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Google says its Russian bank account has been seized
Google's Russian subsidiary plans to file for bankruptcy after the authorities seized its bank account, making it impossible to carry on operations, a Google spokesperson said on Wednesday The Reuters has reported.
Google has been under…
UK petrol and diesel prices hit record highs
The prices of fuel at UK forecourts have hit record highs, as the cost of living crisis intensifies The Guardian of UK has reported.
The average pump price for petrol reached 167.64p a litre, the RAC said, surpassing the previous record of…
Coastal Fire destroys at least 20 homes in Orange County, California, as hundreds are evacuated
A rapidly moving brush fire destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the evacuation of nearly a thousand homes in Orange County, California, on Wednesday in a foreboding sign of the new normal for the region.
The Coastal Fire began…
AU suspends Burkina Faso over military coup
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 military coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
According to AFP, the bloc's 15-member Peace and Security Council said on Twitter on Monday that…
Burkina Faso to try ex-president, 13 others on 1987 Sankara assassination
Thirty-four years after the assassination of Burkina Faso's former President, Thomas Sankara, the country's military tribunal is going to try 14 men who have been accused of complicity in the murder of the man known as "Africa's Che…
British Airways Dreamliner 787 nose collapses at Heathrow Airport
A British Airways plane's nose collapsed on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport today seriously injuring a crew member - after an engineer 'failed to lock out the landing gear properly', Daily Mail reports.
Shocking photos show the Dreamliner…
OPINION: MTV Base celebrates impact of innovation and promoting African culture
Since arrival on the continent in 2005, MTV Base has graced the African continent with entertaining content and edutainment ranging from hit songs to fun TV shows, thought provoking series, impact led initiatives and exciting competitions,…
Coronavirus: CAF President, Ahmad, released from hospital
The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Mr Ahmad Ahmad, was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
Ahmad, who tested positive to Covid-19 on October 30, went into isolation and observation at the AS Salam…
Vatican offers free coronavirus tests to the poor in Rome
The Vatican has been offering free coronavirus swab tests as part of its charity for the poor in Rome, it said in a statement on Thursday.
Some 50 tests per day have been carried out in the past two weeks by the clinic Pope Francis’…
Fugitive nabbed after recommending noodles to police officer
A fugitive wanted for his alleged involvement in an affray was apprehended last month in southwest China after he unwittingly accosted a plain-clothes police officer at a local eatery.
The fortuitous encounter happened in the city of…