Algeria shuts TV station after sex scene scandal
Algiers – Algerian authorities have ordered the closure of a private TV station after it broadcast scenes deemed “offensive”,... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Smoking cannabis may be more harmful to lungs than tobacco: study
Ottawa – Cannabis may do more harm to a smoker’s lungs and airways than tobacco, according to a small... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Top court in Guinea-Bissau closes 28 minor parties
Bissau – The top court in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has ordered the closure of 28 minor... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
What we know about the deadly missile strike on Poland
Warsaw – A missile of unknown origin has killed two people in the Polish village of Przewodow near the... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Brazil’s Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talks
Sharm el Sheikh – UN climate talks got a fillip on Wednesday as Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Red Cross says first aid convoy arrives in Tigray capital
Addis Ababa – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said a medical aid convoy had arrived in... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Algeria jails ex-Sonatrach head for 15 years for graft
Algiers – An Algerian court on Tuesday handed a 15-year prison sentence to the former head of state energy... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Zimbabwe frees 14 opposition activists jailed for months
Harare – A Zimbabwean court on Tuesday released on bail 14 opposition activists arrested after clashes with ruling party... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Ethiopia PM vows to execute ‘promise’ of peace deal
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday to fulfil commitments made in a landmark peace... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Nigeria court arraigns foreign tanker crew over suspected oil theft
Port Harcourt – A court in Nigeria’s oil hub city Port Harcourt has arraigned 16 foreign crew from an... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
