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Police have arrested a passenger following woman’s complaint that he urinated on her during a flight. Indian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman on board an Air India flight from New York who said that he urinated on her. Shankar Mishra was picked …

The authorities in Germany said early Sunday that they had taken into custody a 32-year-old Iranian citizen suspected of procuring cyanide and ricin in an effort “to commit an Islamist-motivated attack.” In a brief statement released by the police in Münster, Germany, the authorities said that investigators had searched the …

The Kwara Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) says it is filling 600 teaching vacancies from the pool of qualified applicants from the previous 2021 recruitment exercise. The board Chairman, Prof. Raheem Adaramaja, said in a statement in Ilorin on Saturday that the new vacancies arose as a result of retirements, …

Reuters  —  Kenyan police on Friday said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the death of a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was found stuffed into a metal box in the west of the country. Motorbike taxi riders alerted police after they saw the box dumped by …

An overcrowded boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean has capsized off the coast of Sfax. At least five people have died and 10 are missing after an overcrowded boat carrying migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Tunisia to Italy sank. The boat sank off of …

As the sun sets over the Celebes sea, and its orange glow turns the horizon gold, a couple of dozen tourists are on the pier at Budo, a village of 2400 perched on the ocean, 25 kilometres northeast of the regional capital Manado. They snap photos and marvel at the …

One of China’s most influential financial tech companies, Ant Group, said on Saturday that the billionaire entrepreneur, Jack Ma, planned to relinquish control of the company. Mr. Ma’s retreat from the company he founded comes after the ruling Communist Party waged an unprecedented crackdown on Big Tech. Beijing had made …

Hong Kong CNN  —  In the years before Covid, China was the world’s most important source of international travelers. Its 155 million tourists spent more than a quarter of a trillion dollars beyond its borders in 2019. That largesse fell precipitously over the past three years as the country essentially …

Highlighting why the youths won’t regret electing him, the former Lagos State Governor said he would deliver properly trained security agencies and personnel; create a thriving digital economy where those interested in pursuing careers of integrity in Information Communication Technology (ICT) would be enabled to do so. Tinubu stated these …

Droughts are a growing threat to global food production, particularly in Africa. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Friday, January 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jan 06 (IPS) – Escalating conflict and climate change threaten the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI), an ambitious land restoration project …