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Six persons have been confirmed dead and 53 others wounded after the explosion that rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul. According to a report on Al-Jazeera, ambulances rushed to the scene on packed Istiklal Avenue, which police quickly cordoned off. The area in the city’s Beyoglu district had been crowded with […]
Oil prices jumped on Friday after health authorities in China, top crude importer, eased tight COVID-19 rules. At 09.00 GMT+1, Brent crude futures rose 2.34 percent to $95.87 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 2.61 percent to $88.77 a barrel. Years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China […]
Former United States president, Donald Trump’s daughter Tiffany Trump is set to marry her Nigerian-bred fiance, Michael Boulos. According to Page Six, a source close to the couple revealed they would be getting married on November 12. The wedding ceremony is scheduled to hold at Trump’s palm beach in Florida with more than […]
The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has been shot and wounded in his left leg in a suspected assassination attack. Khan was attacked while leading a protest march in Islamabad, the country’s capital city, demanding snap elections on Thursday. The ex-PM was rushed away from the scene while his camp said […]
Employees and agents of Glencore, a British subsidiary of the mining and trading group, delivered cash in private jets to oil officials in West Africa including Nigeria, according to UK prosecutors. UK’s serious fraud office (SFO) made this known to the Southwark crown court on the first day of a sentencing hearing, […]
North Korea fired at least 17 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea’s coast on Wednesday, prompting South Korea to issue rare air raid warnings and launch its own missiles in response. It was the first time a ballistic missile had landed near the […]
Migos rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. He was 28. Takeoff — whose name was Kirsnick Khari Ball — was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. A representative for Migos, who was not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed to The […]
The Ukrainian FA have appealed to FIFA for Iran to be kicked out of the World Cup in Qatar. Iran are accused of supplying weapons to Russia to help with their ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and breaking articles 3 and 4 of FIFA’s statutes on human rights and fighting discrimination. The executive committee of the Ukrainian […]
Microblogging platform, Twitter has announced plans to start charging almost $20 monthly for verification. This information is coming barely 48 hours after Elon Musk took over Twitter ownership. The monthly subscription is said to be part of the premium service to be rolled out under the leadership of Elon Musk for users […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, congratulating him on winning Brazil’s presidential election, the Kremlin press service said on Monday. “Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on winning the presidential election. The vote’s results confirm your high political authority. I expect that our joint efforts will […]
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