers as well as the arrest of 30 sex offenders. The US Marshals Service revealed in a press release that in an annual multi-agency initiative dubbed “Operation Boo Dat,” conducted between mid-October and Dec....

    China trying a brain-control weaponry that paralyzes and controls opponents – US intelligence says

    The United States government has sanctioned China's Academy of Military Medical Sciences and 11 affiliated research institutes for using 'biotechnology' that 'controls the brain's to support the armed forces. The US Commerce Department, which blacklisted the Chinese institutes, did not go into detail about the weapons - but another separate...

    French Govt shuts down a Mosque whose preacher targeted Jews, Christians and homosexuals

    France’s interior minister said on Tuesday he had launched a procedure to close a mosque for up to six months because of the radical nature of its imam’s preaching. Gerald Darmanin told the Cnews TV channel he had “triggered” the process of shutting the mosque in Beauvais, a town of...

    TikTok overtakes google as the world’s favourite social media APP

    Viral video app, TikTok is now the world's most popular online destination. The Chinese owned app gets more hits than the American search engine, Google, according to Cloudflare, an IT security company. Rankings by Cloudfare show that TikTok knocked Google off the top spot in February, March and June this year,...

    Elon Musk’s Tesla under federal investigation for allowing drivers to play video games whilst driving

    US safety regulators are investigating electric car maker, Tesla for an in-car feature that allows drivers to play video games while the car is in motion. The documentation for the investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the feature, known as "Passenger Play," has been available to drivers...

    Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s ex-president, pardoned by government – was serving a 22-year prison sentence

    Former South Korea president, Park Geun-hye who was serving a 22-year prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power has been granted pardon by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The 69-year-old Park was convicted of abuse of power and coercion in 2018 after she was impeached the previous year and...

    Vladimir Putin threatens NATO’s interference in war against Ukraine with war

    Russian President, Vladimir Putin has warned he is willing to take 'military measures' in response to 'unfriendly' Western action in Ukraine. Giving the warning during a meeting at the defence ministry on Tuesday December 20, Putin said Russia will 'react toughly to unfriendly steps' and stressed 'that we have every right...

    MicroAge Project: Human muscle cells developed in a lab to make humans live longer

    Tiny lab grown human muscle cells will be blasted into space in an experiment that could help people to live longer, healthier lives, scientists have said. The project titled MicroAge, is funded by UK Space Agency and will cost £1.2million It will involve the launch of a capsule from Florida to...

    Ethiopian Govt. reclaims World heritage site Lalibela from Tigray rebels

    The Ethiopian military has regained control of the historic town of Lalibela from Tigrayan rebels. Lalibela is a UNESCO world heritage site famous for its rock-hewn churches and sanctuaries which date back to the the 12th and 13th Centuries. It was designated a Unesco world heritage site in 1978. Fighting broke...

    24-year Nigerian man sentenced to prison for trafficking firearms in the US

    A Nigerian man, Chiweze Ihunwo, was on Thursday December 17, sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking firearms from North Carolina.  Ihunwo, 24, previously of Randolph, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release. A...