World
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FULL LIST: Lagos ranks above Dubai, Miami, emerges 19th best city in 2024
Lagos has been ranked as the 19th best city to visit in the world, according to Time Out that publishes guides and magazines. Apart from Lagos, South Africa’s Cape Town (ranked second) and Ghana’s Accra (44th) were the only African cities that featured on the list. Time Out said it…
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Japa: Residents live in cemetery, streets as rents soar in Canada
Many people are experiencing homelessness as housing prices and rents have increased in Canada’s real estate markets. Reports said tens of thousands have started living on the streets of Canada, which remains a top destination for immigrants and refugees. According to a new study in September, one in two homeless…
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10 die as church roof collapses in Mexico
No fewer than 10 people, including three children, were killed when the roof of a church fell in northern Mexico. The collapse occurred on Sunday afternoon local time as around 100 people were attending a baptism at Santa Cruz church in Ciudad Madero, in Tamaulipas state, Mexico. Sixty people were…
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38 injured in Egypt police HQ fire
No fewer than 38 people have been injured in a huge fire that broke out at a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Monday, before it was put out, according to the health ministry. No fatalities were immediately reported but the building was fully staffed with policemen…
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50 poisoned at wedding in Iraq
No fewer than 50 people were poisoned at a wedding in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk due to spoiled food, local media reported. According to the report, the incident occurred in the town of Hawija, west of Kirkuk, the capital city of the cognominal province. The provincial health chief, Ziyad…
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Significance of Eid-ul-Maulud and why Muslims celebrate the Day
In the spirit of love, governments and Muslims all over the world mark Eid-ul-Mawlid, the commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), but not many understand the significance and why Muslims celebrate the Day. In Nigeria, the Federal Government declares a public holiday to…
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Trump absent as stage set for second Republican debate
The United States presidential hopefuls prepared Wednesday for the second 2024 Republican primary debate, with runaway frontrunner Donald Trump once again reducing the event to a sideshow after refusing to take part. The 77-year-old former president had announced he would be skipping the debates, citing a commanding poll lead which…
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Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka dies at 43. Her life was full of tragedy but she embraced his legacy
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Zoleka Mandela, a granddaughter of Nelson Mandela whose life was tangled up in addiction, a suicide attempt, a battle with cancer and the tragedy of losing two young children before she came back from the shadows to embrace his legacy, has died. She was 43. Her…
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10 children, others washed away by Guatemala river
Ten children are among at least 18 people reported missing after a sewage-polluted river swollen by heavy rains swept away precarious homes in the Guatemalan capital, authorities said Monday. A tributary of the Las Vacas river washed away six homes in an informal settlement erected under a bridge in the…
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Earthquake Hits Morocco, Kills More Than 600 People
A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco killed more than 600 people, officials said Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT) Friday, the US…