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Trump Says United Nations Yet to Reach Its Full Potential
UNITED NATIONS—President Donald Trump took his agenda of change to the United Nations as the annual General Assembly got underway. Trump on Monday...
In the future, roads could generate power from passing traffic
By Brooks Hays The quest for a greener economy demands unlikely sources of energy. How about traffic? Researchers at Lancaster University in England...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to miss UN General Assembly
Myanmar’s national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh,...
$188 Million Powerball Winner, Marie Holmes, Allegedly Being Sued by Pastor for Refusing to Purchase Land to Build Facility
Marie Holmes, North Carolina’s $188 million Powerball lottery winner is back in the news again. This time Holmes is not spending $21 million...
Outspoken Journalists Shot Dead
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]olice in the Indian city of Bangalore said assailants fired multiple times at journalist Gauri Lankesh as she walked from her car to...
Lightning strikes hurt 15 people at French music festival
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least 15 people have been injured, two of them seriously, by lightning at a music festival in the north-east of France, officials...
FG asks Britain for gear to fight Boko Haram – Johnson
Britain is considering a request to sell military equipment to Nigeria to help fight Boko Haram terror group, says Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...
Trump Tried to Buy Property in Russia While Running for President
President Donald Trump’s company was pursuing a Moscow real estate deal while he was running for U.S. president in late 2015 and early...
Canada commence gender gender neutral passports
Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to mark “X” on their passports and other identity...
Crooks Dig Up Sierra Leone’s ‘Ebola Cemetery’
By Philip Obaji Jnr After a devastating mudslide hit Freetown, Sierra Leone, early last week, the nation held a painful ceremony to bury...
Commonwealth Secretary-General “delighted” with Zambian opposition leader’s release
The decision to release the Zambian opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, will help to progress peaceful dialogue, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said in a statement...
Germany Refuses to Join in Egypt’s Crackdown on Journalists
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n Egyptian opposition journalist has been released by German authorities after they briefly detained him based on an Interpol arrest warrant issued by...
Tainted Egg Scandal Hits 17 European Countries
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he European Union said Friday that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as...
Zambia’s President, opposition leader agree to peaceful dialogue
President Edgar Lungu and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema have agreed to engage in a peaceful dialogue to address the country’s political tensions, after extensive...
Zuma Survives Another No-Confidence Vote In South Africa’s Parliament
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]outh Africa’s President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence motion against him in parliament on Tuesday by garnering 198 votes to the opposition’s 177...
American Airlines Flight Experiences “Extreme Turbulence,” Sends 10 Passengers and Crew to Hospital
10 people have been hospitalized after an American Airlines flight experienced extreme, unexpected turbulence. American Airlines Flight 759, flying from Athens, Greece to...
