Yellow fever claims 172 lives in Nigeria: WHO
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 172 people so far,…
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Latvians arrested for kidnapping turkey to vodka party
RIGA, LATVIA – Police in Latvia have arrested three men for stealing a turkey from…
Fellowship of stars battles to save Tolkien’s real Bag End
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins and other luminaries have formed a new crowd-funding…
Warner Bros to stream 2021 film releases as virus cripples theaters
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES – Warner Bros. will release its entire 2021 slate of movies…
Hollywood ‘Con Queen’ arrested in Britain: FBI
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES – A suspected con artist who allegedly impersonated top female Hollywood…
Duterte-critic journalist given second Philippine cyber libel charge
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa asked a court on Friday to quash…
Netflix hit ‘The Crown’ blasted for anti-Charles bias
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The fourth season of Netflix hit “The Crown” has stirred controversy…
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to cost extra $2.4 billion: organisers
TOKYO, JAPAN – Postponed Tokyo Olympics to cost extra $2.4 billion: organisers © Agence France-Presse…
‘Rubber duck revolution’ takes off in Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Bangkok has been gripped by a rubber duck frenzy since pro-democracy protesters…
Eight people killed in shelling in Yemen’s Hodeida
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – At least eight people were killed in the shelling of…
‘Like a drug’: Pigeon racing takes flight in Senegal
DAKAR, SENEGAL – Oumar Johnson ducks to enter his cramped dovecote, built atop a city…
Surgeon jailed in France’s massive paedophile case
SAINTES, FRANCE – A retired French surgeon has been sentenced to 15 years in jail…