Somalia attacks toll jumps to 116 amid appeals for aid
Somalia’s president has issued an urgent plea for international help for wounded victims of devastating car bombings at the weekend...
Month: October 2022
Twitter plans to charge 20 dollar monthly for account verification
Elon Musk has decided to charge Twitter users $20 (£17.30) a month or $240 a year for a blue tick...
Canada imposes sanctions on Iran over human rights violations
On Monday, Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Iran. This marks the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged...
Oklahoma officials sue Biden administration for transfer denial of death row inmate
Oklahoma officials are accusing the federal government of playing politics with its refusal to transfer a death row inmate scheduled...
Trump’s real estate empire faces criminal tax fraud trial
Donald Trump's real estate empire is facing a criminal tax fraud trial. For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from...
Mayor Adams unveils plan to electrify NYC schools for $4 billion
The Adams administration has released a new plan that will make the construction of all new New York City schools...
South Africa government officially recognizes new Zulu king
South Africa’s new Zulu king, Misuzulu kaZwelithini, has been officially recognised as the head of the country’s most influential traditional...
World leaders grieve deadly Halloween crowd surge in Seoul
World leaders have expressed sadness and condolences after at least 151 people were killed in a crowd surge Saturday night...
CDPA appoints Karim Chowdhury as Chairman of Labor Committee
The Executive Board of Richmond County Democratic Party has appointed ASAAL National Secretary, Mohammed Karim Chowdhury, as the chairman of...
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband attacked in San Francisco home
Paul Pelosi, husband of the United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, has been reportedly attacked in his San...
Dismissed Saudi university president admits to embezzling over $133M
The recently dismissed Saudi university president has admitted to embezzling over $133 million from the university funds. The president of...
Pakistan’s former PM begins protest march to nation’s capital
Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has begun a protest march to the nation’s capital Islamabad. This is in the...
Federal Government seeks to end relocation overseas
The Federal Government has said it was seeking ways to end the trend of Nigerians relocating abroad. The government also...
Laura Kavanagh becomes FDNY’s first female fire commissioner
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Laura Kavanagh as commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)...
Leave Abuja now, US issues fresh warning to employees’ families
The State Department has ordered non-emergency US embassy employees and their family members in Abuja, Nigeria to leave the country...
Live to Make an Impact
Dear Destiny Friends, “Recognize that every interaction you have is an opportunity to make a positive impact on others” –...
Vladimir Putin says West playing ‘dangerous, bloody game’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken some familiar swipes at the US and its allies during a speech on Thursday,...
Elon Musk closes Twitter deal, immediately fires top executives
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, immediately fion Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted its CEO and at...
EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035
The European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel...
Man commits murder-suicide in Queens
Police are currently investigating a case of murder-suicide in the Queens. Police said a man fatally shot a woman sitting...
Teenage girl reportedly beaten, robbed by group of girls in Queens
A teenage girl was reportedly beaten and robbed by a group of girls at a Queens subway station. Police said...
City Mayor’s office report calls less than 2% of NYC streets ‘filthy’
A report from the city Mayor's Office calls less than 2% of the city's streets 'filthy' by their metrics. This...
Egypt, IMF reach staff-level agreement on EFF arrangement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said on Thursday it had agreed a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) over...
Lee Jae-yong becomes Samsung chair after presidential pardon
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has named convicted heir and de facto boss Lee Jae-yong as its executive chairman. The...
German go-ahead with China’s Cosco stake in Hamburg port unleashes protest
Germany has struck a compromise over a controversial move to allow a Chinese shipping group to buy a stake in...
New PM Rishi Sunak pledges to lead Britain out of economic crisis
The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has promised to place economic stability and confidence at the heart of his...
FAB reports group net profit of Dhs10.9 bn in nine months
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has reported Dhs10.9bn in group net profit for the first nine months of 2022, rising...
US authorities charge two Chinese spies over telco security probe
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with paying thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry to obstruct a federal investigation...
Masked gunmen open fire outside school on Staten Island leaving teen dead
In a violent turn of events, some masked gunmen opened fire outside a school on Staten Island which left a...
Election 2022 Debate: Hochul in face off with Zeldin
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is in face off U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican, in the 2022...
Education department official Hawkins exits agency amid delayed preschool reimbursements
A top education department official has abruptly exited the agency right due to delayed reimbursements. Simone Hawkins, who oversaw payments...
Senator Gillibrand, Armed Forces advocates seek end to pervasive hunger among military families
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has met with national anti-hunger advocates and military families to discuss the issue of pervasive hunger...
Councilwoman Amanda Farias supports Healthy Lifestyle Month bill
New York City, Council District 18 Councilwoman, Amanda Farias, has supported the historic Healthy Lifestyle Month bill and issued a...
First peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict to begins in South Africa
The Ethiopian government delegation and rival Tigray forces have decided to meet in South Africa for the first formal peace...
Nigeria orders final seizure of assets of ex-oil minister
A Nigerian court has ordered a final seizure of two properties and cars owned by former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke,...
PIF announces establishment of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the establishment of the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company. PIF, one of...
Father of missing 5-year-old New Hampshire girl charged with murder
The father of the missing 5-year-old New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 but was not reported missing until late...
Brooklyn-based yeshiva to pay $5M fine for stealing millions in school lunch fraud case
A Brooklyn-based yeshiva is set to pay $5 million in fines for stealing millions in school lunch fraud case. The...
Police Commissioner Sewell fires officer accused of beating girlfriend
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell has fired an officer who was accused of beating his girlfriend. According to NYPD documents, he...
Indian rocket launches 36 OneWeb satellites
India’s space agency says its rocket has successfully put 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite company OneWeb after...
Turkey’s Erdogan proposes a referendum on right to wear headscarf
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested the constitutional change to guarantee the right to wear a headscarf in the...
GCC ministerial panel discuss enhancing cooperation in cybersecurity fields
GCC ministerial panel discuss enhancing cooperation in cybersecurithe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Cybersecurity Ministerial Committee has held its first meeting...
OPINION: Sextortion: A trending malicious digital crime
By Akeem Alao A new tactic blackmailers employ to blackmail or sexually molest innocent famales is sextortion. Wikipedia defines sextortion...
OPINION: Sextortion: A trending malicious digital crime
Akeem Alao A new tactic blackmailers employ to blackmail or sexually molest innocent famales is sextortion. Wikipedia defines sextortion as...
Child hospitlized in critical condition after falling out of window in Brooklyn
A 3-year old child has been hospitalized in critical condition after falling out of a window in Brooklyn, NYPD says....
City’s scores on national exam show record drops in fourth grade math
On the national exam known as “the nation’s report card”, New York City's scores show record drops in fourth grade...
NYPD investigates Harlem shooting which leaves one man dead
The New York Police Department is investigating an early-morning shooting which left a man dead in Harlem on Saturday. At...
Drug maker Pfizer says cost of vaccine shot will rise up to $130
Drug maker Pfizer said the cost of a vaccine shot will rise up to $130. This was disclosed ahead of...
Gov Hochul, Mayor Adams announce new effort to combat crime on city’s subways
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have announced a new effort to combat crime...
Ethiopians hold pro-government rallies, denounce West
Several towns and cities in Ethiopia have held anti-Western rallies. The rallies are believed to have been organized by local...
US, Russian defense ministers discuss Ukraine in rare talks
The US and Russian defense secretaries have spoken in a phone call, in a rare moment of high-level contact between...
Saudi Arabia to localize 85% of food industry, sets target for 2030
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) have revealed that the Kingdom aims to localize 85 percent of...
Education as an Antidote for Hunger
By Michael Laitman This week, the UN, and several related organizations, marked two significant dates: the World Food Day and...
NY leaders join Sen Sepulveda to declare October Healthy Lifestyle Month
New York leaders have joined Senator Sepulveda to declare October Healthy Lifestyle Month. The declaration was made Saturday October 22,...
Foreign Ministry encourages Iranian citizens to leave Ukraine amid escalation of conflict
Iran urges nationals in Ukraine to leave country amid escalationIran has asked its citizens currently stationed in Ukraine to leave...
Saudi, China agrees to strengthen energy cooperation
Sauaudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Zhang Jianhua, China’s national energy administrator have discussed ways to...
Developing Capacity for Success
Dear Destiny Friends, Human beings by nature, always seek opportunities to succeed. They do this by asking friends, organizations, mentors,...
Preparation As Foundation to Success
Dear Destiny Friends, Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell Life is filled with rules,...
City Mayor urges riders to avoid headphones in subway
New York City Mayor Adams has suggested to subway riders not to wear headphones in subway due to crime. While...
Prominent fashion house cuts ties with Ye, report says
According to a report, the prominent fashion house Balenciaga has cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye...
