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Canada hikes proof of funds for international students by over 100%
The Canadian government has hinted on increasing its cost-of-living requirement for study permit applicants to Canada by a 100 percent. This new policy...
Visa: UK introduces stringent five-point plan to reduce migration
The United Kingdom Home Secretary, Mr James Cleverly, has proposed a five-point plan to reduce migration into the United Kingdom from other countries....
COP28: UN calls for cooperation, action to get humanity back on track
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Mr Simon Stiell, has urged cooperation among nations to get humanity...
Attempted military putsch in Sierra Leone: Nationwide curfew imposed
A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew....
G20 Summit: German Chancellor, Scholz, Pledges $4.4 billion for Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged $4.4 billion for Africa-European Green Energy Initiative. Scholz made the pledge at the ongoing G20 Compact with...
Israeli-Gaza War: Is a Ground Invasion Imminent?
According to a 2017 research brief by the RAND corporation, Israel has the military capability to wipe out Hamas, but doing so could...
Flash flood leaves at least 23 Indian Soldiers missing
Twenty-three Indian soldiers are missing after a powerful flash flood caused by intense rainfall tore through a valley in the mountainous north-eastern Sikkim...
Kevin McCarthy becomes first US Speaker to be impeached
Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday was removed from his job as speaker of the US House of Representatives after a mutiny by hard-right members...
Dozens trapped under rubbled after explosions at religious gatherings in Northern Pakistan
At least 35 people were killed and more than 65 injured on Friday in attacks on religious gatherings to mark the birthday of...
Doctors discover bracelet and earphones among 150 objects inside man’s stomach
Doctors were in “shock” after removing earphones, a bracelet, nuts and bolts and safety pins among 150 foreign objects from a patient’s stomach....
Tech CEO Pava LaPere, 26, found dead in Baltimore apartment building; homicide investigation underway
Pava LaPere, 26-year-old CEO of software startup EcoMap Technologies wasn’t from Baltimore, but she moved there for college and quickly fell in love...
Tragedy as bride, groom, more than 100 others perish at wedding party fire
More than 100 people, including the bride and groom were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party that left...
Syria to UN : Return Occupied Golan Heights
Syria on Tuesday reaffirmed its right to completely regain control of the occupied Golan Heights. “No matter how long it takes, [reclaiming the...
Rwandan President Kagame to run for 2024 election, seeks tenure extension till 27 years
Rwanda President, Paul Kagame, has indicated interest to run for a fourth term next year, hoping to extend his hold on power to...
Turkey cuts off electricity supply to Sierra Leone over $40m debt
Turkey’s Karpowership company has switched off electricity supply to Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown over an outstanding debt of some $40 million, Per...
African Union joins world’s G-20 as Permanent Member
The African Union has become a Permanent Member of the G-20, comprising the world’s richest and most powerful countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
