On Friday, a driver identified as a Saudi Arabian citizen, rammed into a German Christmas market at Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, killing at least two persons, an adult and a young child, injuring dozens. The premier of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, said around 60 people were injured in the incident which he described as a…
In the run-up to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to extend protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose temporary protected status is set to expire early into the Trump-led administration. Citing U.S. officials and documents, The New York Times reported on Friday that this move signals…
Zambian police have arrested two men accused of being witch doctors allegedly hired to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema. Police arrested the suspects in Lusaka, the capital city, and gave their identities as Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Leonard Phiri, 43. A police statement issued on Friday said “their purported mission was to use charms to…
The United States was staring down the barrel of a holiday-period government shutdown Thursday after a late-hour intervention by Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatened efforts in Congress to keep the lights on through the New Year. The money authorized by lawmakers to run federal agencies is set to expire Friday night, and party leaders…
Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to drugging his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and subjecting her to nearly a decade of sexual abuse, during which he also invited at least 50 men to participate in the assaults. The trial ended Thursday in a packed courtroom in Avignon, southern France. Despite…
The Mexican government announced Tuesday a new citizen disarmament program whereby people with guns can drop them off at churches for a reimbursement fee. President Claudia Sheinbaum encouraged residents to participate in the “Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace” program, assuring those sceptical that they would not be prosecuted if they gave up weapons. “It’s…
Those employed in the world’s oldest profession in Zimbabwe claim they have resorted to using unconventional substitutes, including baby socks, for c0nd0..ms due to a critical shortage of c0ndoms in several communities. While the government denies a nationwide shortage, many areas are experiencing significant supply issues, HealthTimes report. The shortages have hit communities like Epworth,…
Towana Looney donated a kidney to her mother in 1999 only for the remaining one to fail several years later as a result of pregnancy complications. The 53-year-old from Alabama has now become the latest recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney — and is currently the only living person with an animal organ transplant —…
A British man who became a compulsive gambler and shopper after he was prescribed a medication for restless leg syndrome has received a £70,000 ($88,000) settlement from his doctor, his lawyers said on Friday. Philip Stevens, 66, was prescribed Ropinirole –- a dopamine antagonist medication — in 2017 but was not warned of known possible…
The leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, says she is Yoruba and identifies less as a ‘Nigerian’ because she has nothing in common with people in northern Nigeria, which is a haven for Islamism and Boko Haram. “I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I identify less with the…