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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Philippines injuring 26 people and damaging houses and public infrastructure, government agencies said on Wednesday.According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the tremor struck at 10:59 pm (1459 GMT) on Tuesday near Lagayan town in Abra province, 348 kilometres north of Manila. It …

Oyo State Government will close some major roads and all markets in Ibadan from midnight on Friday in honour of Senator Lekan Balogun ahead of his installation as the new Olubadan of Ibadan.  Balogun will become the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan on Friday (today) March 11.  Following the death of …

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes with the eruption forcing about 250 locals in Indonesia’s Java Island to flee overnight on Thursday The volcano is one of the most active in the world …

Russian authorities have detained a total of 5,794 people for participating in unsanctioned anti-war protests across the country, since the Kremlin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, independent monitoring site OVD-Info said on Sunday.As of 3 p.m. ET, 2,650 people had been detained for protesting in 51 cities throughout the country, …

2022 Oscars ceremony will have a host after a three-year absence. For the first time since 2018, the awards show will be led by a yet-to-be-named host. The telecast is set to air on March 27 on ABC. The announcement was made on Tuesday January 11 by Craig Erwich, President of Hulu Originals and …

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has kicked against the decision of the Edo state government to take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts that are in the process of being repatriated from Germany.  The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and the …

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck not far from Nias Island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey, which put the tremor at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km). The quake hit 80 miles (129km) off the west coast of Nias Island on Tuesday morning, the …

American singer, Jhene Aiko will take on hosting duties at the 2021 Grammy Awards premiere ceremony. The Recording Academy announced on Tuesday, March 2, that the Grammy-nominated singer will host the pre-show, where most trophies are awarded. It will be streamed live on the Grammy’s website ahead of the 63rd annual …

Guests at Fraser Island’s largest resort have been told to leave on Monday morning as a “significant fire” continues to burn. A spokesman, Superintendent James Haig in a statement said there were currently two fire fronts, one north of Kingfisher Bay resort and a second that’s just south of the …

There has been catastrophe in the name of an earthquake off Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, reaching the capital Athens today, October 30.  The tremor of 7.0 magnitude was centered off Turkey’s Izmir province and it was felt as far away as Athens and …

A woman who lives at North Carolina turned to social media for help after finding a rare two-headed snake in her home. Jeannie Wilson, of Taylorsville in Alexander County, shared has shared picture of the rare reptile on her Facebook profile, asking friends and family if the snake should be …

A violent wildfire erupted in Southern California on Friday northwest of Palm Springs, prompting the evacuation of at least 200 nearby homes, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed the Apple Fire, was reported shortly before 5 p.m. in Cherry Valley, an unincorporated area near the city of Beaumont in Riverside County. …

The ITV reality show will be back on the small screen for its 20th series, evicted contestants will no longer be treated to a stay at the £1,000-a-night Versace hotel and instead they will fly home immediately after leaving the show. Furthermore, family members will not be flown out to …

For one week in 1906, the Bronx Zoo in New York kept a man from Central Africa in an enclosure in its monkey house There, he stayed trapped in an iron cage with an orangutan while hundreds of people watched. The organization that runs the zoo apologizes 114 years later …

About 4 million people have been displaced in South Asia due to The heavy constant rain in the area. At least 189 people have died and dozens are missing in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, officials said.  In the northeastern Indian state of Assam, over 2.75 million people have been displaced …

About seven people were killed and majority wounded on Sunday when a car bomb exploded in northern Syria near a Turkish border crossing, a war monitor said this. “A car bomb exploded at a roundabout leading to the entrance of the Bab al-Salam border post,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights …

A long-forgotten Chinese vase, once sold at auction for just AUD$80 went under the hammer for more than $30 million on Saturday after being discovered in an elderly woman’s country home. The highly unusual vase with a blue-and-white floral design is visible through the object’s lattice-like body – was made specifically …

Covid-19 update Africa: 02:00 WAT (03:00 CEST) on 16 June According to the latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University, 8,014,554 cases have been detected worldwide, with 436,306 deaths and 3,833,358 people have recovered now. Nigeria: 16,658 cases / 424 deathsSouth Africa: 73,533 cases / 1,568 deathsGhana: 11,964 cases / 54 deaths Worldwide cases top eight million According to figures …

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has died at age 55 after suffering a heart attack.The Burundian Government confirmed the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza in a statement published on its official twitter page. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency …

An Iranian national convicted of spying for the US and Israel by helping target top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani will be executed soon, Iran’s judiciary said . Mahmoud Mousavi Majd was convicted of spying on Iran’s armed forces “especially the Quds Force and on the whereabouts and movements of martyr …