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COVID-19 variants are getting more airborne, making them more contagious – New Study

A new University of Maryland study suggests that successive strains to the novel coronavirus are becoming more transmittable through the air. Back in...

US Air Force F-16 intercepts plane over New-York during UN Assembly meeting

A U.S Air Force F-16 intercepted a small aircraft over New York City on Wednesday, after the aircraft violated a temporary flight restriction...

How Mossad assassinated Iran’s chief nuclear scientist with remote AI gun – report

Iran’s chief military nuclear scientist and the father of its weapons program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated in November 2020 by the Mossad using...

Attempted coup fails in Sudan

Sudanese authorities have foiled an attempted coup, the army said on Tuesday, warding off a challenge to a civilian-military council that has run...

Defunct Air Namibia owes N$3.5bn to creditors

The liquidators of Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) say the defunct state-owned airline’s liabilities total NAD3.5 billion Namibian dollars (USD247.3 million), NAD2.3 billion...

Guinea coup: Who is Col Mamady Doumbouya?

A sensational coup d’etat in the west African nation of Guinea was led by Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, head of the army’s Special...

Guinea, West African country, rocked by military coup

  …. whereabouts of 83-year-old president whose popularity has plummeted since he sought a third term in 2020 unknown   A bloodless coup...

Another Nigerian stabbed to death in Boston, U.S.

  “The stabbing happened in the section of Boston often referred to as “Methadone Mile,” an area long known for issues. Not far...

Air Senegal commences flight operations to Baltimore, USA

Air Senegal Thursday commenced scheduled flight operations to Baltimore, United States with an A330-900 290-seater aircraft. The flight operations was initially scheduled to...

Israeli warplanes bomb several sites in Gaza

The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it carried out strikes against four sites occupied by Hamas in the Gaza Strip in response to...

How the Commonwealth is helping Gambia grow and diversify exports

  The Gambia with the support of The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched its new five-year export strategy aimed at growing dynamic and sustainable...

Afghan evacuees arrive Washington, Dulles airport

The first groups of Afghan evacuees arrived at Dulles International Airport Saturday, one week after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. At the Pentagon...

2 Catholic nuns shot, killed in volatile South Sudan

  Gunmen shot and killed two Catholic nuns while they were traveling on a highway in South Sudan, which is one of the...

Father murders son for refusing to forsake his faith in Jesus

  A 20-year-old man in Uganda who had converted from Islam to Christianity was tied up and murdered by his own father after...

U.S citizens beaten by Taliban fighters en route to Kabul airport

  United States citizens have been beaten by the Taliban while attempting to reach the U.S.-held airport in Kabul, Pentagon Press Secretary John...

I left Afghanistan to prevent bloodshed – President

  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking from exile in the United Arab Emirates, said on Wednesday that he had left Kabul to prevent...