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A voter show his stamped electoral card after casting his ballot in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution in Libreville, Gabon, Saturday, Noember. 16, 2024. (AP) Gabonese voters on Sunday approved a new constitution by a landslide 91.8 per cent.Interior Minister Hermann Immongault said that turnout in the referendum was an estimated […]

Apollo, the stray dog scaling Egypt’s pyramids, becomes viral sensation (Picture credit: AFP) Tourists at the Giza Pyramids have a new attraction to marvel at—Apollo, a stray dog who has recently become a viral sensation. Visitors are now looking beyond the ancient stones to catch a glimpse of this scrappy dog.Apollo shot to fame after […]

Fury in Russia at missile move but Putin so far silent Putin previously said Moscow would view the move as “direct participation” of Nato countries in the Ukraine war President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range missiles supplied by the US has sparked a furious response in Russia. “Departing US […]

Starmer to meet Chinese President Xi at G20 summit Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, with the government saying it wants “stable and pragmatic engagement” with China. The meeting will be the first time a UK prime minister has met the Chinese president in person […]

Gynaecology waiting lists double, leaving women in pain Anna Cooper has had 17 operations and is in constant pain Waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across the UK have more than doubled since February 2020, BBC research reveals. Records show around three-quarters of a million (755,046) women’s health appointments are waiting to happen – up from […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek to build a “pragmatic” relationship with China that is “rooted in the UK’s national interests” when he meets President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil on Monday. The meeting is the first to take place between a British prime minister and Xi since […]

Infections and chronic lung conditions like asthma can all be caused by or made worse by poor air quality. The danger is higher for individuals who already have lung diseases. The current spike in poor air quality has further worsened our exposure to pollutants. You may notice a sudden appearance of symptoms if you are […]

Hundreds of cultural professionals, including archaeologists and academics, called on the United Nations to safeguard war-torn Lebanon’s heritage in a petition published on Sunday (November 17, 2024) ahead of a crucial UNESCO meeting. Several Israeli strikes in recent weeks on Baalbek in the east and Tyre in the south — both strongholds of the Iran-backed […]

Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they’ve been in power, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters in what has been called the “super year” for elections. Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election was just the latest in a long line of […]

A criminal network stretching from India to Canada made money smuggling families seeking better lives in the United States, including a man who died holding his 3-year-old son in gusting snow and bone-chilling temperatures two years ago, federal prosecutors plan to argue at a trial starting Monday (November 18, 2024) in Minnesota. Prosecutors have accused […]

The wreck of a US warship that sank in a battle during the Second World War has been discovered in the depths of the Pacific. The destroyer, USS Edsall, went down in 1942 off the coast of Australia. At the time, it was under the command of Lt. Joshua Nix, and it was called the […]

Two masked men broke into Britain’s royal Windsor Castle estate last month and stole two vehicles from a barn, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday. King Charles and his wife Camilla were not in the estate at the time of the incident but Prince William and his family were believed to be at Adelaide Cottage, […]