RAYLIZA GHANA | FRIDAY, 1ST DECEMBER 2023
A delegation of leaders and senior officials from Africa sought in Ukraine on Friday ways to end the country’s full-scale war with Russia and ensure food and fertilizer deliveries to their continent, though an air raid in Kyiv during their stay provided a reminder of the challenges they face. The delegation, which included the presidents of South Africa, Senegal, Zambia and the […]
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More than 50 million people across a large swath of the US are under a severe weather threat Friday, one day after storms cut a deadly path across Texas and Florida. Three people were killed in Perryton, Texas, when a ruinous tornado slammed the town Thursday, the fire chief told CNN. The storm also sent up to 100 people in the Texas Panhandle town to the […]
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Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reported casualties that far exceed the official data from Moscow. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to bolster the marine corps after visiting the front line. DW has the latest. The head of Russian mercenary group Wagner said around 10,000 prisoners who had been recruited to fight in Ukraine had been killed on the battlefield. Yevgeny Prigozhin […]
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The executive order will increase background checks and prevent firearms dealers without licenses from selling guns. President Biden is expected to announce an executive order on Tuesday that would expand background checks to more firearm sales by expanding the statutory definition of a firearms dealer, the White House said. Biden is set to sign the order during a trip to Monterey Park, California, where […]
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According to the Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda, Uganda’s public debt has risen to Shs 80 trillion, which is 50% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The East-African nation’s debt has been under sharp focus recently, with international lenders and rating firms like IMF, World Bank, Moody’s and S&P downgrading its creditworthiness. The World Bank and IMF have warned countries […]
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President Joe Biden stated on Monday that Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in an American operation in Afghanistan over the weekend, the heaviest blow to the extremist group since its founder, Osama bin Laden, was slain in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian physician with a $25 million reward on his head, assisted in the planning of the Sept. 11, […]
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Russia has launched major missile attacks on Ukraine’s Kyiv and Chernihiv districts, which have not been attacked in weeks.Oleksiy Kuleba, the regional governor of Kyiv, claimed on Telegram that a village in the region’s Vyshgorod district was damaged by missiles targeting civilian facilities early Thursday morning. It was unclear whether there were any casualties. At the same time, Chernihiv governor […]
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The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 […]
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Lionel Peterson was a South African gospel singer and preacher born on October 13, 1947, in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Throughout his career, he was most recognized for singing R&B and gospel praise songs. Lionel Peterson’s career Lionel Petersen, the lead vocalist for The Winners, was also associated with Harari at the time this tribute song was produced in 1984. The song […]
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Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is said to be in grave condition after he was shot at a political campaign event. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in the southern city of Nara on Friday morning. He immediately collapsed and was rushed to the nearest hospital. Pictures taken at the scene showed him […]
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