Former Georgia county commissioner convicted of extortion
A federal jury in Atlanta has convicted a former commissioner of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners today for extorting...
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Iran admits sending Russia drones before Ukraine war
Iran has acknowledged for the first time that it supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the...
Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisis
Hundreds of protesters have marched through Ghana’s capital, Accra, calling for the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo amid an economic...
Council to improve equity, inclusion, diversity at the FDNY
The City Council has passed a package of bills aimed at improving “the historic lack of racial and gender diversity”...
President Biden to campaign with Gov. Hochul in Yonkers Sunday
President Joe Biden has decided to campaign in New York for Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) Sunday in the final few...
Kenya Airways strike leaves thousands of passengers stranded
Kenya Airways flights has been disrupted Saturday as a strike by its pilots demanding better working conditions grounded over a...
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South Africa gets $497m from World Bank to move away From Coal
South Africa, one of the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitters, has been granted financing of $497 million to decommission one of...
Iran still poses major cybersecurity threat to Gulf: Experts
Iran poses a very real cybersecurity threat to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries and could target key industries such...
Attorney General James secures $523M from top opioid manufacturer Teva
Teva Pharmaceuticals has reached a settlement Thursday with the New York attorney general to pay up to $523 million for...
Paul Pelosi released from San Francisco hospital
White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, has returned home after being hospitalized due to serious injuries allegedly inflicted...
NY Judge appoints monitor for Donald Trump’s company
A state judge has granted a request by the New York attorney general for an order appointing a monitor to...
Opioid Crisis: AG James Secures $523 million from Teva Teva Pharmaceuticals
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced that her office has secured up to $523 million from Teva Pharmaceuticals,...
President Widodo of Indonesia wins 2022 Peace Prize by Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace
President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia has won the 2022 Imam Hasan bin Ali International Peace Prize presented...
Trump sues New York AG Letitia James after she sued him for $250M
Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James in Florida on Wednesday, accusing...
Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan shot in shin in ‘clear assassination’ attempt
rmer Prime Minister Imran Khan has sustained a bullet injury in his leg after a gunman opened fire where he...
US to drop Burkina Faso from tax-free trade pact
U.S. President Joe Biden has revealed on Wednesday his intent to exclude Burkina Faso from a U.S.-Africa trade pact, citing...
Hochul leads Zeldin by 8 points in New York governor’s race
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s has lead over her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin, is widening in the state’s gubernatorial...
Designation of ISIS-Somalia weapons trafficking network
The United States has designated an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-Somalia network of weapons traffickers, their associates, and...
Pick n Pay expands Crypto payments in South Africa
The South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay has announced that it has completed the first phase of a pilot...
Rikers Island correction officer stabbed 15 times by inmate in unprovoked attack
A city correction officer at the Rikers Island prison complex have been seriously injured on Monday when a detainee stabbed...
Ukraine war: Kyiv locals queue for water after Russian strikes
Russian airstrikes on Kyiv Tuesday have left Ukraine's capital city without water for about 40% of its residents as Moscow...
NCDC warns Nigeria to avoid travelling to Uganda
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has cautioned Nigerians and other residents in the country against embarking on non-essential...
World Inkers Network with Amarachi Attamah
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
