President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national disaster on Thursday in a bid to fast-track efforts to tackle South Africa’s record electricity shortage that has put the brakes on growth in Africa’s most industrialised economy. South Africa has in recent months…
A man suspected of attacking a congresswoman in the lift of her Washington DC apartment building on Thursday has been arrested, police say. Angie Craig, a Minnesota Democrat, fought back by throwing hot coffee at the assailant, a police report…
Nigeria will compete in the biennial Paralympic-style Invictus Games founded by Britain’s Prince Harry for military personnel injured in service, the foundation said Thursday. Nigeria will become Africa’s first participant in the games and will compete in a series of…
A Syrian baby girl whose mother died after giving birth to her under the rubble of their home during this week’s earthquake now has a name: Aya, Arabic for “a sign from God”. With her parents and all her siblings…
Patti LaBelle is open to finding love. During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday, host Jennifer asked the music icon whether she was interested in dating, having finalised her divorce from Armstead Edwards in 2003 after three…
A woman who was raped a decade ago by Harvey Weinstein is suing the disgraced movie producer for damages, according to a lawsuit lodged Thursday in Los Angeles. Weinstein was convicted in December of attacking the woman, who has not…
Tributes have been paid to a Nigerian student who was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Glasgow city centre. Chinenye Vera Okonkwo, 33, was walking on St Vincent Street when she was critically injured at about 19:40 on Thursday. Ms…
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught the…
A Belarusian court on Wednesday sentenced a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority to eight years in prison, amid an ongoing crackdown on critics of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. Andrzej Poczobut, 49, was found guilty…
Barcelona has temporarily broken off ties with Israel over its policy towards Palestine. The Catalan capital has been twinned with Tel Aviv and Gaza for 25 years, but this relationship has been temporarily suspended. Ada Colau, the left-wing mayor of…
