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A missile exploded in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early on Wednesday, March 6, just hundreds of feet from where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.    The blast, caused by a ballistic missile, took place a few hundred meters away from the leaders’ …

Winning tip: Super-fresh seafood in Athens Hidden in the main hall of Varvakios Agora market in Athens is seafood so fresh that the air smells of saltwater. At Hasapika, you can choose your fish and specify how you’d like it cooked: seared octopus, salmon ceviche, gigantic fried prawns – the …

Russian No.16 seed Karen Khachanov is up two sets to love on American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic, but it hasn’t been without controversy. There was a testy moment in the second set when Khachanov went at Romanian chair umpire Raluca Andrei after she called for a point to be replayed. The …

Two persons have lost their lives in a fuel-laden tanker explosion on Abakaliki–Onueke-Afikpo Expressway in Ebonyi.   Igwe Nnabuife, sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, December 30, 2023, in Abakaliki.   Mr Nnabuife said that …

No fewer than forty persons are feared dead when a tanker truck exploded after it broke down in central Liberia.    The petrol tanker crashed and tipped into a ditch along a road in Totota, about 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the capital Monrovia.   Videos shared online showed residents …

A diesel tanker went up in flames at the Ojota inward interchange in the early hours of Monday morning, Dec. 4.  The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), via it’s official account on X. It added that its personnel had been deployed to the scene.  …

A plane crash has left several dead, including a senior politician, in a horror accident just moments after it took off.  The incident, which took place on Saturday, Dec  2, in Paraguay saw the plane turn into a fireball after it plunged into a field.  Walter Harms, a legislator for the ruling Colorado party, …

The NBA is looking into allegations that Australian NBA star Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl, a league spokesperson told ESPN. The allegations surfaced on social media earlier this week when images of the Oklahoma City player went viral. Giddey turned his comments off on Instagram …

The brilliant humour of Australian Paralympic wheelchair racer Christie Dawes shone through when asked about the massive technological divide splitting the sport. “No one’s given a shit about our sport for years and years and now we’ve got these nerds sitting in a lab somewhere saying, ‘What shit can we …

House approves Israel aid package … Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts in crypto fraud trial … Israel forces advance on Gaza … Nasdaq futures slip on Apple earnings … Senate confirms three more senior military officials … Trump’s sons deflect blame for their company’s fraud … Former Memphis …