Ghana opens first gold refinery after centuries of mining
August 9, 2024 Ghana opened its first commercial gold refinery in Accra, the capital, on Thursday as part of an effort by Africa’s leading gold producer to add value and…
Dominican Republic investigates remains of 14 West Africans from drifting boat
August 8, 2024 Forensic teams in the Dominican Republic are working to identify the remains of 14 West African people found aboard a boat that drifted near the Caribbean country’s…
Kamala Harris picks military veteran, Tim Walz, as running mate
The Democrat presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris, has selected former Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate. Vice President Harris has told allies that she has selected…
Odd world: Missing man found inside crocodile 3 days after
Human remains believed to be of a missing man was found inside a crocodile in north-eastern Australia, police said on Tuesday. The 40-year-old man had gone missing in a suspected…
Protest in Bangladesh: President yields to demand, dissolves parliament
Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of an interim government, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a…
Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says
August 5, 2024 Neuralink has successfully implanted in a second patient its device designed to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, according to the…
Exhausted migrants arrive on beach in Spain’s Canaries
July 21, 2024 Dozens of exhausted migrants arrived in a wooden boat on a beach in Spain’s Canary Islands early on Friday amid a sharp rise in perilous crossings from…
Drop-out Biden endorses Kamala Harris for Democratic Presidential ticket
President Joe Biden said Sunday he is ending his bid for reelection amid intense pressure from Democratic leaders sounding the alarm that his path to beat former President Donald Trump…
Quick facts about J.D Vance, Trump’s running mate
Former President Donald Trump tapped J.D. Vance ( James David Vance) to be his running mate Monday at the Republican National Convention, catapulting the Ohio GOP senator even more into…
Kenya’s Ruto sacks cabinet after nationwide protests over new taxes
July 11, 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister in the wake of nationwide anti-government protests. The youth-led protests, sparked by…