A study by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has discovered some seabed minerals and metals, ranging from copper to precious rare earth. While rare piles of earth minerals are in high demand, none is currently mined in Europe. This has left the continent dependent on imports in a market dominated by China. The high demand is […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other top officials have strongly condemned suicide bombing in a Pakistani mosque on Monday. The attack left at least 59 dead and 150 injured. According to reports, a militant group had claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred at the crowded mosque. Reports showed that the bombing caused the roof […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Cameroon have reached a staff-level agreement that will give the country access to $74.6 million Cameroon would access the fund, once IMF Board formally completes the review, IMF said in a statement on Monday. The announcement followed IMF’s mission to Cameroon in January and virtual meetings to discuss progress […]
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people. The fatality included 27 police officials, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the Police. The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security forces to get into […]
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, on Monday, relocated to its new office complex with assurance to provide efficient service delivery. President of the Court, Justice Amoako Asante, made this known during the opening of the Court’s new building which will serve as a temporary facility until the completion of the ECOWAS Complex in Abuja on […]
…….sold 10.5 million vehicles in 2022. Japan-based Toyota Motor Corp continues to be the world’s top-selling automaker, defending its title for a third straight year, selling 10.5 million vehicles in 2022. Second to Toyota is the Volkswagen Group, which reported its lowest-ever sales in over a decade earlier this month. The automaker sold 8.3 million […]
Findings of a study, on Monday, showed that 93 per cent of Pakistanis agreed that the sale of cigarettes should be banned. A Gallup and Gilani Pakistan survey reported that a nationally representative sample of adult men and women across the country took part in the study. Respondents were asked: “Do you think the sale […]
Thirteen people died when a residential building collapsed in Aleppo, northern Syria, on Sunday as rescue workers are still searching for people believed still buried under the rubble, state media said. The five-storey building, in the Sheikh Maksoud district of Syria’s second-largest city, collapsed due to water leakages that weakened its foundation, government officials said. […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday, dismissed a senior cabinet ally to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified the minister from serving. Netanyahu fired Aryeh Deri, the Minister of Health and Interior Affairs, during his weekly cabinet meeting, the PM’s office said in a statement. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling […]
At least four persons lost their lives after a boat capsized in Kenya’s coastal town of Kilifi, local Police confirmed on Sunday. The boat lost control after strong waves hit it on Saturday before capsizing. It capsized in the Indian Ocean, Malindi Divisional Police Commander, Solomon Odero said. Odero added that the boat was ferrying […]